After announcing yesterday that Tom Welling will be joining the CW's upcoming "Crisis on Infinite Earths" crossover event to reprise his role as Clark Kent of SMALLVILLE fame, word has come down the wire that Erica Durance, who played Lois Lane for the beloved Superman series, is also boarding the network's big superhero spectacle.
So far, Durance is the only actress expected to return as Lane for the multi-show-spanning event. With Welling and Durance both on board, a focus of "Crisis on Infinite Earths" will revolve around what became of both Kent and Lane after SMALLVILLE came to an end after its tenth season in May of 2011.
Recently, ARROW co-creator/executive producer Marc Guggenheim said that his Oliver Queen-led superhero show owes much to SMALLVILLE, which in many ways helped lay the foundation for the CW's current run of comic book adventures. “For eight years, Arrow has stood on the shoulders of Smallville. Simply put, there would be no Arrow, and no Arrowverse, without it,” Guggenheim remarked.
With Welling and Durance joining the rest of the CW superheroes for Crisis, I have one burning question: How long until it's announced that Michael Rosenbaum will be reprising his role as Lex Luthor for the crossover? For real, I think that would make for some very nice icing on an already delicious cake, don't you?
The CW's "Crisis on Infinite Earths" event will consist of five episodes featuring characters from many of the network's superhero pantheon, including ARROW, SUPERGIRL, THE FLASH, DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW and BATWOMAN. The biggest comic book-related television event this side of the Multiverse will be divided into two parts, with three episodes airing in December while the remaining two are set to arrive in January. Hold onto your butts, my friends. This sounds like it's going to be quite epic!