'Smallville' executive producer Darren Swimmer has revealed that the Legion will be made up of Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy and Lightning Lad, and they will be revealed in the 10th episode of the new season || Joel B. Michaels, an executive producer on 'Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,' was promoted to president of production at The Halcyon Co., the group that owns the rights to the Terminator franchise, says The Hollywood Reporter || Helena Bonham Carter had to take a break from filming 'Terminator 4' to return to Britain to grieve with her family after four relatives were killed in a minibus crash in South Africa, according to E! Online || A new trailer is out for the upcoming direct-to-DVD release of 'Dead Like Me' at deadlikemedvd.com || Jud Taylor, who directed five episodes of the original 'Star Trek' series including 'Let That Be Your Last Battlefield,' died at the age of 76 || 'Smallville' executive producer Darren Swimmer has revealed that the Legion will be made up of Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy and Lightning Lad, and they will be revealed in the 10th episode of the new season || Joel B. Michaels, an executive producer on 'Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,' was promoted to president of production at The Halcyon Co., the group that owns the rights to the Terminator franchise, says The Hollywood Reporter || Helena Bonham Carter had to take a break from filming 'Terminator 4' to return to Britain to grieve with her family after four relatives were killed in a minibus crash in South Africa, according to E! Online || A new trailer is out for the upcoming direct-to-DVD release of 'Dead Like Me' at deadlikemedvd.com || Jud Taylor, who directed five episodes of the original 'Star Trek' series including 'Let That Be Your Last Battlefield,' died at the age of 76 ||

'Smallville': Chloe Is In, Supergirl Is Out

By MARX PYLE
Source: TV Guide
May-16-2008

A sigh of relief could be heard by "Smallville" fans when Allison Mack's return for next season was finally confirmed. Unfortunately Laura Vandervoort's return as Kara (aka Supergirl) is not so certain. In fact, the recent The CW upfront presentation made it clear that even if Vandervoort is back, it won't be as a series regular.

"They announced the cast ... and I'm not a part of it," Vandervoort told TV Guide. "We were all surprised when they chose not to bring me back as a regular, but I'm sure I'll be back for one or two" episodes.

Vandervoort is trying to look on the bright side though, noting that the show's star is Clark Kent and her character's appearance was originally supposed to be much shorter than the season-long recurring role that she ended up with.

Next season will be sans Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum) and showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. Between that and the departure of Lionel Luthor (John Glover) and Lana Lang's (Kristin Kreuk) reduced appearances, many fans believe next season to be the last.

That may be a good thing for Vandervoort, since there has been speculation that she could star in her own spinoff.

Season eight of "Smallville" will introduce Doomsday and an unknown female villain. This writer is guessing Maxima, but there have been no real clues to her identity.

"Smallville" airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET on The CW.

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