If you’re like us, you probably went to a late showing of Man Of Steel at midnight last night, and the whole movie is probably settling in. Being that this is KryptonSite, of course, you were probably excited by some appearances and connections to Smallville characters and actors within!
“What?” you ask. “I didn’t see any!”
There probably were more than you realized. Here are a few (warning: spoilers):
– The biggest and most obvious, of course, is that Amy Adams plays Lois Lane. She appeared in the first season episode “Craving” as a girl who could lose weight with Kryptonite diet shakes that make her a bit violent and very, very hungry. Definitely an upgrade of a role for her, no?
– Not more than a minute after we hear the words “This is Dr. Emil Hamilton,” we see Dr. Emil Hamilton… no, not just Richard Schiff, who plays the role in the movie, but also Alessandro Juliani, who played Dr. Emil in several episodes of Smallville. For me, this was the most amusing connection. Why yes, yes it was Dr. Emil Hamilton!
– That guy that Lois gives information to who has the blog, “Glen Woodburn,” is played by Chad Krowchuck. Not only did he date Allison Mack in real life for several years; he was also in the Season 3 episode “Forever” as “Wendell.”
– Characters like Pete Ross and Lana Lang are seen and/or referenced. Thanks to an IMDb listing (we warned you about those), it was thought for all this time that “Whitney Fordman” would be in the movie also, but no: the character in the film, according to the credits, is “Whitney Fordham.” At one point they even make reference to “the Fordham boy.”
– Mackenzie Gray plays Jax-Ur, but on Smallville, he played a Lex Luthor clone, in the Season 10 premiere “Lazarus.”
– There is no Chloe Sullivan in the Man Of Steel world, but Smallville has a “Sullivan’s Truck And Tractor Repair” in the movie.
– Blink and you’d probably miss Tahmoh Penikett, who played two different characters on Smallville. Way back in Season 3 he was living dead kid “Vince Davis” in “Resurrection,” and then he played super-soldier Wes Keenan in a recurring part in Season 6. Penikett has made a habit of appearing in DC adaptations, having also appeared in Human Target and Arrow.
– Ian Tracey played bad guy Lincoln Cole in the Season 5 Smallville episode “Mercy.” Here, he is “Ludlow.” (We don’t remember who Ludlow was, either.)
– “Lexcorp” logos are seen in more than one place in Metropolis.
– Smallville has an “Ezra’s Mail Depot.” A reference to Ezra Small?
– The first time we hear the name “Superman” in the movie, does the guy saying it look familiar? He should. He’s played by David Paetkau, who played an abused football player in Season 1’s “Hothead” and then came back years later to play Dan Turpin in “Bulletproof.”
Surely there might be more, so if you find any, leave them in the comments section below. And if you’ve seen Man Of Steel and want to come talk about it with other fans, come by our MOS forum!
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Hey caught all of the Smallville connections and was just amused by all that was in there.
DR. HAMILTON.... in smallville... he played the guy that was observing the radar beacons on the ship they found in the ice!!!!!!
NEVER MIND -.- i overlooked that one because there wasnt a photo lol ADD MORE PHOTOS just to help make the connection for people thank you !!!! ... again sorry about that :/
It's hard to add photos right now since the movie just came out... so there are no still shots of, say, Dr. Emil in Man Of Steel. I figured people would remember what he looks like.
I swear that one of the military techs was none other than the guy who played Emil Hamilton in the last couple seasons of Smallville. Anyone else catch that, or was I imagining things?
Tahmoh Penikett who played Wes Keenan in Season 6 episode 21 he was the Jed Eubanks in Man of Steel. So thats 5 people!
Ludlow was the semi driver that Clark confronted at the diner. I recognized him from his role in Sanctuary, but I shouldn't be surprised he was in Smallville too.
I got the biggest kick out of seeing Alessandro Juliani in the film. It was awesome seeing the two Hamilton's together briefly.
There's also the girl who sold Lois candies for Valentine's Day in Persuasion (Season 9) and who blew Kryptonite fairy dust onto Clark. In 'Man of Steel', Lois interviewed her while trying to track down the mysterious man who saved her.
When Zod throws a truck at Clark, the truck says 'lexcorp' on it.
Worth noting that Mackenzie Gray was in Smallville even before the season 10 role--he was the evil doctor in "Cyborg" back in season 5.