Smallville

That Tom Welling On The Flash Story? Not True.

Tom Welling will NOT be appearing in the Flash season finale.

Published

9 years ago

March 11, 2015

There’s an article circulating from a not very reputable website claiming that Tom Welling is going to be playing Superman in the season finale of The Flash, and that Flash Executive Producer Greg Berlanti (who is also doing Supergirl) told reporters this during a CW event.

Some variations of this “story” claim that Barry Allen will end up in the Smallville universe at the end of Season 1, which sounds like something a fanfiction writer would come up with.

This is not true.

There was no CW event in which Greg Berlanti said this – we would have been there, plus, aside from the TCA press tour and the Arrow/Flash crossover event, Berlanti hasn’t done a lot of press as he’s been so busy producing new TV including Supergirl.

Secondly, Tom didn’t even really put on the costume for the Smallville finale – unless there’s been a change of heart, it’s doubtful that he’d put on the suit for another show.

Concept_widstrt Next, the article in question cites a “Comic Central City” as their source – a website that does not exist.

We aren’t going to link to the original article – that website has gotten enough traffic off of making up fake news anyway – but also keep in mind this source has promised Comic-Con trailers happening that never do, and now they’re saying Tobey Maguire will be Marvel’s Spider-Man in the next Captain America movie. They’ll say stuff that some people want to hear, but it doesn’t make it any more true, and sharing articles like that don’t make them suddenly become reality.

So, don’t always believe everything you read on websites you’ve never heard of! Unless it’s April 1, in which case, everything is true.

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14 Comments

Dan

March 12, 2015 at 6:11 am

that website sounds like it’s run by an idiot 12 year old.

anyone with half a shred of common sense knows Smallville isn’t connected to the current CW comic universe, just like they know a 39 year old actor who played Spider-Man two whole reboots ago isn’t paying a new, high school aged version of him.

side note: think you meant Season 1 finale of Flash ; )

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- Shaun
  
  April 25, 2015 at 8:52 am
  
  …um, duh – that’s the point. One of Flash’s powers that he develops is being able to change his vibration frequency to visit parallel universes. That’s one of the reasons so many people are excited about a Flash series – he can do crossovers with any DC property ever made, Arrow/Flash-verse or not.
  
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Ian

March 25, 2015 at 1:18 pm

The other article said that it might be a possibility depending on certain things. Possibility does not make it false.

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- Craig Byrne
  
  March 25, 2015 at 1:43 pm
  
  It actually does make it false because it is not a “possibility.” As stated in this article sources that do not exist are being cited. There was no press conference, and really, those producers would never reveal a season’s endgame like that anyway.
  
  Anyone thinking there’s any truth to those reports is seriously thinking wishfully and should learn that people do make up BS for web traffic.
  
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  - Andrew Jamison
    
    April 23, 2015 at 4:42 am
    
    Would it be plausible for Tom to maybe have a cameo as Clark (not as superman) just as a nod to the fans or would this still not be possible?
    
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    - Craig Byrne
      
      April 30, 2015 at 4:48 pm
      
      Why? Henry Cavill is Clark Kent now. What would Tom Welling gain by playing Clark again? He’s already done it for 218 episodes, I think he’s over it.
      
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      - Newscaster
        
        May 13, 2015 at 3:01 pm
        
        Oh please. There was a report in APRIL by a major source about this. And apparently you’ve never heard of the flash and this little concept called ‘parallel universes’?!? Dude I know more than you do clearly.
      - Craig Byrne
        
        May 14, 2015 at 6:22 am
        
        The point of this article is that people are stupid enough to believe anything, and you confirmed it. Major outlets can get duped too.
Krazy Joe

March 27, 2015 at 2:18 am

“Secondly, Tom didn’t even really put on the costume for the Smallville finale ”

— One of the MANY reasons the Smallville finale was a piece of stinky garbage.

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Bex

April 19, 2015 at 1:44 pm

Thanks for this. My brother told me today that Tom Welling was going to appear on the Flash and I just laughed because that doesn’t sound like something remotely true so I had to do my own googling.

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smallvillefan

May 20, 2015 at 8:06 am

Despite being a fabricated rumor, i think u guys aren’t seeing the big picture here. How awesome would it be if Tom Welling showd up in The Flash, or in Supergirl for that matter,since she talks so much about her cousin…
Does anyone else get excited about this or is it just me?
They will eventually bring someone to play Clark Kent in super girl. And Greg, I dont think it will be Henry Cavill. Nope. Not a chance. So why not Tom?

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- Craig Byrne
  
  May 22, 2015 at 10:37 am
  
  The big picture is that Tom Welling wouldn’t put on a Superman costume for his own show. Why would he do it now?
  
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  - Stevie Craig
    
    November 2, 2015 at 3:24 am
    
    He didn’t put on the superman costume in Smallville because the show was about Clark Kent not Superman. Plus the creators came out and said at the start of the series it wouldn’t be happening
    
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    - Craig Byrne
      
      November 2, 2015 at 7:18 pm
      
      Also, Tom said he wasn’t going to do it. Anyone who thinks Tom Welling wanted to wear a costume is delusional.
      
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Smallville

Smallville’s Rosenbaum & Welling Plan Live TalkVille Event

Smallville actors Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum are planning a live TalkVille event in Los Angeles.

Published

14 hours ago

April 15, 2024

Craig Byrne

By now you have surely heard TalkVille, the podcast from Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum where they reminisce about their time on the classic WB/CW series Smallville. Some may have even been to “Smallville Nights,” the events that Tom and Michael host at cons. Well, now fans can prepare for another kind of live experience, as the former Clark and Lex actors have a live event planned for May 22 and 23, 2024 in Los Angeles.

Held at the Bourbon Room in Hollywood, this TalkVille event will also have a bonus kick off with “Smallville Nights” for special ticket holders where Tom and Michael will act out memorable scenes from Smallville with some lucky audience members. If you’ve been to “Smallville Nights” at a convention, you already know it’s a good time.

May 22 appears to be sold out, but you can purchase tickets for the May 21 event here. Tell them KryptonSite sent you!

Smallville

Michael Rosenbaum Would Consider A Smallville Movie

Michael Rosenbaum has revealed in a new interview that he would consider reprising the role of Lex Luthor for a Smallville movie.

Published

4 weeks ago

March 20, 2024

Craig Byrne

Screen Rant today posted an extensive interview with Michael Rosenbaum where he talks about his role as Lex Luthor on Smallville as well as his podcasting empire which includes Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum and TalkVille. There are many fantastic topics covered – you can read the entire interview here – but one thing that might get Smallville fans really pumped is that Michael expressed an interest in reprising the role for a Smallville movie.

“I asked Tom [Welling] the other day, ‘If [Smallville creators] Al [Gough] and Miles [Millar] came to us and said, ‘We got this great idea for a Smallville movie. We want you guys to get in shape for the next two months, and then we’re going to go shoot this movie like a real finale…’ We were both like, ‘Yeah!’ If it was right, I think that would be dope. So many other shows are doing that. I would certainly consider it,” Michael said.

“It would have to something that, again, was grounded, but if Al and Miles did it, and wanted to do a one and half hour movie, I think Tom and I — we’d all consider it,” he continued. “I think we’d have fun going back, but we’d have to really work to get back into those characters in that mindset because we’re a lot older. But if you shaved my head and you put makeup on me, it still works!”

The Screen Rant interview also touched upon the notion of a Smallville animated project — something that Michael and Tom both have been pushing for in recent years. Is there anything new to share?

“All I could share is that it’s a great idea. We have Al and Miles, the creators of Smallville backing us up. When it’s the right time, we’d like to go and do this; pitch to Warner Bros. It has to be the right time, and right now is not the right time. We had the strike, we had a change of executives at DC — one being one of my best friends in the world, James Gunn. When the time’s right, I think it’s something that’s a no brainer, unless they have other ideas. We’d like to do it — the whole cast would like to do it. They would voice their own character from the show, and we have a concept of what the show is,” he confirmed.

You can read the full Screen Rant interview here.

Crisis on Infinite Earths

Marc Guggenheim Answers Two Smallville-Related Crisis Questions

Arrowverse architect Marc Guggenheim has answered questions about Michael Rosenbaum and Erica Durance’s Smallville roles in Crisis on Infinite Earths.

Published

1 month ago

March 8, 2024

Craig Byrne

Arrowverse architect Marc Guggenheim has been releasing a fantastic Substack newsletter called LegalDispatch in recent months, and with this week’s edition, he answered some Smallville-related questions regarding the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover — specifically, what Michael Rosenbaum‘s Lex would have done if he had shown up, and also, if there were more plans for Erica Durance to appear as Lois beyond her brief scene with Tom Welling.

Being transparent, Marc answered some of those questions! First, regarding what role Michael Rosenbaum’s Lex would play:

Well, here’s the thing. By the time we’d engaged with Michael about appearing in Crisis — thanks in huge part to Stephen Amell’s efforts — we’d already shot the Smallville reunion scene in Hour 2. Nevertheless, I was eager to get Michael’s Lex into the story if I could, so my brain started working on options that could be fit into the episodes that we were still shooting.

I forget the story impetus for them, but I noodled with a version where Michael’s Lex would interact with Jon Cryer’s Lex, which I think would’ve been quite entertaining had it come to pass.

Also, was there any temptation to have Erica Durance’s Lois Lane appear in more than one episode?

There was absolutely a temptation for sure. As with most things, however, we were subject to the limit of a combination of screentime, story requirements, money, shooting schedule, and the actors’ personal schedules.

You can read this week’s LegalDispatch here.