Question: I’m looking for a major Smallville scoop. –Corina
Ausiello: You found it: The iconic “S” symbol will be all over the show in season 9. Including on Clark’s chest.

Question: I’ll give you a dollar if you have any scoop on the rumor circulating that after season 9 of Smallville there may be a spin-off called Metropolis. –Tan
Ausiello: My peeps at Warner Bros. are still insisting that some drunk fan probably made that up nothing like that is being discussed at the moment. Now for the awkward part: I’d like my dollar. I accept cash or Diners Club.

SOURCE: EW

Smallville alum, Alaina Huffman (Black Canary/Dinah Lance) is entering a new universe…Stargate Universe that is.  She is set to star in the new series on SyFy premiering this October where she stars with Robert Carlyle, Ming-Na and Lou Diamond Phillips.

You can check out Huffman’s new video profile here promoting the new SyFy series where she talks about her Stargate character, 1st Lt. Tamara Johansen, as a medic who is “quite skilled,” yet not without her insecurities.

“The whole experience for everyone is overwhelming,” says Huffman. “There is a lot of stress.” But showing a chink in a tough gal’s armor is largely what drew the actress to this role.

“I typically play really confident, ass-kicking characters,” she says with a smile, “so it’s nice to have that inner struggle.”

I also included a Stargate Universe Q&A with Alaina Huffman video clip below:

Stargate Universe – Q&A With Alaina Huffman

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Lh38jyXC3Y&w=320&h=240]

SOURCE: TV Guide

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary for the movie “Supergirl”, and 50th anniversary of Supergirl the character, Planet Origo had the opportunity to chat with Helen Slater (Supergirl, Smallville’s Lara-El).

I added a snippet of the interview below, including where Helen touches briefly on Smallville and meeting Laura Vandervoort:

Helen’s career was indeed not hindered from starting with Supergirl. Apart from several dramas and comedies, she has also been in the animated Adventures of Batman & Robin, the time-travel TV series 12:01, National Lampoon’s American Adventure, Supernatural, Eleventh Hour and of course Smallville, the long-running TV series about Superman’s younger years. Helen Slater played Lara, Superman’s biological mother in two episodes.

Helen: They offered me that part and I had so much fun doing it, they are just wonderful peple over there. They tip their hat alot to the movies that were made, by bringing in actors or voices, so for people who love the Supergirl comics or Superman comic books, it was fun to be that surprise in that I was playing Superman’s biological mother.

Another Supergirl connection is the fact that Marc McClure, who played Jimmy Olsen in Slater’s movie, was also in Smallville as a guest actor. He is the only actor to have been in both Supergirl and all of Reeve’s Superman movies. While it would have been fun to have met him and talked about the old days, Helen says, they never got the chance to work together on the Warner Bros. TV show. And would she consider returning to the series if they asked her?

Helen: Yes… They did blow me up in a trillion pieces, but as someone was saying to me, that means nothing if you’re in science fiction show [laughs hearty].

Many years after doing Supergirl, in 2007, Helen were in talks with comic book creator Jake Black about creating a new Supergirl comic book series. They even pitched the idea to DC Comics, the publisher who owns the Supergirl character. A change in the creative team at DC prevented further negotiations, but Helen is optimistic:

Helen: We had the most interesting talks. I went to Metropolis in Illinois, to a Superman convention, or was it a festival? When I was there there was a bunch of comic books artists and I went to a dinner, and Jake Black was there, and we started talking about the mythology of which I’m a huge fan, and about what is going on for young girls of today, and what a Supergirl story might look like. I had a great time working on that [idea], but… it might not be totally dead, it may come back, you never know.

Planet Origo: Is there any particular incident or situation you remember more than anything else from your 25 year old involvement with the Super universe?

Helen: I was very moved when I met Laura Vandervoort, who plays Supergirl on Smallville, because she was my age when I played Supergirl, and that was a little bit of a shock. She might have been one or two years older, but I almost felt like seeing myself 25 years ago, and walking on the set I had that really odd feeling watching her. She was so poised and lovely, and I had a kind of… not eerie [feeling], but I was thinking ‘wow, that was me 20-something years ago’. That whole young ingénue thing, it just had a certain energy to it, and I remmeber I thought about being aware of the difference [between then and now] and how pure that age is. It’s beautiful and unusual because it is not who I am now, I’ve grown and got married, had a child and travelled and read books, so it felt like a Star Trek episode where you go back in time in your life, and see yourself.

To read the full interview, go to Planet Origo here. 

In addition, you can also catch Helen at the Screaming TikiCon in Cleveland, Ohio this weekend, where she’s participating in the Smallville panel with Michael Rosenbaum and Sam Witwer.

USA Today debuted the Superman strip from DC’s Wednesday Comics this morning in its print and online editions (read my earlier post here).  The Wednesday Comics web page sports a DC Comics logo and head shots of Superman, Green Lantern, Batman, Sgt. Rock and Wonder Woman. The brief article below the Superman comic includes a link to Diamond Comic Distributors’ Comic Shop Locator.

The New York Daily News also covers the launch of the 12-week miniseries, whose format and approach pay homage to the golden age of Sunday comics: The 16-page comic unfolds from 7 inches by 10 inches to 28 inches by 20 inches. Each of the 15 stories get its own 14-inch by 20-inch page.

“It’s either old-fashioned or it’s cutting edge, or it’s a little bit of both,” DC Comics Executive Editor Dan DiDio tells the Daily News.

To read today’s installment (above), go to USA Today here.

SOURCE: USA Today, Comic Book Resources

I’ve been watching a “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” marathon on DVD the past several days, and my favorite character on that series is of course the badass vampire Spike, portrayed by James Marsters. 

He also portrayed one of my favorite villains on Smallville as Brainiac/Milton Fine, and as I mentioned in several earlier posts, I’m hoping he’ll return to reprise his role again.

I googled Marsters’ IMDb page to see what projects he has coming up, and his most recent project is starring in a sci-fi thriller called “High Plains Invaders“, currently available on rhitv.com on demand, and coming to SyFy on August 30th.  I included a short video clip and synopsis for the made-for-television movie below:

Synopsis:
The hanging of honorable Indian-fighter Sam Phoenix in a small western town is cut short by the unexpected invasion of uranium-based insectoid creatures, forcing Sam and a small band of survivors to take refuge in a church. They’ll need more than a prayer and a pistol to survive, as a Wild West landscape is inundated by a killer force of alien pioneers.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gTKsW1rUOA&w=320&h=240]

Okay…I thought we were promised a Clois romance for season nine!  Read below:

Clark Kent’s new nemesis in Smallville’s ninth season will be Phantom Zone reject General Zod, played by 31-year-old Brit Callum Blue, whose credits include Dead Like Me and The Tudors.

But seems Supes may have another force to reckon with within his very own junior Justice League. Justin Hartley, who plays Oliver Queen/Green Arrow, recently met with his producers who told him, “Oliver will be more and more fed up with the whole [superhero] thing and on a downward spiral. I also hear he may be revisiting the Lois [romance].” Hmm…seems a poison arrow could be headed right through Clark’s heart.

SOURCE: TV Guide

SciFiNow recently spoke to Laura Vandervoort, who plays the Visitor Lisa, and series executive producer Jace Hall about what we can expect from this new, updated version of the genre classic.

“She’s manipulating the young ones,” Vandervoort explains when talking about her character, who helps to run the Peace Ambassadors – a Hitler Youth-style organisation. “The naïve ones or the ones who are rebellious and hate their parents. She’s using any of them who have problems with being on Earth to really turn them against the human race. She’s going after those who are lonely, that ought to know better and just want to be liked or a part of something.”

Her job is made easier by the rapturous welcome that the Visitors (mostly) receive, in part due to their phenomenal technologies that have the potential to eradicate disease on the planet and offer other benefits. “It’s almost like Beatlemania,” she elaborates. “Everyone’s a little unsure initially when they arrive, but as soon as one person is on the bandwagon, everyone’s on the bandwagon and pro the Visitors. That’s what’s appealing about this: Everyone is celebrating these strange people that come to earth – at least in the beginning.”

Continue reading the full article at SciFiNow.

Michael Rosenbaum twittered the following last night (July 6):

You can click the image above to go directly to Michael’s Twitter page (I also have it listed on right sidebar).

Just a quick reminder that Smallville alums Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor), Sam Witwer (Davis Bloome/Doomsday) and Helen Slater (Supergirl & Lara-El) will be at the Screaming TikiCon this weekend (see my earlier post here).  The trio are part of the Smallville panel at the event that is scheduled for Sunday, July 12th at 1 p.m.

I just checked the Screaming TikiCon website, and it looks like tickets are still available – check-out the info below:

SCREAMING TIKI! Cleveland Supercon
The Halle Building
1228 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44115

• SINGLE DAY TICKET PASS- $20.00
  Single Day Admission to the ScreamingTiki Comicon.
  Free Admission to IngenuityFest.
  Kids under 12 are FREE when accompanied by an Adult
• WEEKEND TICKET PASS -$30.00
  Weekend Admission to the ScreamingTiki Comicon.
  Free Admission to IngenuityFest.
  Kids under 12 are FREE when accompanied by an Adult

To order tickets and for more information, click here.

DC Comics has released details on their Comic-Con panel schedule, as well as info about their talent search for new comic artists and writers. 

I listed the info and panel descriptions for “Superman: Two Worlds” and “Spotlight on Geoff Johns” (writer for Smallville’s “8.11 Legion” episode). 

To see the full Comic-Con DC Panel schedule, click here.

Thursday, July 23:  11:45-12:45 Superman: Two Worlds – Room 6DE
Torn between New Krypton and Earth, The Man of Steel has only just begun his latest adventure. You’ve seen the stories. A new planet of Kryptonians. Scores of super-powered beings. The people behind Superman’s future are here to face the most trying times in his life. Meet the talented folks behind Superman as they give you a glimpse of what is in store for our favorite Super-family. Featuring Superman Group Editor Matt Idelson, Geoff Johns (Adventure Comics, Superman: Secret Origins), Greg Rucka (Action Comics), James Robinson (Superman), Sterling Gates (Supergirl), Renato Guedes (Superman), and more! Room 6DE

Thursday, July 23:  2:15-3:15 Spotlight on Geoff Johns – Room 6DE
He is the mastermind behind the smash-hit, critically acclaimed Flash: Rebirth and DC’s most anticipated book of the year, Green Lantern: Blackest Night. Wondering what makes Geoff Johns tick? Don’t miss this panel hosted by Eddie Berganza, Group Editor—DCU, interviewing one of the most exciting talents in the DCU. Room 6DE

SOURCE: examiner.com