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Superman Homepage posted the highlights of the candid interview with Smallville‘s Tom Welling appeared on ”Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.”

• Tom likes a “Caddilac” margarita, in honor of Cinco De Mayo.
• Judd Apatow gave Tom his first break, in the TV show Undeclared.
• He said he was bummed out about the end of Smallville, and that he can’t believe it’s been ten years.
• He wanted to take souvenirs from the set, but got little beyond a pencil, because everything was marked, catalogued, and archived.
• Tom got a surprise “Congratulations, You’re Unemployed” party thrown by his wife for him.
• Tom’s mom got to make a brief wave to the camera. His father was also in attendance.
• When asked “Do you become Superman?” Tom said that Warner Brothers would kill him if he told, and was coy about whether he will get married to Lois. When asked to wink if he flies, Tom covered his face and either winked or didn’t at Fallon, joking and hiding his eyes. Fallon said he didn’t wink.
• He joked further, saying people will or won’t be pleased if they expect him to wear the suit, fly, or get married.
• In a brief scene from the finale, it is hinted Lois is considering cancelling the wedding.

The series finale will air on May 13th on The CW.

The CW has released 27 images from the two-hour series finale of Smallville which airs on May 13th 8/7c.

The stills feature Lois and Clark’s wedding with our favorite characters back to see the two tie the knot. See Tom Welling, Erica Durance, Justin Hartley and guest stars Allison Mack, John Schnieder and Annette O’Toole.

Zap2It talks to Tom Welling about the series finale of Smallville. Here are the highlights.

“We shot the actual finale as our third-to-last episode,” reports Welling, who also has been a “Smallville” executive producer and the director of six episodes. “We shot two more episodes, then shot the first part of the finale last. It gave us the opportunity to take a look at what would be the last image of the show in post-production and make any changes or adaptations to it. It didn’t necessarily take the emotional pressure off us, but the time pressure.”

Even if the very last scene was done weeks before production on “Smallville” ended, it still had its impact on Welling.

“I really didn’t know what to expect,” he says. “As we were shooting it, everyone’s senses were heightened. People were flying up from L.A. (to Vancouver, where the show has been made) to supervise and make sure everyone who had to make a decision was there. Everybody was just really excited, and the energy level went up.”

For some time, “Smallville” producers stated the show’s viewers never would see Clark fly nor wear the Superman suit under the so-called “no flights, no tights” rule. Well, they’ve now seen him fly, so it remains valid to wonder if they’ll see him in the legendary blue-and-red uniform with the big “S” on the chest before the series signs off.

“To me, and to a lot of people connected to the show, that’s not what the show is about,” Welling maintains. “Maybe we leaned that way sometimes because it was easier to go that way and it would be easier to write about, but to me, the integrity of the show was about Clark Kent in Smallville. Even when he made his move to Metropolis, the essence of the character before he became Superman was always important to me. That’s what I found interesting, that’s why I signed up 10 years ago, and I think it’s a big part of why people watched.”

A one of a kind Smallville Memorabilia Package is up for grabs on eBay.

The package includes the following items:

• The script for Smallville “Scion” autographed by Tom Welling, Erica Durance, Cassidy Freeman, John Glover, Lucas Grabeel, Turi Meyer and Al Septien.
• An 8″ x 10″ glossy print of Erica Durance, which is autographed by Erica.
• An 8″ x 10″ glossy print of Cassidy Freeman, which is autographed by Cassidy.

An authentic Smallville Daily Planet keychain and Season 10 cast/crew long sleeve T-shirt is also being available for bidding now.

E! Online has posted a scoop on Chloe and Oliver, Oliver’s journey and the series finale.

gsierra21: Three episodes of Smallville left! OMG! What happens?

OMG, indeed! Justin Hartley, please respond! “It’s kind of an Oliver story to the end. And then of course the Chloe (Allison Mack) thing. Where they end up, do they end up together, do they not. It’s neat. It’s a hero thing, and then it’s a family thing as well,” he tells us about Oliver’s journey for the rest of the season.

TheREALSN3: Anything Smallville finale-related please!

Cassidy Freeman thinks fans will be satisfied, that’s for sure. “I think the way they went about finishing this series was really clever,” she tells us. “I actually got chills reading the finale and I hope the fans feel the same way. But I think it’s really clever and a great launching pad for whatever story each one of us takes from here.” We’re going to assume she means a Smallville movie is happening. Let’s pick the hashtag: #SmallvilleMovie #SmallMovie2012 #BigScreenSmallville

Justin Hartley shared with TV Line how he got several super assists in his debut behind the camera and IDs the choice keepsake he wasn’t able to grab after shooting the series finale.

What surprised you most about your directing experience?

Tom was really great in letting me do a couple of things with him, and as a result there are moments where Smallville fans are going to go, “Whoa!” I was like, “Hey, dude, will you wear this? Can I get you to do this?” And he did everything. I owe him a lot. But that’s just how all those people are – the grips, the prop guys making sure the blood was perfect, everyone making sure that I would be seen in the best light I could be seen in. It was touching, really.

The promos suggest a 300-style look to the action sequences. Was that something you had in mind, or did it come from the producers?

I’m glad that you saw that because it is something I had in mind. We had this unbelievable DP with a really great eye, so I knew I was in good hands there, but because of the budget we came up short on the whole weapons thing. I’m sitting there going, “We have a gladiator episode, what are we supposed to do, step into the arena and argue with each other? ” So one of the guys had this brilliant idea. [The 2006 Zack Snyder film] 300 was a Warner Bros. production, and we got aton of stuff from them to use — the masks, the armor…. And then our wardrobe lady built this other stuff out of, like, hockey gear. It turned into something a lot bigger than it was originally.

What keepsake did you grab before leaving Smallville for good?

You mean, did I steal anything?

“Steal” is a strong word. Thought maybe you’d grab the random bow, arrow….

No, no…. What I wanted was to take the one Green Arrow suit that I wore and auction it off for charity, but I think that’s been put in an archive. I took a bunch of production stills, and I got a really great gift from the producers after directing “Dominion” – it’s like a movie slate in a frame. But no, I didn’t really take much.

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