KryptonSite's
Craig Byrne was one of the people able
to speak with creators Alfred Gough
and Miles Millar, Laura Vandervoort
(Kara/Supergirl), and Erica Durance
(Lois). Yesterday, we posted the interview
withSmallville's creators, Gough
& Millar, plus actress Erica Durance...
today, we talk to Laura Vandervoort,
now also known as Kara Zor-El... Supergirl.
[Be
warned, spoilers may follow.]
Joining
the cast of Smallville has been a big
deal for Laura. "It's been incredible,
that's for sure," she said. "It's
been a whirlwind, but a wonderful whirlwind.
I've been learning to fly, and she's a strong,
independent woman. So it's great to play."
"My
first day at work, I was nervous. But the
cast has been great. They've been together
for six years, so everyone's been really comforting,"
she shared.
On
the subject of comfort, Laura reveals that
she has already gone to a harness for some
scenes in which her character will fly. This
is a different harness than the one Tom Welling
has used. "Actually, we've developed
a harness for myself because of the outfit
being a little more revealing," she says.
"So they developed a smaller harness."
Laura
revealed that she has not seen, nor does she
plan to see, the 1984 Supergirl movie
featuring Helen Slater. "I think the
first Supergirl movie was made in 1984, and
that's the year I was born," Vandervoort
said, making everyone else in the room feel
old.
"I
don't want to see it, because I want to play
her my own way," she continued, echoing
Tom Welling's feeling on seeing films with
the adult Superman. Vandervoort shares that
Smallville is looking to the current
comics for inspiration. "We're going
with the current DC Comics mythology, which
is that she's Clark's cousin Kara," she
says. [At this time she also reveals that
her human alter ego will be "Kara Kent."]
Earth
will take some getting used to for Kara, but
fortunately, she's got a Super cousin looking
over her. "He's telling me all of the
mistakes that he's made, and I'm learning
from him," Laura says.
Clark's
alter ego of Tom Welling has had some words
of wisdom for his new co-star, words that
he also shared with Erica Durance upon her
Smallville arrival: "Tom's been
telling me, to take a nap whenever you can,"
Vandervoort shared. Any moment that you have
a free chance, take a nap. That's been his
important advice."
Look
for Season 7 to premiere on The CW September
27.
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Laura
revealed that she has not seen, nor does she
plan to see, the 1984 Supergirl movie
featuring Helen Slater. "I think the
first Supergirl movie was made in 1984, and
that's the year I was born," Vandervoort
said, making everyone else in the room feel
old.