Overview

• Tom Welling said on Michael Rosenbaum’s podcast that a live-action Smallville reboot will probably never happen, dashing revival hopes.
• Michael Rosenbaum agreed that Smallville is not the type of series that Warner Bros would revive in a full-scale reboot.
• Warner Bros has put development of an animated Smallville sequel on indefinite hold to concentrate on James Gunn’s unified DCU Superman projects.
• James Gunn’s Superman film has been a critical and commercial success, reinforcing the studio’s decision to back its new Superman slate over legacy TV revivals.
• Original cast members continue making occasional crossover appearances, including Rosenbaum’s cameo in Gunn’s latest Superman film and the 2019 Arrowverse Crisis on Infinite Earths event.