Tom Welling, Erica Durance, and Smallville join Crisis on Infinite Earths

by | Sep 20, 2019

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Mega Superman news continues for The CW’s Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event. Tom Welling and Erica Durance are set to reprise their roles as Clark Kent and Lois Lane from Smallville for the DC crossover event.

Episode 16 of the Superman Confidential podcast takes a look at this plus news on the Superman: Red Son animated movie and more.

Voice cast for animated Superman: Red Son movie announced – TV Insider

  • Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter, has voiced Ra’s al Ghul, Sinestro, Lex Luthor, and Metron in previous DC movies) as Kal-El/Superman, Diedrich Bader (Batman in The Brave and The Bold and Harley Quinn) as Lex Luthor, Amy Acker (Angel, Alias) as Lois Lane, Vanessa Marshall as Wonder Woman, and Phil Morris (Smallville, Doom Patrol) as James Olsen
  • Other characters – Brainiac, Hal Jordan and John Stewart Green Lanterns, Batman, John F. Kennedy, Superior Man, Joseph Stalin, and Svetlana
  • Directed by Sam Liu, written by J.M. DeMatteis
  • First look image
  • Will be released in the 1st quarter of 2020

Deleted Superman scene from 2018 “Elseworlds” CW Crossover – Entertainment Weekly

  • Clark Kent and Oliver/Flash racing on the Kent Farm in Smallville
  • Clark tells a story of when he was 10 with Ma and Pa

Robert Venditti announces he will be taking over as writer on the Superman Giant series on Twitter

  • Appear in Walmart, Target
  • Starting in January
  • Also on Twitter, called Superman his favorite superhero

Tom Welling to reprise his role as Clark Kent from Smallville for “Crisis on Infinite Earths”

  • “For eight years, Arrow has stood on the shoulders of Smallville. Simply put, there would be no Arrow, and no Arrowverse, without it. So when we first started talking about Crisis on Infinite Earths, our first, second and third priorities were getting Tom to reprise his iconic role as Clark Kent. To say that we’re thrilled would be a Superman-sized understatement.”
  • Stephen Amell on Twitter – “There’d be no crossover without Tom Welling. So Tom Welling is in the crossover.”
  • Unknown how big of a role/number of episode(s); though he officially signed on after first draft of scripts were finished
  • Will he appear as Superman?
  • Tyler Hoechlin and Brandon Routh to also appear
  • Any other Smallville characters?
  • 2019 in Smallville continuity – Superman established, President Lex Luthor, Lois and Clark probably married
  • Season 11 Smallville comics (Continuity)
  • Will any of the Supermen survive 
  • Still out there – John Haymes Newton, Gerard Christopher, Dean Cain, Tim Daly, George Newbern

Erica Durance to also reprise her Smallville role of Lois Lane for “Crisis on Infinite Earths” – (TV Line)

  • “Multiple episodes”
  • Durance previously played Alura Zor-El on Supergirl

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