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Update: Injury On The Smallville Set Eariler
today, it was reported that a stuntman for Smallville
was injured and taken to the hospital on Tuesday morning and
remained there that afternoon. Stunt coordinator Christopher
Sayour suffered "multiple fractures and internal injuries
during the filming of a stunt sequence," according to a
family statement. The family has asked that the media "respect
our privacy as he undergoes various procedures in the coming
days."
According
to reports, Sayour fell 37 feet from a tower. Production was
halted on Tuesday but is expected to resume today.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with Christopher and his
family during this difficult time and we wish him a full recovery,"
the WB and Warner Bros. Television said in a statement late
Tuesday that was printed in today's Hollywood
Reporter.
Thanks
to several loyal Kryptonsite readers who e-mailed in with more
information.
News
Posted July 25, 2005
Al
Gough Talks About Season 5's New Character Appearances
Special thanks to: Summers
"We
always thought he was fantastic in Buffy and then in
Angel, and he just felt like he'd be a good fit for this
character," he said about James Marsters. "He was
always sort of the first guy we wanted, and we met with him
and told him the arc for what we wanted."
"He's
a wonderful actor beyond being Spike, so I think he'll bring
all of that to the role," he said. "We've talked about
it, and what's nice is, he's going to be one of Clark's college
professors. ... It's more of the grand seduction of Clark Kent
rather than someone coming in and them throwing each other around.
And I think James is really up for the challenge."
And what
about the incorporation of Aquaman, who has had a renaissance
as of late thanks to HBO's Entourage? "We actually
had planned to do [it], because there are only so many DC comics
that they're not developing as movies that we've been allowed
to [do]," Gough said. "We wanted Wonder Woman, we
couldn't get her. We wanted Batman, we couldn't get him. So
we got The Flash. And then we said, 'How about Aquaman?' He's
a much maligned character. So for our show, we thought he's
a great character to teach Clark, basically, to think globally.
Our take on Aquaman at this point is that he's like an environmental
activist, who teaches Clark that there's more to life than just
Smallville and college and things like that."
You can
read the entire SciFi Wire piece (spoilers within!) by clicking
here.
News
Posted July 24, 2005
Jensen
Ackles Talks Smallville & Supernatural At
The Summer TCA
It was only a year ago that we were talking about Jensen
Ackles joining the cast of Smallville as Lana's new
love interest Jason Teague.
Now
Jensen's moving on to a show of his own, with Supernatural,a series premiering on the WB Tuesday, September 13.
He plays a character named Dean, a role which he
promises will be a lot of fun.
KryptonSite
caught up with Jensen and asked him about his new show and why
it would
appeal to fans who enjoyed his work on Smallville. "Well
aside from the fact that I'm on it? No, just kidding,"
he joked. "It's got a little Supernatural edge to it. I
mean, the title speaks for itself. The
cool thing about this is, for Smallville fans, there's
been that legacy of Clark Kent, and of Superman, and of those
characters. Such a lineage that's gone for so long, and I think
that what we're going to do and try to do on this new show is
that we're taking actual folklore and actual urban legends,
and we're going to explore those. So it's going to be things
that you could research and look up on the Net, and actually
test us from time to time, and make sure we're keepin' it real."
And
what did he think of Jason Teague going bad in the latter half
of Smallville's fourth year? "Something had to happen
to that poor guy. I mean, he was just like wading in the water
for a while," he said. When asked what was up with Jason
never even seeing a tattoo on his girlfriend's back after dating
for a few months, he had this to say: "It's kinda the running
joke on set. It's like, oh, wow, the most unexciting relationship
in the history of television."
We've
also got a new photo of Jensen, taken at the TCA party, exclusive
for KryptonSite fans, which you can find here.
Enjoy!
Smallville Season 4 DVD Back Cover Art!
Warner Home Video has released a look at the back cover for
the Smallville Season Four DVD set. Click
here to take a look!
Click
on the link below to pre-order your copy (Available September
13!)
John
Schneider Chats Up Wopat's Guest Appearance John Schneider had nothing but good things to say about
his former Dukes of Hazzard co-star Tom Wopat's
Smallville guest shot, which will be the sixth episode
of Season Five.
We
caught up with Schneider at the TCA Press Tour. Although Schneider
does wish that Wopat's role - that of a senator and old friend
to Jonathan Kent - would be recurring. "I'd love for Tom
to be on the show a lot," he said, also mentioning that
it was nice to work with his former Dr. Quinn co-star
Jane Seymour on the show last season. "Undoubtedly, having
Tom on the show is going to be a very good thing. I can't wait
to see the ratings on that episode."
Aside
from two made-for-TV Dukes reunion movies, Schneider
and Wopat last acted together on screen over 15 years ago in
the TV-movie "Christmas Comes to Willow Creek." Look
for Tom Wopat's episode to air during November sweeps.
News
Posted July 22, 2005
Smallville Season
5 Premiere Date Revealed! So
it's later than we thought it would be....
The
WB announced today at the Television Critics Association press
tour that Season Five of Smallville will begin on Thursday,
September 29, at 8PM (ET).
Here
are some of their other drama premiere dates:
September
13: Gilmore Girls & Supernatural
September 19: 7th Heaven & Just Legal
September 25: Charmed
September 29: Smallville & Everwood
October 5: One Tree Hill & Related
ABC
Family "Have It Your Way" Choices Revealed
Special thanks to: ROCKAMANIAC
The five
episodes chosen by fans for the Burger King "Have It Your
Way" promotion on the ABC Family cable channel have been
revealed.
Here are
the five winners:
#5 -
"The Pilot" - Airs Monday, July 25 on ABC Family
#4 - "Legacy" - Airs Tuesday, July 26 on ABC Family
#3 - "Red" - Airs Wednesday, July 27 on ABC Family
#2 - "Calling" - Airs Thursday, July 28 on ABC Family
#1 - "Nicodemus" - Airs Friday, July 29 on ABC Family
Click
here for more details and to see some clips.
News
Posted July 20, 2005
Teen
Titans #26 Has A "Lionel Luthor" Issue
#26 of DC's Teen Titans comic book, which hit stores today,
featured the first mention of a new "Lionel Luthor"
in current comics continuity... and who "Lionel" is
may surprise you!
The
cover of the issue can be seen to your right.
News
Posted July 19, 2005
Tom
Welling's "Fog" Trailer Online!
Special thanks to: James
& Melanie
The trailer
to the upcoming remake movie of "The Fog" starring
Tom Welling is now online.
You may
experience difficulty in getting the trailer to load. If that
happens, we are sorry.
JoBlo.com
has also posted some promotional images from "The Fog."
You can find those here.
Zap2It
Fans Name Lana "Worst Character" The
Zap2It
website just finished its annual "Amy Awards" where
the site's fans of genre television picked their favorites and
least favorites. Best Ensemble Cast, Most Underused Character,
and Worst Storyline were three of the many categories.
The
only category Smallville was nominated in this year happened
to be Worst Character. Fans sent in their nominations, much
like they do with the KryptonSite
Awards, before things were brought down to five choices.
The choices included Lana, Marissa from The OC, Zach
from Desperate Housewives, Audrey from 24, and
Shannon from Lost.
The
inclusion of Lana among the runner-ups sparked some VERY heated
debate among the fans on the Zap2It forum, from devoted Lana
fans who wanted to protect their character, who claimed her
detractors were "just jealous because she is pretty."
However, the number of fans who don't like the character outnumbered
them, and Lana took the top spot, with 33% of the vote. But
being named as worse than Marissa Cooper... ouch.
Hopefully
Season 5 will be better for Lana. You can see the entire list
of Amy Awards winners by clicking
here. One thing is for certain, however: The Smallville
fandom all goes either one way or another - they can't stand
her, or they love her, but there's rarely an in between...
News
Posted July 16, 2005
Report
From The Comic-Con International in San Diego Here
are some updates from today in year's Comic-Con International
in San Diego:
Saturday
morning gave us a panel with "Superman Returns"
director Bryan Singer that also provided fans with their first
look at the movie. Three minutes of footage - very much like
a trailer - were seen, and they are INCREDIBLE. These words
are coming from a webmaster who was quite prepared to hate
the film. Fans of Smallville will notice familiar production
design with a barn that looks very much on the interiors like
what you see every week; the production design mixes elements
from the original "Superman"
films with something totally new. And the Superman costume,
originally the topic of much debate online, looks terrific
in motion.
Singer
addressed a fan question about cooperation between Smallville
and the new movies. While obviously the two will exist in
their own different universes, efforts will be made not to
step over one another. "We tried to carry the torch and
respect the television show," he said. He's also shared
that the interpretation of Lex Luthor in the film will come
somewhere between the way Gene Hackman did it in the classic
films and what Michael Rosenbaum brings to the screen in the
show.
The only
reaction to the preview that didn't seem unanimous was the
reaction to Kate Bosworth's scenes in the role of Lois Lane.
KryptonSite webmaster Craig, however, liked what she brought
to the screen, combining the best elements of Margot Kidder,
Erica Durance, and his personal favorite, Teri Hatcher, with
a little bit of Katharine Hepburn thrown in.
We also
caught up with some of the actors from the old Superman movies
and learned that Jeff East (Young Clark Kent in the classic
"Superman") and Marc McClure (movies' "Jimmy
Olsen") would both love to appear on Smallville at some
point. Margot Kidder (Dr. Bridgette Crosby) was also there.
Stay tuned
for more updates!
News
Posted July 14, 2005
Smallville Nominated For A Sound Editing Emmy Smallville
has been nominated for an Emmy Award, for Outstanding Sound
Editing for a Series, specifically for the episode "Commencement."
To
read who else has been nominated, click
here. Thanks to everyone who e-mailed this tip in, and congratulations
to Smallville's sound crew for the nod!
News
Posted July 6, 2005
The
Kents Nominated As Choice Parental Units Even
though they didn't get much screen time in the past season,
the Kents (Jonathan and Martha) are nominated as Choice
Parental Units in Wave II of Teen People's Teen Choice Awards.
In
previously-revealed nominations that you can still vote on,
Tom Welling (Clark) has been nominated as Choice TV Actor
for a Drama, and Allison Mack (Chloe) has been nomianted
as a Choice TV Sidekick. Look for them in Wave I.