Tom Welling saved Superman
“I believe Smallville set the stage for Superman’s revitalization. If Tom Welling didn’t fly for our generation, it’s a good bet that Superman Returns would never happen. “
Now this isn’t my own quote, but I agree 100% with Van about this. We watched Superman Returns on DVD and I’d say Smallville influenced how that movie played out. After Christopher Reeve, nobody could fill Superman’s shoes. But Tom Welling was able to reinvent Clark Kent into a more human, more vulnerable superman, and yet one who’s destiny was to save the world. And, without Smallville, the newer movie Superman Returns wouldn’t have worked out as well.
For more of Van’s review of “Post-crisis Superman 1986-2006″ read it here at Van’s Universe.
Tags: Tom Welling, Smallville, Superman Returns, review, post-crisis
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1 opinion for Tom Welling saved Superman
the fan
Feb 29, 2008 at 5:20 pm
I still think that the superman returns movie and could have been way better that it turned out. But it is definitely true that if Tom Welling hadnt stared his role on Smallville that Superman would have been reduced to a simple comic book hero.
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