Smallville star Tom Welling is remembering his time on set with late actor Christopher Reeve.
During a sit-down with Variety, in celebration of Smallville‘s 25th anniversary, Welling noted that Reeve guest-starred as Dr. Virgil Swann in a Season 2 episode, which aired in 2003, a year before his death. During the Smallville episode, Dr. Swann teaches Welling’s Clark Kent, AKA Superman, about his home planet, Krypton.
Welling recalled flying out to New York City from Toronto so it would be easier for Reeve, who was paralyzed, to film the Smallville scene.
“The idea is we were going to shoot Chris’s side of the scene so that he could then leave. We shot all his stuff, and he wouldn’t leave. He wanted to stay for my coverage where they film me speaking. But he totally didn’t need to do that,” recalled Welling, who played Clark throughout Smallville‘s 10-season run.
Welling also shared he had a wonderful time with Reeve, who famously played Superman in five films throughout the late ’70s and ’80s.
“We laughed a lot. He was very funny. It got to the point where he was being told to leave, and his nurse was like, ‘If you don’t leave, I’m going to call the police, and I’m going to take you out of here.’ And he turned to me, and he goes, ‘They’re always telling me what to do.’ It was really cool,” said Welling with a smile.
Welling also said that he and Reeve “talked a lot about what it meant to play the character,” who is so iconic and beloved.
“He said he was really happy that they chose me to play the role, which I thought was cool,” said the 49-year-old actor.
The Creators of ‘Smallville’ Discussed Christopher Reeve’s Guest Appearance
The co-creators of Smallville, Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, discussed Reeve’s guest appearance on the show during a 2023 episode of Welling and his castmate, Michael Rosenbaum‘s podcast, TalkVille.
Gough said he and the writers felt it was important for Reeve to introduce the lore of Krypton and reveal Clark’s given name, Kal-El, on the WB series. He said they reached out to Reeve’s agents while the show’s first season was in production.
Gough said that Reeve was “impressed” with the show and eventually called him about possibly filming an episode. According to Gough, Reeve agreed to play Dr. Swann under two conditions.
“He was a fascinating, lovely guy who had a lot to talk about, was very direct, was very honest about his situation and how that worked. And the thing he wanted was, you know, there’s a donation to his charity [The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation], and a PSA,” said Gough.
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