2003 TV News Archives

Tom Welling and Christopher Reeve

January 21, 2003: Welling and Reeve Talk “Smallville”

The Pulse website's Heidi MacDonald was able to attend a Press Conference held by the creators of "Smallville" to promote the up-coming episode guest starring Christopher Reeve. Together with Tom Welling, the two "Supermen" talked about the up-coming episode, while Reeve also spoke about the up-coming Superman movie and the Special Edition DVD of "Superman: The Movie". Here's an excerpt from the Pulse report...

Earlier in the month, it was announced that Christopher Reeve would guest star in an episode of SMALLVILLE as Swann, a rich scientist who gives young Clark Kent (Tom Welling) some very important information about his home planet of Krypton. Clark must travel all the way to New York to confront Swann. Reeve, of course, portrayed Superman in four movies, and was paralyzed from the neck down in a 1995 horseback riding accident.

To publicize the episode, which airs February 25th, and a PSA which Welling and Reeve are filming, the two appeared together at a press conference in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Although SMALLVILLE is shot in Vancouver, the production moved to Brooklyn for the day to shoot the scene, in deference to Reeve, whose ability to travel is limited.

Seeing the two together, it was clear that there was a great deal of mutual respect. When asked to compare the two Supermen, Reeve scolded, "Shhhh, he doesn't know he's Superman yet!" Welling, perhaps stepping around a direct comparison, pointed out that he was only 2 years old when the first movie came out, but that meeting Reeve had been inspiring on all levels and working together was a thrill. The door may even be open for Swann to be a recurring role, although, Reeve joked, "Let's how see this goes!"

Read the complete report at the Pulse website.



2003 Television News

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