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Michael Rosenbaum to Nicholas Hoult: “You’ll Be A Great Lex Luthor”

Michael Rosenbaum has offered words of encouragement for new Lex Luthor Nicholas Hoult who has been cast in James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy movie.

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1 year ago

December 13, 2023

Craig Byrne

The leading villain of Smallville and arguably the best live-action Lex Luthor we’ve ever had, Michael Rosenbaum, had kind words to say to Nicholas Hoult who will be playing Lex in the upcoming Superman: Legacy film from director James Gunn.

“Congratulations to Nicholas Hoult! You’ll be a great Lex Luthor. You’re in good hands with James Gunn. Pumped for you buddy. I know you’ll kill it. Welcome to the family,” Michael posted on Instagram.

The posting got the attention of Gunn who has long been a friend of Michael’s and has praised him for being the best Lex…. a sentiment that apparently still comes up often. “We talked about how you’re the best Lex the other night,” Gunn commented underneath the photo that Michael shared and his posting. Interestingly, James Gunn was not always a fan of Luthor in every movie, having specifically spoken on Rosenbaum’s Inside of You podcast about the campiness of Gene Hackman’s portrayal in the Christopher Reeve films. He later took to Twitter to clarify his statements. “For the record, I think Hackman is one of the five greatest actors of the ’70s & ’80s, and he starred in some of my favorite movies; I just didn’t love him as Lex,” he said.

Fans might also wonder: If Gunn was such a fan of Michael Rosenbaum, why not cast him as Lex? “I love Michael – he was my favorite Lex and he’s one of my very close friends,” James Gunn told a fan on Threads. “But I wanted a Lex who was contemporaries with Superman.”

Superman: Legacy is to due to arrive in theaters July 11, 2025… ironically on Rosenbaum’s birthday. You can see the Instagram post below.

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John Schneider Added To Salute to Smallville 2025 in Chicago!

John Schneider has been added to the 2025 Salute to Smallville convention in Chicago from Creation Entertainment.

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1 month ago

February 13, 2025

Craig Byrne

John Schneider is the latest actor to be added to the guest list for Creation Entertainment’s second “Salute To Smallville” convention, happening September 13-14 in Chicago. Schneider portrayed Clark’s human father Jonathan Kent from Seasons 1-5 and returned for several episodes in the show’s final season.

Schneider will be joining Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum, Kristin Kreuk, Erica Durance, John Glover, Aaron Ashmore, Adrianne Palicki, and Alaina Huffman at this year’s event! Last year’s convention was a fantastic experience and it’s well worth checking out! You can read more about Salute to Smallville and purchase tickets here.

DISCLAIMER: KryptonSite’s Craig Byrne has created web graphics and websites for Creation Entertainment in addition to hosting their 2024 Salute to Smallville event.

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Annette O’Toole’s Big Smallville Regret

Annette O’Toole discusses her biggest regret from her time on Smallville.

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1 month ago

February 9, 2025

Craig Byrne

Smallville’s Annette O’Toole recently spoke with Salon magazine about her biggest regret from her time on the show. It’s a topic she has discussed on the TalkVille podcast, and it is something she talked about in KryptonSite’s interview to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the series premiere.

Basically, it was the notion that she never was able to share scenes with Christopher Reeve. While the plan originally was for a scene between them in the Season 4 premiere “Crusade,” in the two appearances that Reeve did make on Smallville failed to reunite O’Toole with Reeve, which is a shame, as Annette played Lana Lang to Christopher Reeve’s Clark Kent in the film Superman III.

“I never understood it,” she said. “I should have picked up the phone and called the producers and said what are you thinking? You’ve got the prior Lana Lang and Superman. Why aren’t you putting them in a scene together? It kind of broke my heart. It was kind of like ‘if they don’t see, I’m not gonna tell ’em! They don’t understand!’ So who’s regretting it? Not them. I knew it would be the last time I’d ever get to see Chris, so, yeah, I’m very sad about that.”

You can watch the clip below.

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Two Guests Added for the Salute to Smallville 2025 Convention!

John Glover and Adrianne Palicki will be attending the 2025 Salute to Smallville convention.

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1 month ago

February 4, 2025

Craig Byrne

Two more guests have been added to the 2025 Salute to Smallville event from Creation Entertainment.

The convention will be happening September 13-14, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois and if you went to last year’s con, you know it will be a good time! And now… some news to make it even better: John Glover (Lionel) and the show’s first “Kara,” Adrianne Palicki, have joined the roster!

Gold Weekend Package tickets for the event are already available — those tickets offer the best seating and many opportunities! You can purchase your tickets here. Sales on other tiers should be coming momentarily, as should more guest announcements.

Who would you like to see at Salute to Smallville? Leave some comments on this post!

DISCLAIMER: KryptonSite webmaster Craig Byrne hosted last year’s Creation Smallville convention and currently continues to create websites and graphics for the company.