Is there any chance you might end up doing Smallville beyond one more year?

They've talked about another season without me. I want them to be happy, and they'll do what they want to do, but for me, it's been a great run. We've had six great years, one more, and that will be plenty. We're lucky to have gone seven. It's a great show, and I certainly want it to go out on a good note. I think the fans do too. Although, there are a lot of fans out there that want it to go forever, and I guess nothing good can last forever. Weirder things have happened, in terms of all of the sudden, next thing you know, I'm doing an eighth year. I don't think I'll do another year; my contract is up [at that time].

If [my fans] like me on Smallville, and hopefully they'll go see me in something else, and follow my career. That's one of the things that's kind of sad. When you're on a show, you have so many great fans, and when the show's over, you hope that those fans still stick around for your whole career. Because without fans, you don't really have a career.

I think Smallville, we've been lucky, because we get the best fans. I truly believe that they're the most loyal. They know the show inside and out. They demand greatness, and II hope that they could appreciate some good laughs, and go see this movie.

Is it true you were able to improvise a bit in your role as Kip Unger?

It was one of those movies where we were able to improvise a lot. I think a lot of people know that I like to be a goofball, and improvise. The producers were very kind, and they said "Hey. Come to this movie with anything you want. Do your thing."

From what you've said about your character and his interaction with Jamie Kennedy, Kip sounds like a bit of a jerk. Kip's definitely a jackass, but at the same time, he doesn't know any better. He's one of those guys who thinks he's cool but everyone around him's going "this guy is a jackass." It was a fun role to play. It was hysterical, because I could just amp it all up. Kip is not concerned with what people think, so he does things to embarrass himself and others quite frequently. He's the Billy Zabka of the Karate Kid. He's the Chet from Weird Science. He's the Clubber Lane of Rocky. No, just kidding. [Laughs] He's all that, and much, much more. and it's great.

I hear this movie has a tie-in to your own childhood.

When I was a kid I used to breakdance. I used to bring cardboard with my friend Wags. We would bring cardboard, and we would walk into a party with a jam box on our shoulder, and start doing the Thriller dance, and so on this movie I was hoping to breakdance more. I get to do very little breakdancing, but I got to do the Hammer.

Which of course Jamie Kennedy's character wouldn't know.

Exactly. So I get to do the Hammer in that. I get to do a little backspin, but more importantly, I get to be funny for a change, and I hope that people will go out and see me with hair, and me being funny.

Is humor something that you'd like to see more of in Lex Luthor on Smallville?

I think Lex is the best-written character on the show. I think they write stuff for Lex that has created a wonderful arc over the years. People could say it's been a little slow, but you have to be a little more methodical and meticulous with the quickness, if you will, with how fast a character develops. So I think with the character they've been great, but the one thing that I think they've lacked or they're maybe starting to just get is really, I always want to be funny. I try, and I think they're starting to allow me to be a little funnier and try to amp up stuff, because that's my real strength, is comedy. So if they could, in the final season, perhaps let me play a little more into the Gene Hackman [version], going into that character and growing as an older Lex, I think it will add a little more spice.

So should we all be going to see this movie next weekend?

I mean, what else are you going to see on April 27th? Certainly not that Nic Cage movie. Well, he's bald too, so you can either watch him in a wig or me, actually, with real hair for the first time. I'll let the people decide, but I'm hoping all of those Smallville fans will choose to see "Kickin' It Old Skool."

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