Tom Welling Hints at Life for Smallville Beyond Season 10!

Tom Welling Hints at Life for Smallville Beyond Season 10!

The Smallville star talks more about which characters he wants to see come back next year and hints that the show may live on after the tenth season if the fans want it to...

By JoshWilding - May 23, 2010 04:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Smallville
Source: E! Online



"I'm doing everything I can to get Michael Rosenbaum back! Michael, please. You can't have the show without Lex Luthor. And there's no Lex Luthor to me except Michael. He's the best," the actor said when quizzed on what past Smallville characters he'd like to see return next season. However, Lex isnt the only one he wants back. "I'd love to see Kristin come back. I'd love to see Lois and Lana in the same room with Clark. That'd be a very interesting scenario, it'd be fun."

"We have a lot of storylines we need to wrap up and we need to wrap them up in way that will fulfill the fans. The people who've watched up for ten seasons, well nine, but will be ten, thank you very much, and we want give a good show to you."

Now here's the really interesting part! When asked whether season 10 is definitely going to be the end of the show, he had these encouraging words for fans: "You never know! If you don't know this already, as a fan you guys have all the power. The more people that watch, the more chance the show has to continue. We're not here for ten season without the fans. That's the truth."

And as for whether we'll see Alison Mack next season, Welling was quick to reassure fans, "She'll be back. I don't know in what capacity. But...Chloe is going to be part of this season."

SMALLVILLE's Final Season Almost Included An Episode With The Female JUSTICE LEAGUE
Related:

SMALLVILLE's Final Season Almost Included An Episode With The "Female JUSTICE LEAGUE"

SMALLVILLE Star Tom Welling Reveals Alternate Series Finale Ending And Makes Shocking Costume Revelation
Recommended For You:

SMALLVILLE Star Tom Welling Reveals Alternate Series Finale Ending And Makes Shocking Costume Revelation

DISCLAIMER: As a user generated site and platform, ComicBookMovie.com is protected under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and "Safe Harbor" provisions.

This post was submitted by a user who has agreed to our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. ComicBookMovie.com will disable users who knowingly commit plagiarism, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement. Please CONTACT US for expeditious removal of copyrighted/trademarked content. CLICK HERE to learn more about our copyright and trademark policies.

Note that ComicBookMovie.com, and/or the user who contributed this post, may earn commissions or revenue through clicks or purchases made through any third-party links contained within the content above.

1 2
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 5/23/2010, 4:10 PM
Um, let me think about that.....

CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN 3!! : P



P.S. Chloe back?... BOOOOOOOOOOOOO! : D


KUDOS to TOM though!!!

HELL they should retitle the 10th season = METROPOLIS!!!

GEEZUZ most of its set there anyways, create a jumping on point for new viewers, the SMALLVILLE fans wont mind, they'll know what it is!

EPIC WIN!

P.S.S. SPIN OFF CITY!!!

GREEN ARROW first!
Angelus
Angelus - 5/23/2010, 4:20 PM
Gene Hackman is LEX LUTHOR. Though I actually thought Rosenbaum acted best of the bunch! Give me a Green Lantern series!
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 5/23/2010, 4:21 PM
Ugh.
Angelus
Angelus - 5/23/2010, 4:21 PM
Beware my power?
peterparker420
peterparker420 - 5/23/2010, 4:23 PM
I don't know..I LOVE the show! but I want it to end on a high note..not a strung out boring season 11..I think 10 is enough!..Now it it molds into a spinoff..like JLA or JSA..than AWESOME!!..but SMALLVILLE is AWESOME and I think 10 is the perfect number to end it!

LEX must be back!!

But if it does go into another season..I'll still watch.

but I'm sure it won't..this is the FINAL SEASON!
matt28
matt28 - 5/23/2010, 4:30 PM
they should try to open aquaman up again i love there pilot for it aquaman diserves a tv show for god sakes all he has had is a cartoon show and a minor role on smallville
OriginalPhysco
OriginalPhysco - 5/23/2010, 4:30 PM
If Smallville indeed goes pass Season 10 then I bet season 11 will be called Metropolis
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 5/23/2010, 4:30 PM
JSA @ PP @ [frick]ing hell yeah!!! ; D

Promorus @ Probably right dude!

MATT @ I liked the AQUAMAN pilot man, though we can't have JUSTIN HARTLEY back in the role! : P

GRIF @ GEEZUZ! : D
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 5/23/2010, 4:35 PM
I took the time last week to catch up with Smallville (as I stopped watching after the not brilliant JSA special) and I have to say I really enjoyed watching it again! It definitely has it's faults but the show is good fun for the most part.

Personally, I'd love to see Welling play a costumed Superman in a spin-off once Smallville comes to an end! And what a finale to season 9 - it's moments like that which remind me why it used to be my favourite TV show!
EdGross
EdGross - 5/23/2010, 4:41 PM
I've said it before, JoshW, but they REALLY got their act together in season nine. I can't believe how much I enjoyed the show. At the same time, I really think they should go out at the end of 10 and leave things at a high.

Hopefully there will be a spinoff, though my concern is that the CW seems to be moving in a different direction these days and I hope that they'll see a spin-off as part of that direction. Doubt Tom Welling would be the star of a spin-off, but hopefully he would appear occasionally. All conjecture at this point.
DLM
DLM - 5/23/2010, 4:41 PM
Yes to Lex. No to Chloe, lets put her 150k an episode back into the production budget and get more action and DC character guest appearences from it.

Definately need a spinoff of some kind to fill the Smallville void once its gone.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 5/23/2010, 4:43 PM
He says he would love to bring Kristin Kreuk as Lana back. That alone should make whatever he says from now on value nothing. PS no spin offs.
kitboy33
kitboy33 - 5/23/2010, 4:47 PM
If Smallville were a dog, it'd have already been put down. END IT!
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 5/23/2010, 4:52 PM
Ed: I know I've been pretty negative about the show lately but after sitting down and watching the 10 episodes I was behind on, it really made me reconsider my feelings towards Smallville and I have to agree that season 9 was a HUGE improvement upon the past few!

The CW doesnt exist here in the UK so I have to ask - what exactly is the different direction you're talking about? As I said abovie, I think it would be great to see a suited up Tom Welling as the star of an actual Superman show but I guess we'll have to wait and see how season 10 finishes and whether he'd want to do that sort of thing.

The main reason I'd be so keen on Welling coming back to do that sort of show is not only the fact that it would be awesome but also because I just dont think that the rest of Smallville's cast such as Justin Hartely are strong enough characters or actors to hold up their own spin-off!
Ranger14
Ranger14 - 5/23/2010, 4:54 PM
So, if there is no Chloe for the most part, who is going to run Watchtower and handle all the technology aspect of the headquarters? I think Chloe fills a very important and valuable role in the show.

In late March Rosenbaum tweeted the following (this was long after the rumor he may come back for few episodes if he could wear a bald cap): "Sorry," wrote Rosenbaum. "It's not 'Smallville' related. I've already stated that I'm not returning. I'd never lead you guys on like that. I appreciate your support."

I would like to see him return, but it doesn't sound too promising. Anything is possible though.
itashy
itashy - 5/23/2010, 4:58 PM
@grif if you hate it so much why keep reading news on it :? i think you just like to PMS all over the site :D
Angelus
Angelus - 5/23/2010, 5:14 PM
@ kitboy33 - you're right!

Beware my power!
THEMRTERRIFIC
THEMRTERRIFIC - 5/23/2010, 5:28 PM
Let's see Metropolis!! Bring on Supes!!
Jaxim
Jaxim - 5/23/2010, 5:34 PM
I can see them going beyond the 10th season if and that's a BIG "IF":
1) the writing is better. I think the writing has gotten somewhat better, but the current scripts need still to go thru 10 more rounds of editing.
2) If they reboot the show with a different feeling. Instead of teeny bopper melodrama, they should write it in a more realistic way. The emotional drama should be toned down and the plot should be more realistic. It should be like the 1st season of Heroes.
3) The casting should have more age variety. There should be more main characters and extras in their 40s+. Currently everyone is in their 20-30s.
4) Stop with the teasing and make Clark fly already!
venom001
venom001 - 5/23/2010, 5:39 PM
I would love to see the show go beyond 10 seaons, but rename it Metropolis, and put Welling in the costume already, he's been Superman for 9 years for the love of Pete!

But he needs to fly, and get rid of the stupid blur around the person flying, when they did that with Zod it just looks cheesy. Superman Returns did the flying perfectly, it looked smooth and realistic. Smallville's flying....not so much.
DDD
DDD - 5/23/2010, 5:48 PM
Seasom 10 Smallville should segue into season
one "THE LEAGUE". That's how it won't end
completely. Have Clark wearing the red & blue
cape and tights, with the rest of the young
JLA gang. Spinoff city!

Photobucket

Photobucket
whatshisnameMD
whatshisnameMD - 5/23/2010, 5:50 PM
Gene Hackman was not a good Lex Luthor they made him wimpy in that movie. Rosenbaum had the same take to Luthor as Kevin Spacey he was maniacal and devious. I loved watching Rosembaum in Smallville.
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 5/23/2010, 5:56 PM
RANDOM SMALLVILLE STORY I MADE UP CAUSE IM BORED--CLARK FIGHTS ZOD, CLARK DEFEATS ZOD AND SENDS HIM TO NEW KRYPTON,ZOD RETURNS SOMEHOW, CLARK DEFEATS ZOD AGAIN WITH KRYPTONITE NEARLY KILLING HISELF IN THE BATTLE , THE KRYPTONITE PERMANENTLY MAKING SOME OF THE HAIR "CURL"(TRADEMARK SUPERMAN CURL) ZOD'S MIND GETS ERASED BY MANHUNTER, ZOD IS SENT BACK IN TIME ONTO KRYPTON BEFORE IT WAS DESTROYED, ZOD KILLS REAL ZOD THINKING HIMSELF AN IMPOSTER AND CONTINUES BEING EVIL GATHERING HIS FAMILIAR COHORTS URSA AND NON BECOMING WHAT WE KNOW THEM TO BE IN SUPERMAN 2.

CLARK KNOWING IF HE INTENDS TO BE SUPERMAN USES THE TIME TRAVELING RING TO GO BACK TO YOUNG CLARK AND TO ASK HIS YOUNG SELF TO SUBTLY CHANGE HIS OUTWARD APPEARANCE ACT AWKWARD, WEAR GLASSES, ALL TO HIDE HIS TRUE IDENTITY WICH HE WILL TELL HIS YOUNG SELF HE WILL BECOME IN THE FUTURE, NERD CLARK POT HOLE RECTIFIED.

CLARK RETURNS FROM THE PAST AND BACK TO THE PRESENT WHERE HE IS MET BY METALLO, THEY FIGHT IN THE BATTLE THE RING FALLS OFF CLARKS FINGER, CLARK IS GETTING PUMMELED METALLO IS USING HIS KRYPTONITE HEART TO GET THE UPPERHAND ON CLARK AND IS WINNING

CHLOE FINDS THE RING AND MAKES A SACRIFICE TO SAVE CLARK AND GRABS METALLO AND TRAVELS BACK IN TIME WITH HIM. CHLOE ARRIVES IN THE PAST LETTING METALLO GO SHE TRAVELS AGAIN WITH THE RING ARRIVING NOT IN OUR PRESENT BUT ACCIDENTALLY ON THE DAY JIMMY DIED.

CHLOE DECIDES TO SAVE JIMMY BY BRINGING HIM TO THE PRESENT BEFORE HE IS KILLED BY DOOMSDAY, CHOLE GETS TO JIMMY AND ACTIVATES THE RING TO BRING THEM BOTH TO OUR PRESENT BUT NOT BEFORE DOOMSDAY IMPALES CHLOE WITH A FATAL WOUND..

CHLOE BRINGS BACK JIMMY TO OUR PRESENT CHLOE DYING CLARK ASKS ZATTANA IF SHE CAN SOMEHOW SAVE CHLOE, ZATTANA PUSHES CHLOE'S SOUL INTO THE WATCHTOWER COMPUTER,CHLOE'S BODY DIES, YET HER SOUL SURVIVES AS THE NEW AI OF THE WATCHTOWER COMPUTER..

MARTIAN MANHUNTER ERASES JIMMY'S MEMORIES OF CHLOE THE WEDDING, THE TIME TRAVELING ,DOOMSDAY..JIMMY IS BACK AND ALIVE, CHLOE'S TRUE BODY IS GONE, CLARK IS SADDENED FROM THE CONSEQUENCES THE LEGION RING BROUGHT GIVES MARTIAN MANHUNTER THE RING AND TELLS HIM TO GET RID OF IT.

MANHUNTER SHOOTS A BURST OF ENERGY AT THE RING ACTIVATING AND SENDING IT TOWARDS CAVES IN SMALLVILLE, THE RING IMBEDDED IN THE CAVES IN THE PAST EVENTUALLY BECOMING THE CAVES CLARK WILL FIND THE KEYS TO HIS DESTINY, THE RING DAMAGED YET STRANGLEY SLOWLY REPAIRING ITSELF,LEX FINDS THE RING AND NEVER TAKES IT OFF, THE DAY HE IS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN BLOWN UP, A SPLIT SECOND BEFORE IT HAPPENS HE ACTIVATES THE RING NOW FULLY FUNCTIONING, WANTING TO BE SOMEWHERE ELSE IN TIME ARRIVING IN THE FUTURE WHERE HE IS HEALED OF HIS HANDICAPS, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUTURE HE SIEZES TECHNOLOGY AND RETURNS TO OUR PRESENT PLANNING A NEW EVIL SCHEME, LEX IS BACK .

CLARK GETS JIMMY A PHOTOGRAPHER JOB AT THE PLANET, PERRY WHITE GETS THE JOB OF CHIEF, CLARK FIGURES OUT HOW TO FLY HE PUTS ON THE RED AND BLUES SLICKS BACK HIS HAIR, FLYING IN SPACE, FISTS FORWARD, FAMILIAR SUPERMAN THEME SONG STARTS TO PLAY IN THE BACKGROUND, GIVES THE CAMERA A WINK FLIES OFF TOWARDS THE EARTHS HORIZON..THE END.
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 5/23/2010, 6:31 PM

"NO SON THEY ARENT SEX TOYS..THEY ARE KRYPTONIAN TECHNOLOGY"
Rock317
Rock317 - 5/23/2010, 6:32 PM
@Gunsmith . . . That would be AWEsome! & I know AWEsome ;) haha
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 5/23/2010, 6:44 PM
IF SOMEONE CAN SEND IT TO SMALLVILLE WRITERS PLEASE DO IT CAUSE ID LOVE TO SEE IT HAPPEN...THANKS AWSOME, YOUR AWSOME.
TheSentry
TheSentry - 5/23/2010, 7:10 PM
why did the actor who played lex luther leave? i hope we get to see superman and the red and blue tights and fly before the show ends
JustinMSalvato
JustinMSalvato - 5/23/2010, 7:11 PM
Season 11? I would watch it, but I know they wouldn't carry on with Smallville.. Same actors, but the show would be Metropolis, Man of Steel, or Super Drama :)

peterparker420
peterparker420 - 5/23/2010, 7:28 PM
Grif- Take the sand out of you're vagina and SHUT OFF!!



JOSH- That all it is GOOD FUN! I glad you liked the last
few episodes..and the finale..AWESOME! That is the
best cliffhanger of ANY season. and I agree, that
Josh Hartely could NOT hold up, lets say a
GREEN ARROW spin-off, Welling needs to be in there
somehow..That why I really hope for a JLA..but the
problem there is..NO BATMAN..and any other
character they don't get the rights for..like
Wonder Woman, or Red Tornado, or Green Lantern
and so on..But I REALLY want a
JSA or JLA spin-off.
Roscoe182
Roscoe182 - 5/23/2010, 7:29 PM
ahh i love smallville but it needs to end if they want to carry on they have to move to the next stage Metropolis let him fly give him the Red an Blue lol look at me preaching to the choir..

But i do say no to Smallville Season 11
TNTjesus
TNTjesus - 5/23/2010, 8:14 PM
First of all, I love this damn show!

But for a season 11, it can no longer be called Smallville. It has gotta be a League spin-off or simply put on the tights and do a Metropolis show.
TheSentry
TheSentry - 5/23/2010, 8:31 PM
i stoped watchin smallville at season 5 or 6 i might watch the last season just to see how it ended
Timerider84
Timerider84 - 5/23/2010, 8:36 PM
I say make the next year Metropolis, by ending Smallville with Clark flying off with the suit at the very end of the show and series. I would also bring in that one guy from Somerholt who can wipe out people's minds. You know the guy who thought he killed his brother, when it was his dad. The Sheriff and Lois saw him lift those two large tower things, anyways...I would have him wipe Lois and maybe Perry White's minds. Start Metropolis 5 or so years later and bring in Jimmy Olsen. Preferably, the same Jimmy Olsen from Season 7, I liked his version of Jimmy.

Bring in Michael Rosenbaum in the last show and set up the new series Metropolis. Drop Chloe, give Clark's friends suits that are closer to their comicbook counterpart. Also, you have to bring in Bruce Wayne and maybe Diana Prince to the new series as well, for ratings of course.

Michael please come back, do you really have anything else going on? No. I would ask for a bigger pay check to come back though. There is no one better than you to play Lex Luthor, yours is the best.

This is what I would do after Smallville ended. One last thing, I really hope we see Clark at his father's grave just one more time in the next season, the last episode maybe. Could be a really emotional scene. So will Chloe's disappearance/death/whatever. I mean the Legion never heard of her in Clark's past. Could be interesting to see what her fate will be.
SupermanReturns2006
SupermanReturns2006 - 5/23/2010, 8:59 PM
I will like to see Darkseid, appear in the upcoming season 10. Darkseid could be a threat to Planet Earth like Lucifer (The Fallen Angel) who was casted out from Heaven. Darkseid can be both alien and human (Very Monsterously Evil). I will like to see Blue Beetle, Firestorm, The Spectre come out next season.

As Chloe Sullivan is not returning to the episode lets get Lucy Lane (Played by Peyton List) to return to episode 10, and she will be as close sisters to Lois Lane. Maybe She and Kara Kent will be best friends. Kenny Braverman will also be Clark Kent's childhood friend from Smallville in his Middle School years as he is radiated to the Kryptinite-Machine and he is called "The Conduit". Daniel Turpin (Played by David Paetkau) "Bulletproof" and Maggie Sawyer (Played vt Jill Teed) "Alive" should return to the episodes as Police Officers of Metropolis and Catherine Grant (Played by Emilie Ullerup) "Crossfire" to return also.

I will like to see Jax-Ur from the Superman: Animated Series team up with Zod and his army crew.
Instantclassic
Instantclassic - 5/23/2010, 9:43 PM
Mostly likely will end after season 10, but would love to see a Season 11, but Smallville has to go back to Wednesdays cause Friday nights are when people go out and movies come out so we need viewers to watch
OriginalPhysco
OriginalPhysco - 5/23/2010, 10:01 PM
@GUNSMITH
Looks like Jor-El just discovered sex toys
marvelguy
marvelguy - 5/23/2010, 11:00 PM
Let it end. The first four years were pretty spot on. Now they've broken from their own continuity. I watch it like a car wreck.
And why can't Clark fly? As soon as the Candorians received their powers they up and flew away.
I still think they should have brought in a younger Supergirl...and again I say: Chloe as Oracle is so ridiculous. Lois never wonders what her cousin is doing all day/night? And they suddenly pair her with Oliver after his dirty emails to Black Canary?
Don't get me started on the Wonder Twins...but that was a nice break.
Roscoe182
Roscoe182 - 5/23/2010, 11:32 PM
man im sick of ppl sayin bring bruce wayne in to smallville how would they even try an do that at this time bruce would be off travling the world a they cudnt do it if they wanted to beause the rights to him being owned by another company
1 2
View Recorder