2007 TV News Archives

Smallville

February 12, 2007: Gough & Millar Answer Question in LA

On Sunday afternoon at the Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention, Al Gough and Miles Millar answered fan questions about "Smallville".

First and foremost, the co-creators of the show settled any doubts that neither Bruce Wayne nor Wonder Woman would be making any appearances in the TV series due to restrictions placed upon them by Warner Bros., due to motion picture plans for both characters.

Ideas they're toying with for future episodes include another Good Lex vs. Bad Lex episode, the introduction of villains such as Bizarro, Metallo, Doomsday and Parasite, perhaps even appearances by characters such as Hawkgirl and Green Lantern... possibly even Supergirl.

In a statement that will anger many Superman fans, Gough said that Tom Welling will not be putting on the Superman suit at all during the series, again due to film franchise restrictions.

"It would be the end of the show because that would be when Smallville would end and Superman would begin," Gough said. "It's always been Clark Kent becoming the hero we all know him to become. It was never our intention to put him in the suit, as we always said, unless it was the last moment of the last episode of the series. Now, with the feature film out, we're steering clear of it."

The "film franchise restriction" card was also played in regards to any possible Lois and Clark relationship...

"We can't play any romance between those two characters," said Millar. "We did sort of vaguely, because of the Red Kryptonite, get into that area. We're very pleased to have her on the show, and we feel very lucky that the features department let us use the character at all. So it's not a problem."

Al Gough added that Lois is "the only one who doesn't treat Clark like he walks on water."

You can read more highlights from the LA Convention panel at the Comics Continuum website.



2007 Television News

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