The CW has released a new clip from this Friday's "Pandora" episode of Smallville. Although taking place in Lois' dreams, it suggests she's having a vision of the future in which earth's sun has been turned red. The implication is that while Clark would be made powerless in such a situation, the Kandorians would obtain their powers.
EdGross - 11/18/2009
There's been a lot of excitement building regrarding the appearance of the Justice Society (in the form of Hawkman, Doctor Fate and Stargirl) on Smallville, but it's going to take a little longer before we get to see it.
EdGross - 11/14/2009
Over at TVGuide.com, Smallville executive producer Brian Peterson got into a conversation about the fact that while Chloe Sullivan has been more or less on the sidelines this year, she will nonetheless be -- and actually has been -- playing a larger role this season.
EdGross - 11/12/2009
Flicksnews.net has gotten behind a campaign for a director's cut of Bryan Singer's Superman Returns. Notes the site, "Singer stated back when the film was released that the original cut was 2 hours and 45 minutes before the film was trimmed for its theatrical release.
EdGross - 11/12/2009
According to EW's Michael Ausiello, the two-part Justice Society episode of Smallville is going to be broadcast as a TV movie event scheduled for January 29th.
EdGross - 11/11/2009
Smallville continues to embrace the DC universe that spawned it. According to Entertainment WeeklyMichael Ausiello, actress Pam Grier (Jackie Brown) will assume a recurring role on the show as Amanda Waller. Appropriately, the character is being introduced in the second part of the Geoff Johns scripted episodes, "Legends," which introduces the Justice Society of America.
EdGross - 11/9/2009
Comic fan souperboyx has created a trailer that nicely combines Christian Bale's Batman with Tom Welling's Clark Kent/Superman. Look especially for some nice masking effects that brings both universes together.
EdGross - 11/3/2009
According to TV Guide.com, while Clark Kent will not be donning the traditional red and blue uniform that symbolizes Superman, he WILL take a step closer to it.
EdGross - 11/3/2009
Debuting in 1988, the Ruby-Spears Superman series brought back some familiar foes and new unfriendly faces for battles against the Man of Steel. In addition to the thrills of Superman’s weekly adventures, each episode included a mini-segment called Superman Family Album that told the “real” story of what it was like to grow up as the most powerful boy in Smallville. The complete series hits DVD today, November 3rd.
EdGross - 11/3/2009
Laura Vandervoort, who stole the hearts of genre fans when she played Supergirl on Smallville, is returning to television this Tuesday on ABC's "V", in which she plays the alien Visitor Lisa, whose job is to bring disenfranchised teens into the Peace Ambassador Program, with the ultimate intent of using them against humanity. In the following interview, Laura talks about both series.
EdGross - 10/31/2009
When the CW moved Smallville to Friday nights, pretty much everyone wrote the show off, believing that the ninth season of the show would be the series' last. And for many, this may not have been such a bad thing because in so many ways season eight was a disappointment.
EdGross - 10/31/2009
DC Comics has enjoyed great success with storytelling “events” involving parallel worlds in which different versions of the characters fans know and love (or hate) come together. Now that creative notion is being brought to life in the animated DVD film, Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths.
EdGross - 10/28/2009
With MTV's new interview with J.J. Abrams about how he would potentially be interested in revisiting the Superman movie script he had written at the beginning of the decade, VFK decided to dip into the archives to resurrect this 2002 interview with Abrams in which he talked a (tiny) bit about the project.
EdGross - 10/27/2009
To help celebrate director Richard Donner's 80th birthday, this is a call to all CBM readers to let us know what you think of Superman: The Movie. What are your general thoughts of it? Did it impact your life in some way? How has it influenced Hollywood and the superhero film? The idea is to take your comments and forward them to Mr. Donner.
EdGross - 10/25/2009
Six Flags New England celebrated its most celebrated coaster with 125 members of the American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE) on Sunday, October 25. BIZARRO, formerly SUPERMAN Ride of Steel, has once again received the Golden Ticket Award for Best Steel Coaster. The Golden Ticket Awards, hosted by Amusement Today, annually recognize the "Best of the Best" in the leisure entertainment industry. Winners are voted on by a panel of industry experts and theme park enthusiasts.
EdGross - 10/25/2009
Richard Donner -- the man who revolutionized the superhero movie genre with 1978's SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE, turned 80 on October 24th. And to celebrate, we're taking a look back at excerpts from an interview with Mr. Donner from the archives in which he talks about the making of the film.
EdGross - 10/25/2009
Back in 1988, CBS premiered a new animated series focusing on the adventures of Superman. The "A" story was a Man of Steel tale based in Metropolis, while the "B" segment was a visual scrapbook of sorts, flashing back to Clark Kent as a child in smallville. Veteran writer Marv Wolfman was the creative guiding force of the show and as the series is released on DVD, he took the time to reflect with Voices Fromm Krypton on the show.
EdGross - 10/25/2009
Back at the beginning of the decade, "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" creator Deborah Joy Levine developed a new TV version of Wonder Woman. She got as far as writing the script for the pilot and beginning the casting process before the project fell apart. At the time, though, we caught up with Levine, who between casting sessions, took a few minutes to discuss her approach to the Amazon Princess.
EdGross - 10/20/2009
CBM fansite Voices From Krypton is becoming a full color print magazine devoted to superheroes -- particularly Superman -- on film. The first issue looks at the rise and fall of "Mercy Reef", the proposed Aquaman TV series created by Smallville's Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. Plus behind the scenes on all 52 episodes of Justice League: Animated's first two seasons.
EdGross - 10/19/2009
Throughout her time on Smallville, actress Erica Durance has proven herself to be the definitive Lois Lane, effortlessly capturing the essence of the character in a way that few others have been able to. In this audio interview, conducted back in July at San Diego Comic-Con, she previews season nine, addressing the fact that in certain clips audiences have seen her and Tom Welling's Clark Kent making out, and shares her feelings on how Lois has evolved. Plus Erica offers her opinion on why Lois has such a fascination with costumed heroes.
EdGross - 10/6/2009
Every now and then the universe works exactly the way it's supposed to, which is evident from watching this costume test from Tim Burton's proposed version of Superman. Looks like fans dodged a Kryptonite bullet.
EdGross - 9/22/2009
The notoriously press shy Tom Welling has granted an extremely rare interview to TV Guide.com to discuss season nine, explain why he signed on and what the deal is with that "S" on his chest.
EdGross - 9/9/2009
On his Twitter page, Geoff Johns featured the "S" logo for Smallville's premiere, heralding the next step in Clark's journey. But wait, there's more!
EdGross - 8/30/2009
Writer Stan Berkowitz details the writing of the latest DC Premier DVD animated film, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies.
EdGross - 8/27/2009
Actor Callum Blue is assuming the role of MAJOR Zod (who has come to earth from Krypton's past, meaning that the planet still exists from his point of view) in season nine of Smallville. This audio interview with the actor was conducted at Comic-Con.
EdGross - 8/10/2009