Post by Metallo on Jun 24, 2021 20:06:54 GMT -5
www.darkhorizons.com/smallville-animated-sequel-series-planned/
Look at Welling trying to make that easy money. WB seems to be willing to squeeze every last drop out of every old DC property they can so I can see them at least considering this. Smallville had a sizable following. I wouldn’t be interested in this since Superman & Lois scratches any itch for that part of the characters lives for me right now but I bet there are more than enough people that would give this a chance if it looked good. It wouldn’t be the first time a DC based live action series was continued in animation in some form. I’d like to see more done that way.
This is probably the only way Welling would ever actually be Superman. He’d never put on the costume. This could either be set between the end of Smallville and Clarks appearance in COIE OR they could use the Crisis as a way to explain how anythings changed in the Smallville universe. Either way it’s hard to imagine them sticking to the Smallville season 11 comic word for word. Maybe they will but I have my doubts.
I doubt it would happen but I’d LMAO if Allison Mack campaigned to be a part of this from prison. That would be one awkward phone call from her people.
“Smallville” Animated Sequel Series Planned?
By Garth Franklin
Thursday, June 24th 2021 12:03 pm
Twenty years ago, The CW’s Superman prequel series “Smallville” launched with Tom Welling playing Clark Kent, Kristin Kreuk as Lana Lang and Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor.
Running from 2001-2011 and encompassing 217 episodes across ten seasons, it ultimately paved the way for other DC shows to follow with Greg Berlanti’s “Arrow” kicking off shortly after and launching the wave of WBTV produced DC series we have today.
“Smallville” also famously didn’t actually include Kent becoming Superman until the last few minutes of the final episode and even then famously never showed him in full costume. As a result, we never really got to see Welling in action as Supes.
Today, CBR has linked to a Cameo video on Twitter showing Welling saying that he and Rosenbaum are working on an animated series to bring the show’s characters back to life with the plan to use as many of the original cast members as possible.
One likely no show will be Allison Mack who played Clark’s friend Chloe on the show. Mack was involved in the NXIVM sex cult, was arrested for racketeering in 2018 and is being sentenced next week – potentially facing a minimum of 15 years in prison.
Warner Bros. TV produced the series and should the guys be given the go-ahead to develop the project it could end up on HBO Max.
By Garth Franklin
Thursday, June 24th 2021 12:03 pm
Twenty years ago, The CW’s Superman prequel series “Smallville” launched with Tom Welling playing Clark Kent, Kristin Kreuk as Lana Lang and Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor.
Running from 2001-2011 and encompassing 217 episodes across ten seasons, it ultimately paved the way for other DC shows to follow with Greg Berlanti’s “Arrow” kicking off shortly after and launching the wave of WBTV produced DC series we have today.
“Smallville” also famously didn’t actually include Kent becoming Superman until the last few minutes of the final episode and even then famously never showed him in full costume. As a result, we never really got to see Welling in action as Supes.
Today, CBR has linked to a Cameo video on Twitter showing Welling saying that he and Rosenbaum are working on an animated series to bring the show’s characters back to life with the plan to use as many of the original cast members as possible.
One likely no show will be Allison Mack who played Clark’s friend Chloe on the show. Mack was involved in the NXIVM sex cult, was arrested for racketeering in 2018 and is being sentenced next week – potentially facing a minimum of 15 years in prison.
Warner Bros. TV produced the series and should the guys be given the go-ahead to develop the project it could end up on HBO Max.
Look at Welling trying to make that easy money. WB seems to be willing to squeeze every last drop out of every old DC property they can so I can see them at least considering this. Smallville had a sizable following. I wouldn’t be interested in this since Superman & Lois scratches any itch for that part of the characters lives for me right now but I bet there are more than enough people that would give this a chance if it looked good. It wouldn’t be the first time a DC based live action series was continued in animation in some form. I’d like to see more done that way.
This is probably the only way Welling would ever actually be Superman. He’d never put on the costume. This could either be set between the end of Smallville and Clarks appearance in COIE OR they could use the Crisis as a way to explain how anythings changed in the Smallville universe. Either way it’s hard to imagine them sticking to the Smallville season 11 comic word for word. Maybe they will but I have my doubts.
I doubt it would happen but I’d LMAO if Allison Mack campaigned to be a part of this from prison. That would be one awkward phone call from her people.
