‘Smallville’ co-creator offers updates on collection’ animated sequel amid ‘Superman’ reboot

‘Smallville’ animated collection manufacturing replace 

Smallville is “off the table for a bit”.

Followers anticipating a Smallville revival should wait somewhat longer, as co-creator Alfred Gough just lately revealed that the animated follow-up is at the moment on maintain.

And the explanation? Warner Bros. is busy gearing up for James Gunn’s Superman.

Talking on the Speak Ville podcast with Smallville alums Michael Rosenbaum and Tom Welling, Gough defined why the sequel venture isn’t shifting ahead simply but.

“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,” he shared. 

Nonetheless, he stays optimistic, including, “Everything comes around in one form or another, I just read the other day that they are rebooting Buffy for Hulu.”

Created by Gough and Miles Millar, Smallville had a legendary run, spanning 217 episodes over 10 seasons on The CW. The collection chronicled a younger Clark Kent (Welling) discovering his superpowers within the small city of Smallville, Kansas—lengthy earlier than donning the long-lasting cape.

One other problem for the Smallville animated venture, Gough famous, is the “regime change” at Warner Bros. Since 2022, James Gunn and Peter Safran have taken the reins as co-CEOs of DC Studios, overseeing all issues DC 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 defined.

Gunn’s upcoming Superman film, set for launch on July 11, is seen as a significant check for his imaginative and prescient of the DC Universe, notably as superhero fatigue lingers on the field workplace. 

Whereas Smallville followers could also be disenchanted by the delay, it seems to be like persistence is vital—as a result of on this planet of superheroes, reboots and revivals are at all times simply across the nook.