[NEWS] "Smallville" animated sequel on hold

Judging by the last few season (if not more) of "Smallville", it's with a huge sigh of reflief that the sequel is on hold ... not that we actually need nor want the sequel or yet another reboot of Superman either.  :-\
   'Smallville' Co-Creator Says Animated Sequel Is 'Off The Table For a Bit'
   While Warner Bros. Is 'Rebooting 'Superman": 'Everything Comes Around in
   One Form or Another'
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   Co-creator Alfred Gough says his animated follow-up to "Smallville" will
   have to wait until Warner Bros. is finished with James Gunn's "Superman."
   "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," Gough told
   "Smallville" stars Michael Rosenbaum and Tom Welling on their "Talk
   Ville" podcast. "Everything comes around in one form or another, I just
   read the other day that they are rebooting 'Buffy' for Hulu."
   Co-created by Gough and Miles Millar, "Smallville" ran for 217 episodes
   across 10 seasons on the CW. The show followed a teenage Clark Kent
   (Welling) learning to harness his superpowers for good in the quaint
   town of Smallville, Kan.
   Gough went on to add that another wrinkle in the "Smallville" sequel
   series could be the "regime change" that happened over at Warner Bros.
   In 2022, Gunn and Peter Safran were named co-CEOs of DC Studios, a
   then freshly minted production arm tasked to oversee DC properties 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
   said.
   Gunn's highly anticipated "Superman," which is slated for a July 11
   release, will serve as the litmus test for how his revamped DC Studios
   will fare at a time when the box office is plagued with superhero
   fatigue. The film stars David Corenswet (Clark Kent/Superman), Nicholas
   Hoult (Lex Luthor), Rachel Brosnahan (Lois Lane), Skyler Gisondo (Jimmy
   Olsen) and Isabela Merced (Kendra Saunders/Hawkgirl).
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