Smallville
Summary
Michael Rosenbaum , who played Lex Luthor onDC ’s farseeing - runningSmallvilleseries , reveals his disfavor of how one character was portray in the serial . On the latest sequence ofTalk Ville , Rosenbaum and co - hostTom Welling ( who toy Clark Kent)discussed the season 4 episode " Gone . " As General Sam Lane appears in the episode , the two affect on what it was like to work with Michael Ironside and how they feel about his character overall . For Rosenbaum , the experience was n’t great .
Rosenbaum : I think [ Michael Ironside ] is a good actor ; I just was n’t impressed with [ General Lane ] . I just was n’t . It was like , [ does stereotypically over - the - top problematic guy depression and pantomime a cigar ] . I was n’t impressed by it , that ’s all . I just … mayhap the writing . There just was n’t a lot for him to do , and it was just kind of playing that . I did n’t think he had to be so hard . I mean he could have been a little bit softer . His disposition is enough , or his conduct is heavy enough . He could have just been elusive and just soft , and it would have worked for me . I thought it was stereotypical Smallville . That ’s all . I think he ’s a good actor , though .
Tom Welling , who dally Clark Kent , a.k.a . Superman , for a full decade on the Smallville TV show , open up up on if he would be down for a film reunion .
Why Rosenbaum and Ironside Didn’t Get Along Off-Camera
Michael Rosenbaum did n’t just have issues with the way Michael Ironside portrayed Sam Lane , but he also had a unknown experience with the other actor . Rosenbaum made it clear that he does n’t dislike Ironside but that there was tension between them on Seth .
On the podcast , Tom Welling mentioned a time when Ironside had a foreign chemical reaction to Rosenbaum being friendly with the crew . Rosenbaum confirmed the incident and give way on to say he did n’t get along with Ironside in oecumenical , but that he did n’t bear any inauspicious will toward him . study their full recount of the incident below :
Michael Rosenbaum : Did n’t really get along with [ Sam Lane worker Michael Ironside ] . Did n’t have much interaction with him , but he just was n’t very kind to me . Maybe he was having a regretful mean solar day .
Tom Welling : Michael walked on the set ‘cause he was in the next scene and Ironside and I were doing a scene and Michael kind of waltzed in , you acknowledge , had his banter with the crew , and turned to Ironside , and Ironside looked at you and break , " Oh , you ’re that guy . "
Rosenbaum : And I said , " Yeah , I ’m the guy cable who ’s friendly with the total bunch . … He was just weird . It was weird . I do n’t detest the cat , I just did n’t eff his vibe .
after , Welling added the following :
I desire to go on record saying that [ Ironside ] and I got along corking . I loved it . I bonk working with him .
Neither actor seemed to have any animus direct at Ironside , and Welling also revealed that it may be an example of something he ’s noticed with certain actors . In his experience , some actors get quite broken when they ’re in the zone and have to face distractions . Regardless , the instalment present an interesting thought on howSmallville ’s General Lane could have been demo a mo other than .
seed : Talk Ville
