Smallville

That Tom Welling On The Flash Story? Not True.

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

Published

11 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

Michael Rosenbaum on Smallville Animated, Favorite Lexes & More

Michael Rosenbaum spoke with Bleeding Cool about his version of Lex Luthor on Smallville and offers a Smallville animated update

Published

7 days ago

November 28, 2025

Craig Byrne

Michael Rosenbaum recently spoke with the Bleeding Cool website about a number of topics, including the much-asked-about Smallville animated project. Unfortunately, the latest seems to be no update on what we’ve heard before.

“I would say the Smallville animated series that I created, and we have Al and Miles, creators of Smallville, who are in, and Tom Welling. We want to do it, and it’s just got to be the right timing. Right now, I’m not sure it is, but we’ll see. I think it will happen at some point, but I don’t know when. I wish I had an oracle, but I hope it comes to fruition,” Michael told them.

Rosenbaum also discussed the things that really made his Lex Luthor work.

“Ultimately, if you don’t know anything about the character’s past or don’t know why he became evil, then to me, you’re missing the special sauce and the ingredients. That’s what is most important to me. I knew I was playing a character, we were going to delve into his past, his childhood, his relationship with his father, and with other people. We saw him evolve, and I thought that’s what was interesting,” he said. “I thought the creators (behind Smallville, Al (Gough) and Miles (Millar) did a terrific job, and that’s why people liked what I did, because I had the opportunity to be likable, lovable, and be understood, and then I turned. You know why I did, and to me, that’s the best villain. When you see different layers, that’s all I’ll say about that. There have been some great actors to play Lex, but I think that’s the most important thing to me, and I had the luxury of having years to develop and become the ultimate villain,” he continued.

As for his favorite Lex Luthor actors?

Michael’s favorite is Gene Hackman “because of the nostalgia,” and he loves Nicholas Hoult’s take on the character from James Gunn’s 2025 Superman film. He also had fond things to say about Michael Cudlitz and Jon Cryer.

You can read the full Bleeding Cool interview here.

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Salute to Smallville 2026 Adds Erica Durance & Laura Vandervoort

Erica Durance and Laura Vandervoort will be attending the 2026 Salute to Smallville convention in Nashville.

Published

2 weeks ago

November 20, 2025

Craig Byrne

The 2026 Salute to Smallville convention celebrating the 25th anniversary of Smallville is happening in Nashville on November 6 & 7, and while that time is a little less than a year away, Creation Entertainment is already adding more guests!

Previously, the convention announced Tom Welling (Clark Kent), Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor), Eric Johnson (Whitney Fordman), and Adrianne Palicki (Lindsay Harrison/”Kara” from “Covenant”) – today, they are announcing two of Smallville’s most popular actors to the roster. Who, you ask?

The first of the two guests joined Smallville in Season 4. Originally set for only four episodes, she was so well liked and did such a great job in the role that she kept coming back… and coming back… and ultimately, the show was able to give us the actual Lois Lane that we all deserved, finally allowing Clark and Lois to be romantic on the show. We are talking, of course, about Erica Durance!

Next up is our favorite Supergirl, with no offense to others who have played the role. Yes, actor and award-winning director Laura Vandervoort is coming too! Laura was busy getting married at the time of the second Salute, and it’ll be great to see her again.

DISCLAIMER: KryptonSite webmaster and Salute to Smallville co-emcee Craig Byrne who wrote this article also is an employee of Creation Entertainment. But trust that means that I know full well how great we plan on making it!

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Salute to Smallville 2026 Gold Passes Are Now Available!

Creation Entertainment has announced their 2026 Salute to Smallville in Nashville, Tennessee!

Published

1 month ago

October 24, 2025

Craig Byrne

The event itself may be a year away – happening November 7-8, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee – but that hasn’t stopped Creation Entertainment from formally announcing the launch of their third Salute to Smallville convention! This one will be a very special one as it will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the show, which premiered October 16, 2001 on The WB television network.

Tom Welling (Clark), Michael Rosenbaum (Lex), Eric Johnson (Whitney), and Adrianne Palicki (Lindsay Harrison/”Kara” from “Covenant”) are already confirmed, and if one of your favorites is not yet announced, do not worry – this is just the beginning!

Creation has put their highest-tier Gold Passes up for sale so if you want one of the really good seats, right in the front — now is your chance to reserve your ticket! As I just said, this is going to be quite a big deal as we’ll be celebrating the anniversary! (Also, early sales will show Creation that Smallville fans mean business!)

There’s also a whole website up for the event where you can read more about it – be sure to sign up for the e-mail list to be among the first to know about new additions!

DISCLAIMER: KryptonSite webmaster Craig Byrne (that’s me!) has been the co-MC for the first two years of the event and is currently an employee of Creation Entertainment, having even designed their latest Smallville site.