Clark Kent/Superman actor Tom Welling looks back on why he didn’t play his Smallville character in the other DC shows until the 2019 crossover event for the Arrowverse. When the Crisis on Infinite Earths The storyline was finally adapted for the Arrowverse, paving the way for another beloved CW show to come back: Smallville. After these Smallville In the 2011 series finale, Welling and Erica Durance returned for the massive Arrowverse event to reprise their roles.
On the latest episode of Talk Ville podcastHosted by Welling and his Smallville Co-star Michael Rosenbaum, who played Lex Luthor, the actors had a conversation Kryptonite Craig Byrne on the overall legacy of the series, incl The return of Clark and Lois Lane in Arrowverse’s Crisis on Infinite Earths Crossover. During their discussion, Welling admitted that the reason it took until 2019 for him to reprise his Smallville The role was because when he was initially offered to appear in the other shows a few years earlier, it did not feel quite right, sharing the following:
I was asked to be on a lot of the other shows after Smallville ended, I was asked to sort of appear in them as Clark and it never felt like their tone was the same as Clark or what Smallville was. I still believe that in the crossover that you see Clark doing and giving up his powers and being with Lois for their family, that can’t be the Clark from Smallville because it’s a multiverse.
Hear Welling’s perspective on why he declined to return as the DC icon, It makes a lot of sense for Smallville And the arrowverse as a whole leading up to Crisis on Infinite Earths. If the plan was to try to have Welling’s version of Superman in the Aeroverse when the Man of Tomorrow was introduced in Supergirl Season 2, it would have been a massive distraction and maybe even confusing, especially for Smallville viewers. If Welling was tapped to return as Superman, the world would never get Taylor Hoecklin as the beloved Kryptonian hero of the Arrowverse. Superman & Lois Years later.
The controversial revelation about Clark’s loss of powers in Crisis on Infinite Earths Has, more or less, at least established that Before giving up his abilities, he was Superman for multiple years before he eventually settled down to raise a family. Even if the crossover event didn’t mention it, Smallville Season 11 is canon to the original TV show, where Clark has many adventures as the famous DC legend. if anything, Smallville And Crisis on Infinite Earths Allow this version of Superman to have a well-rounded life.
Even the Clark that viewers met in Crisis on Infinite Earths Is, as far as what the creative team has stated, the same one of Smallville, His Arrowverse fate doesn’t mean his time as Superman is over. As a Smallville Animated sequel TV show is being developed by Welling and Rosenbaum, the series revival could explore the Man of Steel afterCrisis on Infinite Earths Where the new multiverse perhaps ended the plot twist that was revealed during his Arrowverse cameo. Until that happens, Smallville Viewers can relive every single season either on Blu-ray/DVD or via streaming.
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