I added two new video clips on the left sidebar: “Smallville Season 8-Behind The Scenes” and a deleted scene from “Hex 8.17″, thanks to rabbidtelevision on YouTube.

Have a great Fourth of July!

Mystery of The Complete 8th Season Blu-ray Package ‘Change’ is Solved!  The new box art picture for the August 25th release isn’t for general retail, after all (read earlier post here). Read below:

TVShowsOnDVD has confirmed that the package art for Smallville – The Complete 8th Season (of Clark and Lois shown inside the offices of The Daily Planet) was the correct artwork for general retail release. What had been briefly posted at Amazon, and has now been fixed, is artwork that will be meant to be exclusively available at one retailer (not Amazon; possibly it is Best Buy). Whenever the retailer in question advertises it, that will be available on the standard DVD release as well as the high-def Blu-ray version.

Amazon listings are now showing the proper artwork for both versions of Smallville – The Complete 8th Season. The “general release” artwork for the DVD and Blu-ray versions are once again below, as well as the alternate version in the special case, which is the Daily Planet artwork:

Image Courtesy of Sci Fi Wire

You know, I just love the way Justin Hartley is always out there promoting Smallville and getting involved with the Smallville related events.

Check-out  the interview below with Sci Fi Wire from the 2009 Saturn Awards last week (June 24), which begins with Justin responding to being asked about a possible season ten:

“Look, they’re so busy right now, they don’t know if they’re doing one more season or eight more seasons or two more seasons. They have no idea. So we’ll see. I’ve spoken to them a couple weeks ago and had kind of a vague conversation with them about concept and stuff.”

Hartley returns to work in July. As season nine begins, Oliver might be doing more harm than good. “I know I’m in the episode,” he said. “I know there’s a couple of saves gone awry. I think Oliver might be drinking again, which is always fun to play. So we’ll see what happens. I’ll leave that up to the brain trust.”

The show should pick up where the season finale left off, though considering how long its cast has been playing teenagers/young adults, Hartley can’t be sure of the timeline.

“I don’t know, but I’ve been going to the gym, and I’ve been doing a lot of moisturizing, so hopefully not too long [after], because I think actually in season nine, I’m actually going to play a little younger than I did in season eight,” Hartley said. “So we’ll see. Maybe we actually go back in time. I’d say I’m playing what, 14 or 15 right now, about, roughly. I don’t know, maybe a couple months [have passed].”

Smallville will also introduce General Zod this year (played by Callum Blue), but it is too early for Hartley to know if Green Arrow will encounter the iconic supervillain.

“I don’t know, we’ll see,” Hartley said. “I hope so. I always like to work with new actors. We just got this guy. I guess they hired a gentleman a couple days ago, so hopefully. We’ll see what happens.”

Movie Geek Feed recently caught up with Phil Morris (Martian Manhunter), at Trek Expo 2009 in Tulsa Oklahoma (June 27).  In the video clip below, Morris talks about his role on the original Star Trek, how he got started in acting, when we can expect to see him back on Smallville, and his future projects. 

Morris also mentions in the clip that Smallville begins filming back in Vancouver again on July 6th.  I hope we see a lot more of him in season nine!  Check it out:

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The latest from Ausiello below.  FYI – The quote from Justin Hartley in the first question is from his interview on the video clip I added a couple of days ago (left sidebar) from the 2009 Saturn Awards.

Question: Ever since the news of Callum Blue being cast as Zod on Smallville was reported, there is one question we are all dying to know: Was the “Mason” role, in fact, Zod? –C.B.
Ausiello: Yep, it sure was. Speaking of which, Justin Hartley doesn’t think a Green Arrow-Zod face-off is in the cards next season. “I have the good sense in my head to let Clark deal with [him],” he says with a laugh. “I’ll stick to dealing with the ladies. Why would I start something with that guy? That guy looks tall in photos. I don’t need a piece of that guy.”

Question: Could you kindly tell us Smallville fans what Season 9 will be about? –Colin
Ausiello: According to Justin Hartley, a portion of it will be about Oliver confronting his demons. “I think he is going to struggle with the things he has been afforded [as a result of] his powers,” he says. “He has sacrificed things and done things that haunt him… It’s bad stuff. We need to get to the bottom of it.”

SOURCE: EW

“Superman: The Animated Series” and “Batman: The Animates Series” returns to the DC Universe again with a newly announced direct-to-video release scheduled to arrive from Warner Home Video on September 29th.  Check-out the packaging box art for the series below.

Allison Mack (Chloe Sullivan),  is among the voice cast included on the DVD.

You can preview the trailer on Warner Home Video’s site here.

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SOURCE: TVShowsOnDVD

According to Hamlat at Michael Rosenbaum Media, Michael has his next project lined up, where he is set to star in the movie “Father of Invention” along side Kevin Spacey. Both Michael and Kevin reported on their twitter pages, that they started shooting today in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Michael will play Heather Graham’s ex-husband, and Kevin Spacey a billionaire inventor who falls on hard times when one of his devices goes spectacularly wrong.

Here’s the synopsis on IMDb:

Robert Axle, an eccentric inventor turned ego maniacal infomercial guru, loses it all when one of his inventions maims thousands of customers. After 8 years in maximum security prison, Axle is ready to redeem his name and rebuild his billion dollar empire. But first he must convince his estranged 22 year old daughter to let him live with her and her quirky, over protective roommates. This character driven comedy is a heart warming tale of how love, resilience and a little bit of creative genius can connect even the most disparate forces.

Just as Hamlat stated on his site, it will be amazing to see both Michael and Kevin share even just one scene together since both actors played Lex Luthor!

I am super-excited (pun intended) about Brian Austin Green appearing on Smallville! Is there is any chance he will be on for more than two episodes? — Gabriela
MATT: At this juncture, BAG has been tagged for only the first two episodes of Season 9. But your query allows me to share this scooplet about Metallo’s small-screen origin tale: The producers tell me that soon after mild-mannered John Corben begins his “Daily Planet” gig, “his fate takes a horrific twist that will change his destiny forever.” Hmm, would that be Prof. Emmett Vale’s cue? 

SOURCE: TV Guide

I just added a video clip of Justin Hartley being interviewed (June 24) at the 2009 Saturn Awards on the left sidebar.  In the clip Justin chats about the following:

• Comic-Con
• Favorite episode from season 8
• General Zod
• Any chance of a Smallville TV movie after the 9th season ends
• Thoughts on Smallville going to Friday nights
• Is this going to be the last season
• Has he seen the script for the season premiere

Great clip – enjoy!

SOURCE: Collider.com

Just read on TVShowsOnDVD that Warner Home Video has decided to change the box art packaging for the Blu-ray Disc release of “Smallville: The Complete Eighth Season“.  The DVD version will still remain the same it seems.

The Smallville Complete 8th Season is due out on August 25th and you can pre-order on Amazon.com.

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