Ausiello - Question: Any chance that Smallville will segue into a new series called Metropolis? —WAM
Ausiello: If there was, executive producer Kelly Souders would know about it. And it sounds like she doesn’t. “There’s nothing official that I know of, but who knows? It’s hard to say goodbye to this franchise. It’s the show that keeps on going.” Hmm… I think the key word there is “official.”
Question: Any chance we will see Michael Rosenbaum return as Lex on Smallville? —Stacie
Ausiello: Rosenbaum recently met with the Smallville writers, but, sadly, it was just to shoot the breeze. “He came by the writers’ office a couple weeks ago,” says Souders. “We all love him. The crew and the cast love him. We would love to have him back. We’re constantly talking to him trying to figure out if there’s a way. And believe me, we will keep fighting that fight until the final episode. And I know he’d love to come back, too.” Wait, if he wants to come back, and the show wants him back, what’s the holdup? “He’s doing other projects, so the timing of things is always a little tricky,” says Souders. “Things have to get planned way in advance. And if he’s locked into something, even if at the end of the day the schedule works out, you often don’t know until you’re already shooting. But I’m believing that the Smallville stars will align at some point. Whether it’s this season or [a possible 10th season], my gut wants him back so desperately that I’m going to believe it’s going to happen. I can’t think of a better way to [end the series] than by bringing him back.”
Question: When can we expect to see the return of Perry White on Smallville? —Dee
Ausiello: “We have a story that we would love to tell with Perry,” says Souders. “But [Michael McKean] is in a Broadway show right now. So he’s not exactly available at the moment.”
I pray that the Michael/Smallville schedule situation gets resolved so he can be in the show’s ending episode. You’re right Souders-Having Lex make a comback for that episode would be the perfect way to end:( Smallville. It would be so dramatic since he knows everything and I bet he’s still snooping into everything from wherever he is. He would know it all and would open the door for a great movie…..
As for Perry White, It would be cool if he came back too. and start taking ownership of the Daily Planet. I love how the series is connecting to the Superman universe more and more. It makes you a little nostalgic…Keep going with the series!
It’s occurred to me that we never saw Lex’s body (I don’t think).
Is he really dead, or did he survive somehow??
Maybe he was cloned??
As for Perry, I never had the definite impression
that he’d been at The Daily Planet the longest,
just that he’d been in the newspaper business the longest.
I’m very much looking forward to the return of both characters.
Also, what about Bizarro? I’d find it hard to believe that we’ve seen the last of him.