2003 TV News Archives

Tom Welling and Rutger Hauer

August 1, 2003: Rutger Hauer to Star as Morgan Edge in “Smallville”

Rutger Hauer will be appearing in the third season of "Smallville" as underworld villain, Morgan Edge.

Rutger posted the following report on his personal website about his experience working on "Smallville"...

"I have seen about 9 different episodes before getting to work myself. It has many good qualities going for it and it's been done in smart ways. On my first day I had to dive in rapidly for a rather big scene. I felt it was quite a bit overwritten which tends to kill the strength if nothing else. In TV series/works the written words as scripted tend to be kept to rather strict. For good reasons. Altering can run into more cans of beans to handle. Plus the fact that it is a different craft in itself. After meeting the star of the series, Tom Welling, I felt a bit better. He felt the same way and was very polite in addressing this because this can be painful for some actors as it is the only thing they have. I was introduced to the director and understood very quickly how things were done here. They were done on the side and very, very quickly. I had not quite learned my lines as I hate to have to re-learn them if changed at the last minute which we had just done. It gets really tricky. Hardly any rehearsal. Do it. Do it. Of course,we did. But what a different approach. We trimmed the three pages back to about two. Which seemed appropriate. But changes had to be phoned in and approved. Basically, all of this comes down to little time to be creative and truthful. Tough. The director is a great man. Quick and together. Good sense of humour. A great guide. Since I had to wait for hours again I was quite anxious and nervous before getting into it. And then working so rapidly. Ouch. Learning the steps of this trade and just having to admit it is not the best for my skills although not bad to know that it indeed isn't. Each to his own. Always good to re-establish where you don't belong. I'll have to work hard to make this work. And will of course."

Read the complete report at the Rutger Hauer official website.



2003 Television News

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