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  • [NEWS] "Smallville" animated sequel on hold

    From Your Name@21:1/5 to All on Mon Mar 24 12:21:43 2025
    XPost: alt.animation.warner-bros

    Judging by the last few season (if not more) of "Smallville", it's with
    a huge sigh of reflief that the sequel is on hold ... not that we
    actually need nor want the sequel or yet another reboot of Superman
    either. :-\


    'Smallville' Co-Creator Says Animated Sequel Is 'Off The Table For a Bit'
    While Warner Bros. Is 'Rebooting 'Superman": 'Everything Comes Around in
    One Form or Another'
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Co-creator Alfred Gough says his animated follow-up to "Smallville" will
    have to wait until Warner Bros. is finished with James Gunn's "Superman."

    "Warners has obviously gone through a lot, and I think the fact that they
    are in the process of rebooting 'Superman' again, kind of unfortunately,
    I think, keeps our thing off the table for a bit," Gough told
    "Smallville" stars Michael Rosenbaum and Tom Welling on their "Talk
    Ville" podcast. "Everything comes around in one form or another, I just
    read the other day that they are rebooting 'Buffy' for Hulu."

    Co-created by Gough and Miles Millar, "Smallville" ran for 217 episodes
    across 10 seasons on the CW. The show followed a teenage Clark Kent
    (Welling) learning to harness his superpowers for good in the quaint
    town of Smallville, Kan.

    Gough went on to add that another wrinkle in the "Smallville" sequel
    series could be the "regime change" that happened over at Warner Bros.
    In 2022, Gunn and Peter Safran were named co-CEOs of DC Studios, a
    then freshly minted production arm tasked to oversee DC properties at
    WB.

    "That is the thing, I think the problem with most projects in
    development in any studio and/or any network is regime change," Gough
    said.

    Gunn's highly anticipated "Superman," which is slated for a July 11
    release, will serve as the litmus test for how his revamped DC Studios
    will fare at a time when the box office is plagued with superhero
    fatigue. The film stars David Corenswet (Clark Kent/Superman), Nicholas
    Hoult (Lex Luthor), Rachel Brosnahan (Lois Lane), Skyler Gisondo (Jimmy
    Olsen) and Isabela Merced (Kendra Saunders/Hawkgirl).



    <https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/smallville-animated-sequel-off-the-table-warner-bros-1236346016/>

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  • From Ted Nolan @21:1/5 to YourName@YourISP.com on Mon Mar 24 00:30:54 2025
    XPost: alt.animation.warner-bros

    In article <vrq527$3g131$1@dont-email.me>,
    Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

    Judging by the last few season (if not more) of "Smallville", it's with
    a huge sigh of reflief that the sequel is on hold ... not that we
    actually need nor want the sequel or yet another reboot of Superman
    either. :-\


    'Smallville' Co-Creator Says Animated Sequel Is 'Off The Table For a Bit'
    While Warner Bros. Is 'Rebooting 'Superman": 'Everything Comes Around in
    One Form or Another'
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Co-creator Alfred Gough says his animated follow-up to "Smallville" will
    have to wait until Warner Bros. is finished with James Gunn's "Superman."


    Isn't there already an ongoing animated Superman series: 'My Adventures
    With Superman'? Why would they step on that?
    --
    columbiaclosings.com
    What's not in Columbia anymore..

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  • From Your Name@21:1/5 to Ted Nolan on Mon Mar 24 18:32:46 2025
    XPost: alt.animation.warner-bros

    On 2025-03-24 00:30:54 +0000, ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan said:
    In article <vrq527$3g131$1@dont-email.me>,
    Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

    Judging by the last few season (if not more) of "Smallville", it's with
    a huge sigh of reflief that the sequel is on hold ... not that we
    actually need nor want the sequel or yet another reboot of Superman
    either. :-\


    'Smallville' Co-Creator Says Animated Sequel Is 'Off The Table For a Bit'
    While Warner Bros. Is 'Rebooting 'Superman": 'Everything Comes Around in
    One Form or Another'
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Co-creator Alfred Gough says his animated follow-up to "Smallville" will
    have to wait until Warner Bros. is finished with James Gunn's "Superman."


    Isn't there already an ongoing animated Superman series: 'My Adventures
    With Superman'? Why would they step on that?

    That's Superman ... this is Smallville (aka "Superman before he was
    Superman", despite what the last seasonor so of that show did). ;-)

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