Animated continuation of ‘Smallville’ with Tom Welling & Michael Rosenbaum that has not yet happened

Fans who hope to see the long -awaited return of Smallville Could wait a little longer than they hoped. In 2021 it was announced that this was announced Smallville The stars Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum, which Clark Kent and Lex Luthor played, wanted to do one, one Smallville Continued in the form of an animation series. While the Duo Warner Bros. presented the series in January 2022, there has been no word about it since then. The latest update will be disappointing for fans of the superhero series of the early 2000s.

In the latest episode of Welling and Rosenbaum’s Talk Ville Podcast, The duo was accompanied by Smallvilles co -wraps Al Gough, who was on what that thinks Smallville Continued. It seems that the answer is what everyone would expect: James Gunns Superhuman. The focus for Warner Bros. and DC is on the new one Superhuman Film and all other Superman projects are currently of secondary concerns. Gough said:

“That is the thing, I think the problem with most projects in development in every studio and/or a network is a change of regime. Warner has obviously went through a lot, and I think the fact that you will start again in the new Superman trial.

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The idea of ​​Warner Bros. and DC want Superhuman The main focus for the immediate future of the Man of Steel is not difficult to believe. It was reported that Superman & Lois Completed after four seasons so as not to compete with the upcoming feature film. Superman & Lois Broadcast his series finale on December 2, 2024, two weeks before the first trailer for Superhuman was published online. During the animation series My adventure with Superman was renewed for the third season, it seems that a live action and an animated Superman project is sufficient for Warner Bros to leave this Smallville Continued in a state of floating.

The many changes changed behind the scenes at Warner Bros.

Gough also talks about the various corporate changes that have taken place over the years at Warner Bros. Since Welling and Rosenbaum made first place for Warner Bros. in January 2022 in January 2022, a lot has changed in the studio. The former owners sold the company to the discovery and merge to become Warner Bros. Discovery in April 2022. Then James Gunn and Peter Safran were appointed head of the DC studios of DC studios. The duo is responsible for monitoring the development of all DC projects. This probably means that the original studio executives, the Rosenbaum and Welling the Smallville Animation series will no longer be part of the project.

One factor that works in the favor of the series is the fact that James Gunn and Michael Rosenbaum are friends. Guardian of the Galaxy Vol. 2 And Guardian of the Galaxy Vol. 3. While the main focus may be on getting Gunns Superhuman From the floor as soon as the DCU is defined and off the ground Smallville Series could go forward. The nostalgia of the 2000s certainly begins the popular culture and a continuation of the Smallville Story, which is broadcast on Max, would probably attract many spectators who look at the history of the Superman origin in the 2000s.

Source: Talk Ville Podcast