Smallville News
[APRIL FOOL’S] EXCLUSIVE: Tom Welling To Play Superman In The CBS Supergirl Pilot
KryptonSite has learned that Tom Welling will be appearing in the Supergirl pilot for CBS.
This was an April Fool’s story. It is NOT true.
A few weeks ago, we reported that the CBS Supergirl pilot was casting a stand-in for what clearly was going to be Superman. What we hadn’t realized when we made the post is that this stand-in was only going to be used for far away shots, while an actual actor would be making a full, speaking appearance in the pilot.
….And that’s not even the biggest part of the story.
We’ve been adamant around here at KryptonSite about the notion that we probably would not see Tom Welling in the Superman costume at any point, especially as a new actor, Henry Cavill, is gracing the big screen as the Man of Steel in movies including the upcoming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. It also seemed that Mr. Welling was for a long time reluctant to put on the tights, which would explain the tiny computer-generated Superman we’d see in Smallville’s finale.
Well, guess what? We were wrong, and we admit it.
Our sources tell us that Tom participated in one day of filming for the Supergirl pilot, wishing his famous cousin along. As Supergirl is now played by Melissa Benoist and not Laura Vandervoort, it is to be assumed that this isn’t necessarily the same Superman that we saw in Smallville… kind of like how Mark Hamill’s Trickster on the new Flash series wasn’t exactly the same guy we saw on the original CBS show.
Originally, the hope was to get Henry Cavill to make the appearance, but his busy movie schedule prohibited it. We hear that Brandon Routh was also briefly considered, but it was worried that his appearance would create confusion with the audiences who are now used to seeing him as Ray Palmer. With those two out of the picture, the producers were forced to go with their third choice, the long shot, which was Welling.
We also hear that getting Tom Welling was not easy – fortunately, some members of the Supergirl crew also had worked with him on Smallville, but it is said he received a producer credit and a lifetime membership at Warner Bros.’ exclusive golf course in exchange for appearing in the pilot and three subsequent episodes to be spread throughout Supergirl’s first season. You can see some spy photos of Welling filming with Melissa Benoist here.
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KryptonSite assumes no responsibility for those who might have had a heart attack from this news. The photos that went with this article are fan manipulations and/or artist-created and not actual photos of Tom Welling in the Superman costume.
Smallville
More Smallville Funkos Are Coming – Pre-Order Now!
New Smallville Funko figures are on the way for three characters.
Here’s some holiday cheer we weren’t expecting to see: Funko has announced three more Smallville POP!s, with two based on Season 10 elements and one based on Season 8.
Clark’s red leather jacket from Season 10 gets the spotlight in one of them, showing off the outfit/”costume” worn by the Blur (Tom Welling) in the final season. Next, we’ve got a “Kara Kent” looking very Supergirly as she looked in the Season 10 episode “Supergirl.”
And then there’s Doomsday… Max?!? We have no idea what “Doomsday Max” means. It sounds like a bad name for a soda or a streaming service. But it is based on the Season 8 take on Doomsday, and it’s too bad it doesn’t come as part of a 2-pack with a Davis Bloome.
We’re assuming these will be out in 2025 sometime; updates will come when and if they become available. Any and all new Smallville merch is always welcome, especially considering the recent resurgence of excitement around the series. And in success, who could be next? Lana? More Justice Leaguers? Tess? Dr. Emil? Lionel? The Kents? John Jones? Pete? Amy Adams eating a deer? Anything’s possible… though a Chloe Funko POP! would surprise us at this point due to the actress’ real-life situations.
UPDATE: Pre-order links are now here! Order through KryptonSite’s links and help support this site!
Smallville
Alaina Huffman Added to the Salute to Smallville 2025 Guest List!
Alaina Huffman (Black Canary) will be at the Salute to Smallville 2025 convention.
Smallville
Creation Announces Salute to Smallville 2025!
Creation Entertainment has announced their second Smallville convention, happening September 2025 in the Chicago area.
In October, Creation Entertainment hosted their first-ever “Salute to Smallville” convention – featuring such guests as Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum, Kristin Kreuk, Erica Durance, Laura Vandervoort, Aaron Ashmore, and John Glover. The first event was a fantastic experience for all, with fans and talent alike having a great time surrounding themselves with others who love Smallville. Like Creation’s Supernatural “Creation Tour,” friends were made, friends reunited… and we can’t wait to do it again. As a bonus, KryptonSite’s very own Craig Byrne (the writer of this article!) got to host/emcee the event with our good friend and Starkville’s House of El podcaster (the OG of SV Podcasters!) Derek Russell.
Well, you’re in luck: Today, Creation formally announced their next Smallville event! Held September 13-14, 2025 in the Chicago area, the second “Salute to Smallville” has already announced that Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum, Erica Durance, and Kristin Kreuk are scheduled to attend, with more to come — and the announcement comes with a new website which should have a somewhat familiar design. (Full disclosure: It was purposely designed to look like KryptonSite, and it was largely put together by the author of this very article.) As a bonus, the new website includes some exclusive short videos from last month’s event!
Even better: Gold Weekend Experience passes are already available to order for the absolute best seats, the exclusive Gold Panel, and additional perks. If you order yours now you can be the among the first to sign up, and ideally, to show Creation that we’d like to see more of these things! Several autographs and photo opportunities are also up to pre-order, so you can get in before they all sell out. Frankly, ordering now also shows Creation that putting together this new website was a good investment, as well, which would make this author extremely grateful.
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sarah
April 1, 2015 at 1:32 am
saw his dislike for Tom Welling should not talk about Tom, and have more respect for the many fans of Tom Welling! No one here is stupid!
Craig Byrne
April 10, 2015 at 11:21 am
I don’t know… aren’t some of you still insisting that report that he’ll be on the Flash is true? Even though a simple Google search proves 95% of what that KDramaStars site posts is made up for traffic?
Also, please don’t school me on respect for Tom Welling, unless you actually know him personally. Thanks!
Craig Byrne
April 10, 2015 at 11:23 am
Also, unless you know me personally don’t assume there is a dislike for Tom here. I have much more respect for Tom than I would for anyone who would try to put thoughts/feelings into my writing that are not there. Thank you!
Xochitl
April 1, 2015 at 6:57 am
woa seria genial q estuviera
Wil Avitt
April 1, 2015 at 10:01 am
April Fools! Lol
David Hampson
April 1, 2015 at 2:05 pm
I was fooled!
nacho
April 1, 2015 at 2:55 pm
Too good to be true… April fools?
Joe
April 13, 2015 at 12:10 pm
Tom welling, you can’t deny that he looks perfect for superman, however this would be a big mistake as smallville tv series doesn’t fit the storyline of the current flash and arrow episodes, unless a superman was made as a brand new episode dismissing smallville as part of the current dc tv franchise.
Renee
November 25, 2015 at 1:14 pm
Nice rumor of a lie just like the Flash rumor only not true .
Craig Byrne
November 25, 2015 at 9:00 pm
The Flash rumor is also not true.