Erica Durance shares what she would want from a potentialDCreturn for her version of Lois Lane in Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum’sSmallvillerevival. While finishing its run over a decade ago,Smallvillecontinues to be one of the most popularlive-actionSupermanTV showsof all time. In the current age of streaming, the superhero series is also continuously finding a new audience all around the world, making it one of the most crucial properties in DC’s live-action legacy.
Screen Rantrecently spoke with theSmallvillestar ahead of the upcoming Salute to Smallville convention, which is happening this weekend. During the interview, Durance was asked about theSmallvilleanimated sequel show that Welling and Rosenbaum have in development, andshe revealed what storylines she would love to see explored for Lois in the potential revival, sharing the following:
I’d love to have explored where she would have gone further in her career. Whether it was for her to be a mother, how she balanced all of that. I’d like to delve a little more into her past, her experiences with her dad, and how her upbringing shaped her a little bit more and just seeing her grow into another person, a grown up version of herself. But I’d love to keep her complicated and full of conflict and not always doing the right thing and not always saying the right thing, because there’s more people like that out there, I think, in the world, than the ones that seem to be super slick.
What Erica Durance’s Comments Mean For The Smallville Sequel Show
Lois' Motherhood Would Be A Compelling Story
AsWelling has given an update on theSmallvilleTV sequel, knowing that key cast members like Durance’s Lois are on board is extremely encouraging. WithSmallvillebeing the ultimate origin story for Clark Kent,theSupermanprequel drama also gave a solid depiction of Lois in her early yearsbefore becoming the character everyone knows and loves from the comics. By the time theSmallvilleseries finale aired in 2011, viewers not only got to see Clark fully realized as Superman, but Lois being the star Daily Planet reporter she is known to be in the lore.
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DuringCrisis on Infinite Earths’sSmallvillecelebration, featuring Welling and Durance’s return as Clark and Lois, the Arrowverse writers planted a solid seed that could allow a whole new chapter for them to be explored in a hypothetical series revival. Concerning what Durance spoke about earlier,Lois exploring motherhoodwould be a compelling arc, especially in contrast to Clark as a father and superhero. Whether that would be part of theSmallvilleanimated sequel remains to be seen, but it is one of many stories they can tackle.
Our Take On Erica Durance’s Smallville Return Comments
With Durance’s depiction of Lois being one of the best aspects of the original show,it is a no-brainer to have her back for theanimated sequel series, especially with all the stories they could focus on with her all these years later. The bigger unanswered question is if the sequel will come to fruition, as it is all up to Warner Bros. Discovery to give Welling and Rosenbaum the greenlight to produce the show. Hopefully, the world will seeSmallvillelive again sooner rather than later.
Salute to Smallville takes place this weekend, October 5-6, at the Hilton Parsippany Hotel in New Jersey.
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Smallville chronicles the journey of Clark Kent, portraying his origins from Krypton to his teenage years on Earth. The series explores his challenges and development leading towards his destiny as the iconic hero, Superman, set against the backdrop of Smallville, Kansas.
