Saturday, December 23, 2006
Thursday, December 21, 2006
INTERVIEW WITH "JUSTICE" STEVE DEKNIGHT
DC COMICS IN THE MEDIATIME TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON SMALLVILLE'S JUSTICE. STEVE DEKNIGHT IS THE WRITER AND DIRECTOR OF THIS EPISODE AND TODAY HE HELP FILL IN SOME VERY INTERESTING DETAILS ON THIS EPISODE.
EM: Could you give a brief synopsis on this episode:
SD: Synopsis? What, are you trying to get me fired, you cheeky little monkey? Okay, okay, let me see what I can tell you without getting in trouble with my various overlords. Bart Allen, Victor Stone, and Arthur Curry cross paths with Clark once again, and high adventure quickly ensues with the dubious aid of Oliver Queen. Damn. Was that vague enough?
I know over the past few years characters (FLASH, AQUAMAN, CYBORG, GREEN ARROW, MARTIAN MANHUNTER) have shown up leading what fans have been waiting for.
EM: how did you come up with the script?
SD: Budget was a huge concern, so I approached it from the angle of “Okay, what cool stuff can we really afford to do?” That’s one of the reasons I decided to focus on Bart/Clark relationship for the first half of the episode. He’s the character I felt Clark bonded with the most, so he was the “in” to the story. And from there of course we had to have the classic attack on the villain’s stronghold…
EM: after so long why do a Justice League episode now?
SD: Because my deal with the devil finally went through. That, and it just seemed to fit this year, what with Zod and Green Arrow and Martian Manhunter and all the other cool superhero type stuff happening on the show. The timing was just right.
EM: Why didn't Martian Manhunter show up in it?
SD: An embarrassment of riches. We already had four guest characters (including Oliver Queen) to service, and just didn’t have room for one more. Plus, MM’s story is a separate arc from what’s going on in Justice.
EM: There have been people wondering why no female in the line up. Could you give some light on this?
SD: I would have loved to have had a female hero in the mix, but this didn’t happen for several reasons. We wanted to stay with characters we already introduced, so that pretty much left us with Andrea Rojas, a.k.a. Vengeance Girl (the wonderful Denise Quiñones). Unfortunately from what I understand Denise wasn’t available due to her commitment to another TV series. And as stated in question 4, there just wasn’t enough room in an hour show for another hero.
EM: We know that Lex and his 33.1 is the center point. Are any returning Meteor Freaks from past shows going to show up? How many does Lex use?
SD: No meteor freaks in this one. That would have been cool, but the budget just wouldn’t allow it. To pull something like that off, it’d have to be a season opener as big and expensive as Zod. But 33.1 does figure prominently into the action.
EM: There are rumors floating around we might see the young JL again this year. Can you shed some light
on this? What about the spin-off of JL rumor?
SD: Anything could happen, but honestly it was a miracle all the actors’ schedules lined up for this one episode. I’m not sure that will ever happen again. As for a spin-off, there was some crazy talk about that at one time, but I believe it’s fallen by the wayside. But you never know what might happen if the “Justice” ratings are huge enough. So tune in, you *******s!
EM: I guess that No tights rule just got thrown out?
SD: No, it’s still firmly in effect -- for Clark. Everyone else is fair game. In fact, I’m wearing my Wonder Woman Underoos as I type this.
EM: How is this going to set the rest of the year’s event?
SD: Some important stuff will definitely be set in emotion, but the big take away from this episode is an emotional one for Clark. He finally starts to get the sense that he’s not alone in his efforts, that he’s part of bigger, nascent superhero community.
EM: With so many characters how much does each character get to talk?
SD: Exactly eight and half minutes a piece. Seriously, some of the characters have more lines than others, but everybody gets their moment. You think I’d leave Aquaman hanging? Dude. Bro. Wet and freaking ready.
EM: was there anything you wanted to put in but couldn't?
SD: The big 33.1 meteor freak fight with our heroes would have been awesome, but hey – maybe one day. I also would have loved to have had an intense underwater sequence with Aquaman, but filming anywhere near water is just too time consuming and expensive. Beyond that, Justice is the kind of fan-boy wet dream I used to fantasize about getting my hands on back when I was a squeaky little nobody trapped in the backwoods of Jersey, longing for adventure and excitement. I still can’t believe I got to play in such a giant sandbox with so many amazing characters. Up, up, and – ehh, you know the rest.
EM: Could you give a brief synopsis on this episode:
SD: Synopsis? What, are you trying to get me fired, you cheeky little monkey? Okay, okay, let me see what I can tell you without getting in trouble with my various overlords. Bart Allen, Victor Stone, and Arthur Curry cross paths with Clark once again, and high adventure quickly ensues with the dubious aid of Oliver Queen. Damn. Was that vague enough?
I know over the past few years characters (FLASH, AQUAMAN, CYBORG, GREEN ARROW, MARTIAN MANHUNTER) have shown up leading what fans have been waiting for.
EM: how did you come up with the script?
SD: Budget was a huge concern, so I approached it from the angle of “Okay, what cool stuff can we really afford to do?” That’s one of the reasons I decided to focus on Bart/Clark relationship for the first half of the episode. He’s the character I felt Clark bonded with the most, so he was the “in” to the story. And from there of course we had to have the classic attack on the villain’s stronghold…
EM: after so long why do a Justice League episode now?
SD: Because my deal with the devil finally went through. That, and it just seemed to fit this year, what with Zod and Green Arrow and Martian Manhunter and all the other cool superhero type stuff happening on the show. The timing was just right.
EM: Why didn't Martian Manhunter show up in it?
SD: An embarrassment of riches. We already had four guest characters (including Oliver Queen) to service, and just didn’t have room for one more. Plus, MM’s story is a separate arc from what’s going on in Justice.
EM: There have been people wondering why no female in the line up. Could you give some light on this?
SD: I would have loved to have had a female hero in the mix, but this didn’t happen for several reasons. We wanted to stay with characters we already introduced, so that pretty much left us with Andrea Rojas, a.k.a. Vengeance Girl (the wonderful Denise Quiñones). Unfortunately from what I understand Denise wasn’t available due to her commitment to another TV series. And as stated in question 4, there just wasn’t enough room in an hour show for another hero.
EM: We know that Lex and his 33.1 is the center point. Are any returning Meteor Freaks from past shows going to show up? How many does Lex use?
SD: No meteor freaks in this one. That would have been cool, but the budget just wouldn’t allow it. To pull something like that off, it’d have to be a season opener as big and expensive as Zod. But 33.1 does figure prominently into the action.
EM: There are rumors floating around we might see the young JL again this year. Can you shed some light
on this? What about the spin-off of JL rumor?
SD: Anything could happen, but honestly it was a miracle all the actors’ schedules lined up for this one episode. I’m not sure that will ever happen again. As for a spin-off, there was some crazy talk about that at one time, but I believe it’s fallen by the wayside. But you never know what might happen if the “Justice” ratings are huge enough. So tune in, you *******s!
EM: I guess that No tights rule just got thrown out?
SD: No, it’s still firmly in effect -- for Clark. Everyone else is fair game. In fact, I’m wearing my Wonder Woman Underoos as I type this.
EM: How is this going to set the rest of the year’s event?
SD: Some important stuff will definitely be set in emotion, but the big take away from this episode is an emotional one for Clark. He finally starts to get the sense that he’s not alone in his efforts, that he’s part of bigger, nascent superhero community.
EM: With so many characters how much does each character get to talk?
SD: Exactly eight and half minutes a piece. Seriously, some of the characters have more lines than others, but everybody gets their moment. You think I’d leave Aquaman hanging? Dude. Bro. Wet and freaking ready.
EM: was there anything you wanted to put in but couldn't?
SD: The big 33.1 meteor freak fight with our heroes would have been awesome, but hey – maybe one day. I also would have loved to have had an intense underwater sequence with Aquaman, but filming anywhere near water is just too time consuming and expensive. Beyond that, Justice is the kind of fan-boy wet dream I used to fantasize about getting my hands on back when I was a squeaky little nobody trapped in the backwoods of Jersey, longing for adventure and excitement. I still can’t believe I got to play in such a giant sandbox with so many amazing characters. Up, up, and – ehh, you know the rest.
Labels: Interview
"Justice" Official Episode Description
SMALLVILLE (Thursday, January 18, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET)
Justice (TV-PG, DV) (HDTV)
THE GREEN ARROW CALLS ON THE FLASH, AQUAMAN AND CYBORG TO FORM A LEAGUE OF SUPERHEROES The Green Arrow (Justin Hartley) sends out for reinforcements and Bart Allan, a.k.a. The Flash (guest star Kyle Gallner), Aquaman (guest star Alan Ritchson) and Cyborg (guest star Lee Thompson Young) return to Smallville to help him take down LuthorCorp's secret lab. During a break-in at the LuthorCorp facility, Bart is captured and tortured by Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) and Clark (Tom Welling) sets off to rescue him but is felled by meteor rock. An alarmed Chloe (Allison Mack) goes to Oliver for help, and the newly formed "justice league" springs into action to rescue Clark and Bart.
Kristin Kreuk, Erica Durance, John Glover and Annette O'Toole also star. The episode was written and directed by Steven S. DeKnight.
Justice (TV-PG, DV) (HDTV)
THE GREEN ARROW CALLS ON THE FLASH, AQUAMAN AND CYBORG TO FORM A LEAGUE OF SUPERHEROES The Green Arrow (Justin Hartley) sends out for reinforcements and Bart Allan, a.k.a. The Flash (guest star Kyle Gallner), Aquaman (guest star Alan Ritchson) and Cyborg (guest star Lee Thompson Young) return to Smallville to help him take down LuthorCorp's secret lab. During a break-in at the LuthorCorp facility, Bart is captured and tortured by Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) and Clark (Tom Welling) sets off to rescue him but is felled by meteor rock. An alarmed Chloe (Allison Mack) goes to Oliver for help, and the newly formed "justice league" springs into action to rescue Clark and Bart.
Kristin Kreuk, Erica Durance, John Glover and Annette O'Toole also star. The episode was written and directed by Steven S. DeKnight.
Labels: Episode Description
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Weekly Smallville Spoilers
From this week’s Ask Ausiello column at TV Guide.com
Question: OK, I just have to know. As an early Christmas present, does Clark kiss Chloe in "Crimson" or is it just Lana and Lois who get smooched? — Paul Kinney
Ausiello: I'm only answering this question because it's Christmas.
(Spoiler alert!) It's just Lois and Lana who he puckers up to. Clark is actually pretty rude to Chloe, teasing her about always wanting him. But that's just the Red-K talking.
Question: Last week you said a couple would change and not for the better on Smallville. Is the couple Chloe and Jimmy? — Marie
Ausiello: Since it's Christmas and all...... yes.
Question: OK, I just have to know. As an early Christmas present, does Clark kiss Chloe in "Crimson" or is it just Lana and Lois who get smooched? — Paul Kinney
Ausiello: I'm only answering this question because it's Christmas.
(Spoiler alert!) It's just Lois and Lana who he puckers up to. Clark is actually pretty rude to Chloe, teasing her about always wanting him. But that's just the Red-K talking.
Question: Last week you said a couple would change and not for the better on Smallville. Is the couple Chloe and Jimmy? — Marie
Ausiello: Since it's Christmas and all...... yes.
Labels: Spoilers
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
the CW's Smallville Style Guide
Quite often Some Die-Hard fans wonder where they can buy certain clothes seen in particular episodes of Smallville, Well Now The CW has now put together an online gallery of the styles and clothing fashions of the TV series.
Categorized by either Brand, Character, Episode or Product, fans can now look through the clothing worn by the cast and purchase items similar to those worn by their favorite character.
Click here to Visit the CW Style Smallville GuideLabels: the CW
"Hydro" Official Episode Description
the CW has release the Official "Hydro" Description
TORI SPELLING ("BEVERLY HILLS 90210") GUEST STARS AND TOM WELLING DIRECTS ?? After Lana confesses to Chloe That she has reservations about marrying Lex due to her lingering feelings for Clark.
The Daily Planet gossip columnist Linda Lake runs a story detailing their exact conversation. Determined to prove she didn't give the story to Lake, Chloe investigates her fellow co-worker and discovers she has the ability to turn herself into water and uses it to secretly overhear conversations for her column. Meanwhile, Lois begins to suspect Oliver is the Green Arrow and enlists Clark's help to prove it.
For images of TomWelling.org has posted a collection of 13 images from the episode
TORI SPELLING ("BEVERLY HILLS 90210") GUEST STARS AND TOM WELLING DIRECTS ?? After Lana confesses to Chloe That she has reservations about marrying Lex due to her lingering feelings for Clark.
The Daily Planet gossip columnist Linda Lake runs a story detailing their exact conversation. Determined to prove she didn't give the story to Lake, Chloe investigates her fellow co-worker and discovers she has the ability to turn herself into water and uses it to secretly overhear conversations for her column. Meanwhile, Lois begins to suspect Oliver is the Green Arrow and enlists Clark's help to prove it.
For images of TomWelling.org has posted a collection of 13 images from the episode
Labels: Episode Description
Monday, December 18, 2006
Phil Morris cast as Martian Manhunter
Phil Morris has been cast to play "the Martian Manhunter" in The CW's Smallville Morris, 47, has dozens of television roles in his resume but perhaps is best known as Jackie Chiles, the Johnnie Cochrane-like laywer, in several episodes of Seinfeld.
Morris has previous experience with the Justice League. He provided the voice of Vandal Savage for six episodes of Cartoon Network's Justice League, one of numerous voiceovers he has done.
--Comics Continuum--
Morris has previous experience with the Justice League. He provided the voice of Vandal Savage for six episodes of Cartoon Network's Justice League, one of numerous voiceovers he has done.
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Labels: Justice League
Saturday, December 09, 2006
A JLA spin off??
Comics Continuum has now some spoilers about a second appearance of the future JLA members before this 6th season ends.
Besides they speculate about a possible Smallville spin off regarding a "Justice League" Live-Action series and maybe a “Metropolis” one too.
”Considering the success of Smallville for both The WB and The CW, a spin-off seems a natural idea.
In fact, it has been done before.
An Aquaman pilot, which starred now-Green Arrow Justin Hartley, was developed and produced by Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar for The WB earlier this year, but was not picked up as a series by The CW. It has since been offered by the network for download via iTunes.
Another proposal that has been kicked around is for a series called Metropolis, which would center on The Daily Planet.”
A JLA and a Metropolis series don’t sound like a bad idea, time will tell though.
Read the rest of the article HERE
Update
Comics Continuum talked with Smallville's co-creator Al Gough about this possible spin off:
"Al Gough, executive producer of Smallville, checked in with The Continuum on Wednesday to say there are "no plans" for a Justice League series. He did not comment on whether there will be another episode of Smallville featuring Justice Leaguers."
Besides they speculate about a possible Smallville spin off regarding a "Justice League" Live-Action series and maybe a “Metropolis” one too.
”Considering the success of Smallville for both The WB and The CW, a spin-off seems a natural idea.
In fact, it has been done before.
An Aquaman pilot, which starred now-Green Arrow Justin Hartley, was developed and produced by Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar for The WB earlier this year, but was not picked up as a series by The CW. It has since been offered by the network for download via iTunes.
Another proposal that has been kicked around is for a series called Metropolis, which would center on The Daily Planet.”
A JLA and a Metropolis series don’t sound like a bad idea, time will tell though.
Read the rest of the article HERE
Update
Comics Continuum talked with Smallville's co-creator Al Gough about this possible spin off:
"Al Gough, executive producer of Smallville, checked in with The Continuum on Wednesday to say there are "no plans" for a Justice League series. He did not comment on whether there will be another episode of Smallville featuring Justice Leaguers."
Labels: Rumor
Friday, December 08, 2006
Upcoming Episodes Trailer
Thursday, December 07, 2006
New Interview With Al Gough
Exclusive Interview: Alfred Gough, Creator/Executive Producer of Smallville
Smallville creator and executive producer Alfred Gough recently gave BuddyTV the opportunity to sit down with him for an exclusive interview. We discussed the evolution of Smallville, how comic books have taken over mass media, and his upcoming projects.
Smallville airs every Thursday at 8PM ET/PT.
How did you get into the TV business and eventually end up creating Smallville with Mile Millar?
How did we get into the TV business? Well, Miles and I kinda fell into it. We were (and are) feature writers and our agent suggested we do some TV specs. This was like 10 years ago. So we did that and staffed on some short-lived shows, one was "Time Cop" on ABC and the other was "Martial Law" on CBS. We were story editors, sort of low men on the totem pole for both of those shows, and then we created our first TV show called "The Strip," which ran on UPN in '99 and we did that with Joel Silver who we had just done "Lethal Weapon 4" with. And that led to an overall deal with Warner Brothers Television, which eventually led to Smallville. That's sort of how it all happened.
Were you a big comic fan growing up?
No, not a comic book fan at all.
At this point in the middle of your 6th season, how much of your work at Smallville comes naturally, or is it still new and different everyday?
Um, you know, there's a certain rhythm to a television show and I think ultimately every television show finds its own rhythm. But you still have to come up with 22 new stories every season, and also season arcs for everybody and making sure that you're progressing your characters and moving everybody forward. So, it definitely remains a day-to-day challenge, creatively, and in a good way. And then the production and business side of it sort of finds its own rhythm.
Have there been any noticeable changes moving from the WB to the CW?
Um, besides the crappy green...no, not really. We're lucky because the people we deal with day-to day in the current department were pretty much our executives at the WB and the network's been great. They've been supportive of the show and, quite honestly, for the most part they leave us alone to make it. So we don't really have any complaints at all.
How much interaction did you have with Bryan Singer and Superman Returns last year?
Yeah, that was last year. It was the beginning of season 5, so summer of 2005. And before that, it was sort of while they were writing and making the movie and it was just sort of keeping each other in the loop so that there weren't any egregious mythology clashes. It was a good process, since obviously we are fans of Brian and know Mike and Van very well, and they were all fans of the show. We could all work together and keep the suits out of it. I think that was the biggest blessing in that whole process.
How do you think that film turned out?
I think it turned out really well. I think Brian made a terrific movie and reintroduced Superman and now I'm curious and excited to see what they decide to do in the sequel.
Since you guys started Smallville, the comic book landscape has pretty much exploded, especially on a cinematic level. What do you think started that and how much do you think Smallville was a part of it?
Well, I definitely think Smallville was a part of it. I think it was sort of a combination of the first X-Men movie coming out of nowhere and surprising everybody and showing Hollywood that there is a definite fan base and if you have people that treat the material with respect, you can not only make commercially successful movies, but also artistically successful movies. And then I think it was a combination of the X-Men and the first Spiderman, and then Smallville as well, where I think people really set up and took notice that, like I said before, you can do big commercial movies that are also artistically successful. I think even on television, it was demystifying the sort of, comic book characters, the fears of costumes and stuff, which obviously we don't deal with on the show until this year, but certainly the movies had to deal with. And, quite frankly, certainly the fact that CGI had evolved to such a point that you could realistically do these things, and it keeps evolving to the fact that what we can do on the show every week, some of these things we couldn't do five years ago. So, I think it's that evolution and the fact that these movies came out and did very well.
I know you were involved in the production of Spider Man 2, but were you involved with the third one?
No, we weren't. We were involved with Spider Man 2, but were not involved with Spiderman 3.
Are you working on anything else? Anything else on the pipeline besides Smallville at the moment?
We've just done the third Mummy movie for Universal, and that one looks like it's gearing up for production, and we just signed on to write a movie based on Jungle Cruise for Disney. So, those are sort of our big projects at the moment.
Knowing that a lot of fans are rooting for Lana and Clark, why did you decide to pair Lana and Lex this year knowing that it could make some fans mad?
Again, I think the Lana, Lex, Clarke triangle is always the key triangle of the show and, quite frankly, something that we couldn't play until season 5. And, you know, it seems to us that the natural evolution, whether she'll end up with Lex, or back with Clarke, that remains to be seen. But again, I think if you're going to keep moving the show and characters forward, you need to explore all these different relationships.
What will Lana's answer to Lex's proposal be?
(Laughs)...I'm not telling you.
Will Jonathan Kent pop up again in one form or another?
Probably not. No.
Seeing that fans have really responded well to the Green Arrow, are there any plans to expand on this or spin him off?
There are no plans to spin him off. We may bring him back...we sort of have an arc, and he may pop up again, but that's going to be determined upon whether or not Justin gets a pilot, and my guess is he will. So, he's definitely a character that we can certainly revisit, and if not later this season, perhaps next season.
You're hinting that Lionel and Martha will become a couple, is this something that will truly materialize?
Ultimately, no, because I think that Martha is too good and pure and sees Lionel for what he really is, and the question really being - when is Lionel going to really show his stripes again, which we'll see in the latter half of the season.
Do you expect a 7th season and if so, do you have any idea where the show will be headed next year?
(Laughs) We certainly have our fingers crossed for a seventh season, and I think given our ratings on our network versus the other shows on the network, I think it's a pretty good call that we'll come back. And, again, next year it's hard to say. We'll just keep moving his journey towards Superman further and introduce other DC comic characters. I think that's sort of the fun as we get toward the end of the series that we're able to introduce all of the elements from later in his life, you get to see them earlier, like the other Justice League members, and some of these villains like Zod and the Brainiac. So, we'll try to keep the story as compelling as we can until the end
Smallville creator and executive producer Alfred Gough recently gave BuddyTV the opportunity to sit down with him for an exclusive interview. We discussed the evolution of Smallville, how comic books have taken over mass media, and his upcoming projects.
Smallville airs every Thursday at 8PM ET/PT.
How did you get into the TV business and eventually end up creating Smallville with Mile Millar?
How did we get into the TV business? Well, Miles and I kinda fell into it. We were (and are) feature writers and our agent suggested we do some TV specs. This was like 10 years ago. So we did that and staffed on some short-lived shows, one was "Time Cop" on ABC and the other was "Martial Law" on CBS. We were story editors, sort of low men on the totem pole for both of those shows, and then we created our first TV show called "The Strip," which ran on UPN in '99 and we did that with Joel Silver who we had just done "Lethal Weapon 4" with. And that led to an overall deal with Warner Brothers Television, which eventually led to Smallville. That's sort of how it all happened.
Were you a big comic fan growing up?
No, not a comic book fan at all.
At this point in the middle of your 6th season, how much of your work at Smallville comes naturally, or is it still new and different everyday?
Um, you know, there's a certain rhythm to a television show and I think ultimately every television show finds its own rhythm. But you still have to come up with 22 new stories every season, and also season arcs for everybody and making sure that you're progressing your characters and moving everybody forward. So, it definitely remains a day-to-day challenge, creatively, and in a good way. And then the production and business side of it sort of finds its own rhythm.
Have there been any noticeable changes moving from the WB to the CW?
Um, besides the crappy green...no, not really. We're lucky because the people we deal with day-to day in the current department were pretty much our executives at the WB and the network's been great. They've been supportive of the show and, quite honestly, for the most part they leave us alone to make it. So we don't really have any complaints at all.
How much interaction did you have with Bryan Singer and Superman Returns last year?
Yeah, that was last year. It was the beginning of season 5, so summer of 2005. And before that, it was sort of while they were writing and making the movie and it was just sort of keeping each other in the loop so that there weren't any egregious mythology clashes. It was a good process, since obviously we are fans of Brian and know Mike and Van very well, and they were all fans of the show. We could all work together and keep the suits out of it. I think that was the biggest blessing in that whole process.
How do you think that film turned out?
I think it turned out really well. I think Brian made a terrific movie and reintroduced Superman and now I'm curious and excited to see what they decide to do in the sequel.
Since you guys started Smallville, the comic book landscape has pretty much exploded, especially on a cinematic level. What do you think started that and how much do you think Smallville was a part of it?
Well, I definitely think Smallville was a part of it. I think it was sort of a combination of the first X-Men movie coming out of nowhere and surprising everybody and showing Hollywood that there is a definite fan base and if you have people that treat the material with respect, you can not only make commercially successful movies, but also artistically successful movies. And then I think it was a combination of the X-Men and the first Spiderman, and then Smallville as well, where I think people really set up and took notice that, like I said before, you can do big commercial movies that are also artistically successful. I think even on television, it was demystifying the sort of, comic book characters, the fears of costumes and stuff, which obviously we don't deal with on the show until this year, but certainly the movies had to deal with. And, quite frankly, certainly the fact that CGI had evolved to such a point that you could realistically do these things, and it keeps evolving to the fact that what we can do on the show every week, some of these things we couldn't do five years ago. So, I think it's that evolution and the fact that these movies came out and did very well.
I know you were involved in the production of Spider Man 2, but were you involved with the third one?
No, we weren't. We were involved with Spider Man 2, but were not involved with Spiderman 3.
Are you working on anything else? Anything else on the pipeline besides Smallville at the moment?
We've just done the third Mummy movie for Universal, and that one looks like it's gearing up for production, and we just signed on to write a movie based on Jungle Cruise for Disney. So, those are sort of our big projects at the moment.
Knowing that a lot of fans are rooting for Lana and Clark, why did you decide to pair Lana and Lex this year knowing that it could make some fans mad?
Again, I think the Lana, Lex, Clarke triangle is always the key triangle of the show and, quite frankly, something that we couldn't play until season 5. And, you know, it seems to us that the natural evolution, whether she'll end up with Lex, or back with Clarke, that remains to be seen. But again, I think if you're going to keep moving the show and characters forward, you need to explore all these different relationships.
What will Lana's answer to Lex's proposal be?
(Laughs)...I'm not telling you.
Will Jonathan Kent pop up again in one form or another?
Probably not. No.
Seeing that fans have really responded well to the Green Arrow, are there any plans to expand on this or spin him off?
There are no plans to spin him off. We may bring him back...we sort of have an arc, and he may pop up again, but that's going to be determined upon whether or not Justin gets a pilot, and my guess is he will. So, he's definitely a character that we can certainly revisit, and if not later this season, perhaps next season.
You're hinting that Lionel and Martha will become a couple, is this something that will truly materialize?
Ultimately, no, because I think that Martha is too good and pure and sees Lionel for what he really is, and the question really being - when is Lionel going to really show his stripes again, which we'll see in the latter half of the season.
Do you expect a 7th season and if so, do you have any idea where the show will be headed next year?
(Laughs) We certainly have our fingers crossed for a seventh season, and I think given our ratings on our network versus the other shows on the network, I think it's a pretty good call that we'll come back. And, again, next year it's hard to say. We'll just keep moving his journey towards Superman further and introduce other DC comic characters. I think that's sort of the fun as we get toward the end of the series that we're able to introduce all of the elements from later in his life, you get to see them earlier, like the other Justice League members, and some of these villains like Zod and the Brainiac. So, we'll try to keep the story as compelling as we can until the end
Labels: Interview
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Smallville spoilers
Ask Ausiello
Question: According to new Smallville spoilers at ***********.com, the status of one relationship will change in Episode 13, "Crimson." Do you have any info on which relationship?— Will
Ausiello: All I'll say is it's a couple we've been rooting for, and Clark is the reason the relationship changes. Speaking of the action-packed "Crimson" episode, Clark gets infected with Red Kryptonite and goes on a massive kissing spree. (It is Valentine's Day, after all.) Among his victims: Two women whose names start with "L." By the end of the day, one of them won't remember anything and another will have proof that Clark possesses some seriously super DNA
Question: Do you have any new Smallville spoilers?— Karen
Ausiello: More "Crimson" scoop: at the end of the episode, there's a big twist concerning the bun in Lana's oven. And Martian Manhunter returns. Sort of.
Question: Smallville spoilers?— Charles
Ausiello: "Crimson" also features the third Lois Lane to find herself flying over Metropolis' skyline. The episode is gonna be huge, people. Huge! And I suspect Tom Welling fans are going to love seeing sexy Clark back
ComicsContinuum has posted two more Smallville spoilers regarding upcoming episodes.
In other Smallville notes:
* A baby's nursery set has been built for upcoming episodes -- and it is mostly blue.
* Lois will be getting an interesting tattoo.
Question: According to new Smallville spoilers at ***********.com, the status of one relationship will change in Episode 13, "Crimson." Do you have any info on which relationship?— Will
Ausiello: All I'll say is it's a couple we've been rooting for, and Clark is the reason the relationship changes. Speaking of the action-packed "Crimson" episode, Clark gets infected with Red Kryptonite and goes on a massive kissing spree. (It is Valentine's Day, after all.) Among his victims: Two women whose names start with "L." By the end of the day, one of them won't remember anything and another will have proof that Clark possesses some seriously super DNA
Question: Do you have any new Smallville spoilers?— Karen
Ausiello: More "Crimson" scoop: at the end of the episode, there's a big twist concerning the bun in Lana's oven. And Martian Manhunter returns. Sort of.
Question: Smallville spoilers?— Charles
Ausiello: "Crimson" also features the third Lois Lane to find herself flying over Metropolis' skyline. The episode is gonna be huge, people. Huge! And I suspect Tom Welling fans are going to love seeing sexy Clark back
ComicsContinuum has posted two more Smallville spoilers regarding upcoming episodes.
In other Smallville notes:
* A baby's nursery set has been built for upcoming episodes -- and it is mostly blue.
* Lois will be getting an interesting tattoo.
Labels: Spoilers
Superman In Film
Ign.com in a great article, analyzes two eras in the Superman franchise comparing each character from both movies; Superman from 1978 starring by Christopher Reeves, Margot Kidder and Gene Hackman and Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth and Kevin Spacey from 2006 Superman Returns movie.
Naturally Smallville got a special mention because of the performances of it’s actors, specially Erica Durance and Michael Rosenbaum who play Lois Lane and Lex Luthor on the show.
To take a look to the article you can go Here
Naturally Smallville got a special mention because of the performances of it’s actors, specially Erica Durance and Michael Rosenbaum who play Lois Lane and Lex Luthor on the show.
To take a look to the article you can go Here
Labels: Superman
Monday, December 04, 2006
Zod's Deleted Scenes
Steven DeKnight Co-Executive Producer and Writer, who wrote the Smallville season six premiere episode, Zod, has shared information in his blog about three scenes that were edited and/or deleted due to time constraints.
1. ZOD ATTACKS THE PRESIDENTIAL MOTORCADE
2. LANA ASKS ABOUT THE DAGGER
3. CLARK VS ZOD
To read the three scenes, please click here.
1. ZOD ATTACKS THE PRESIDENTIAL MOTORCADE
2. LANA ASKS ABOUT THE DAGGER
3. CLARK VS ZOD
To read the three scenes, please click here.
Labels: Deleted Scenes
TV Guides's Smallville Preview
Lately there have been some rumors about the "Dark Knight" coming to pay a visit to Clark Kent in the highly anticipated episode "Justice", regarding this rumors TV Guide asked Smallville's co-creator Al Gough about the "truth" about this.
He not only answers directly, he also explains the plans they have for the other DC Comics character that made his debut in tonight's episode "Static" and more about the question Lex Luthor made to Lana Lang in this same episode and when we can expect the answer, which apparently won't be this year.
Smallville Preview: Will Things Get Batty?
As part of an interview with TV Guide, Smallville cocreator Al Gough revealed that in tonight's episode, (SPOILER ALERT!) Lana tells Lex that she is pregnant, prompting Clark's rival to pop the question at the episode's end. Alas, Lex will have to wait — until January — to get his answer. Um, January?! "She's out of town most of the [next fresh] episode [airing Dec. 7]," Gough explains. "But it will be touched on."
Also tonight, yet another someday Justice Leaguer puts in a shadowy cameo: the Oreo-munching Martian Manhunter. "He is potentially going to show up again," says Gough. But as for the latest batch of Bruce Wayne buzz, "Yeah, I know, I saw the rumor as well," he chuckles. "It's not happening."
To read the short article you can click HERE.
He not only answers directly, he also explains the plans they have for the other DC Comics character that made his debut in tonight's episode "Static" and more about the question Lex Luthor made to Lana Lang in this same episode and when we can expect the answer, which apparently won't be this year.
Smallville Preview: Will Things Get Batty?
As part of an interview with TV Guide, Smallville cocreator Al Gough revealed that in tonight's episode, (SPOILER ALERT!) Lana tells Lex that she is pregnant, prompting Clark's rival to pop the question at the episode's end. Alas, Lex will have to wait — until January — to get his answer. Um, January?! "She's out of town most of the [next fresh] episode [airing Dec. 7]," Gough explains. "But it will be touched on."
Also tonight, yet another someday Justice Leaguer puts in a shadowy cameo: the Oreo-munching Martian Manhunter. "He is potentially going to show up again," says Gough. But as for the latest batch of Bruce Wayne buzz, "Yeah, I know, I saw the rumor as well," he chuckles. "It's not happening."
To read the short article you can click HERE.
Labels: Rumor