Tom Welling shares his dream scene he would have loved to have with Batman if Smallville has been allowed to use the iconic DC superhero. Before the Arrowverse was even a thing on the CW, Smallville was the big DC property to help propel The CW as one of the network’s biggest flagship series. While the Welling-starring drama introduced a lot of iconic DC superheroes along the way, there were always a handful of players the show was never given access to by the time the series ended in 2011, including Batman. Smallville.
In 2024’s Terrific, Welling shared about how he wants Smallville has obtained permission to use Batman in the Superman Prequel series. While Welling stressed what caused them to not be able to use him, the Superman actor gave his ideal dream scene between Clark and Bruce, sharing the following:
I always thought we should have had Bruce Wayne go through something. That would be really cool to see. You know how Clark always got into the Luthor mansion with no problem? But like, if he went into Lex’s office, and it’s just as simple as Lex being like ‘nice to meet you, Bruce’ or ‘I’ll talk to you later, Bruce’ and just let him walk out. I think that would have been cool! But one of the challenges we had was DC movies and DC TV don’t talk to each other, and it’s very difficult as a TV show to try to use — that’s a big deal, even using the Superman soundtrack.
As Smallville eventually introduced Batman
yet Smallville Ending its decade-long run in 2011, it didn’t take long for the series to come back, but this time as a tie-in comic book event. Between 2012 and 2013, DC Comics was published Smallville Season 11, written by Bryan Q. Miller, who has worked on the series for several years as a writer and executive story editor, allowing the CW series to expand its larger DC mythology. One of the great “episodes” they had in Smallville Season 11 was “Detective,” which finally brought Batman into the Smallville Universe.
During “Detective,” Clark and Bruce begin their dynamic while also establishing why Smallville This version of ​​Batman was up to the years when the show was still airing. Without having to worry about the constraints of a TV budget, Smallville Season 11 managed to give fans of the beloved DC TV series a proper team-up between Batman and Superman. Smallville Season 11 also featured Batman in later stories with Welling’s Justice League.
As frustrating as it was to never be able to see Batman on the show, Smallville Season 11 was another great chance to finally see Welling’s Superman cross paths with the Caped Crusader. If the animated Smallville Sequel TV shows ever ahead, perhaps this will be a time when Welling gets to star alongside the continuity version of Batman, even if it’s in the world of animation. But until then, the audience can relive every season of Smallville On streaming or Blu-ray/DVD.
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