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#304 - SEPTEMBER 8, 2001
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"I
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Promotion, Promotion, Promotion!
The WB's got the promotion of "Smallville" all over the place,
preparing for the big premiere on October 16. So, yet another newsletter
is here....
Craig Byrne
KryptonSite Webmaster/Editor of Planet Krypton
News
Cinescape
Magazine Features Smallville Preview & Kristin Kreuk Interview
(9/7) The latest issue of Cinescape magazine (which
has just hit newsstands) features a Fall 2001 TV Preview as well as interview
with Kristin Kreuk, who will be playing "Lana Lang" on Smallville.
The interview with Kristin reveals her previous exposure to the Superman family of characters, and what may come for a romantic future between Lana and Clark.
"I don't know if that will ever happen, they haven't told me," Kristin revealed. "It won't be for a while if it does [happen]. They are trying to keep us apart, but I think that is important because it wouldn't make any sense if they were together because it just doesn't work out."
Then, in the TV preview, there are quotes from Michael (Lex) Rosenbaum, Tom (Clark) Welling, and John (Jonathan Kent) Schneider, as well as Smallville executive producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. "The interesting thing about the series is you know how it's going to end," Millar said. "You know Lex and Clark will end up in Metropolis and be bitter enemies." Millar went on to add, "We are always going to play with people's expectations and what they think Lex and Clark are about."
Alfred Gough also illustrated one of the advantages of a new character like Chloe Sullivan (be warned, some minor spoilers follow). "Chloe is from Metropolis, and not having lived in Smallville all her life [acts as] the audience, pointing out that weird things are happening that are obviously a reaction from the meteor shower," he revealed.
You should be able to get the latest issue of Cinescape at your local bookstore. An added bonus to this issue is a gag photo on the last page of Gotham's Creek ("from the producers of Smallville") that just hasto be seen to be appreciated. Cinescape also has a great website at http://www.cinescape.com. You can find a picture of the latest issue (with the two variant covers) at the top of this article.
Teen.com
Talks To Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum
(9/7) Teen.com
has just posted interviews with Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum, the future
"Clark Kent" and "Lex Luthor" of Smallville.
About playing the lead role in a new series like this, particularly one so firmly rooted in legend, Tom admitted. "There's pressure. There's pressure that comes from just having to be there everyday and having to work and there's also the added pressure of being one of the central characters as well. I think you just take it day by day and go with it. I feel fortunate that we’re shooting in Vancouver [instead of L.A.]. We’re able to kind of focus on what we’re doing a little bit more and the shooting schedule doesn’t leave much choice."
Michael Rosenbaum also talked about having to shave his head for the role (isn't he getting sick of interviewers asking him about that?) He said he's even adapting to the new look. "I think no matter if you have hair, a little hair or islands of hair, it’s all about confidence and personality. At least that’s what I think. I didn’t change really. I’m still a complete moron around my friends. My dad kind of laughed. He said, 'Heh, you look like an idiot.' He really said that."
You can find the complete article by going here.
Thanks to Superclark69 for the tip.
Comics'
First Smallville References?
(UPDATED 9/8) Issue #174 of the Superman comic book, written
by Jeph Loeb and drawn by guest artist Steve Lieber, features two firsts:
It features the first appearance of the new design of the Superman costume,
and it also features what could possibly be the first references to characters
and concepts originating in the Smallville TV series in the comics.
In the comic, on page 4, there was a reference made to "the old Sullivan farm." Perhaps a reference to Clark's Smallville friend Chloe or her father, fertilizer plant man "Big Gabe?"
We may never know. But if one would keep reading, there are a few more Smallville-inspired passages (warning, continued reading may be considered spoilers for the show's pilot episode):
Page 9: "Jonathan spoke to Clark after the football game today. I think Clark was more relieved than anything else. To finally have answers for the endless questions that have become his life." Take away the football game part and you have a scene from the Smallville pilot.
Page 10: "I keep thinking that a girl like Lana would be just the thing for Clark. Poor child, having lost her parents... her aunt means well, but I can tell she hasn't a clue when it comes to those two..." This is the first time (that we know of) that it has ever been referenced in the comics that Lana Lang was an orphan. In the pre-Crisis Superboy comic books, Lana's parents were indeed among the living (her father was a scientist or something). And of course in Smallville, Lana is raised by her aunt Nell after the untimely death of her parents.
For more information on the Superman comics visit the Superman Homepage. It's informative and it can tell you almost anything you would possibly want to know.
Trivia!
In the comics, who is Lana Lang married to?
The answer to last issue's trivia: The relative of Annette O'Toole's who appeared in the same "Lois & Clark" episode as Cynthia Ettinger was Michael McKean. McKean is Annette's husband.
PLANET KRYPTON: THE KRYPTONSITE NEWSLETTER, Vol. 1, Issue 304, September 8, 2001. KryptonSite is located at http://www.kryptonsite.com. This newsletter and the material inside is copyright (c) 2001 Craig Byrne, unless the material is listed as coming from or written by someone else. Any opinions within belong solely to the individuals who express them. Copying or any unauthorized publication of material from this newsletter without permission is illegal.
Superman For
All Seasons
Smallville explores the story of
a young Clark Kent and his place in the world on television. In the comics,
this was very well illustrated in Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's "Superman For
All Seasons." This has been labeled a "must read" by many fans and also
listed as the favorite Superman story of recent years by many. Check it
out!
Anne Frank and
Me
Authors Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld wrote this tale
of a young girl from the present day who is learning about Anne Frank in
class and suddenly finds herself in wartime France and encountering Anne
Frank herself.
This book should be of interest to Smallville fans especially because the book's writers, Bennett and Gottesfeld, will be writing episode #3 of Smallville, titled "Jitters," and most likely several more episodes in the show's future. While you're at Amazon you can also find several of Cherie Bennett's other popular young adult novels such as "Life In The Fat Lane."
Superman Transformed!
In 1997 the creators of the Superman comics altered Clark's
powers. Since it's a given that Smallville's
Clark may be dealing with at least one electrical wraith, here's where you
can find out what happened when things turned shocking for Superman. It's
also good if you were away from the comics for a while and were wondering
what that blue Superman thing was all about.
Any purchases through the Amazon.com link keep KryptonSite going. (Webspace sadly isn't free when you want your own domain!) So if you do purchase something through one of these links, thanks!
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