Casting Call For Mercy Graves, Perry White?
Sept 22, 2020 18:39:35 GMT -5
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Post by Katie on Sept 22, 2020 18:39:35 GMT -5
The Illuminerdi has shared a casting call for The CW's Superman & Lois TV series, and it looks like a lot of familiar faces from the comic books will inhabit this corner of the "CWVerse."
We start with a woman of open ethnicity in her 30s named "Leslie" (bear in mind that codenames are used for listings like these). She's described as "the right-hand man to the world’s arguably most influential figure," so common sense says we're getting a new, small screen version of Mercy Graves.
At the Smallville Gazette, Lois Lane will be mentoring a newly created character (we're assuming) called Chrissy, a female reporter in her 20s. It seems The CW is looking for a Pakistani actress, and "Chrissy apparently has foot-in-mouth syndrome, but is an ambitious individual whose dreams of something better take hold after meeting her idol."
Finally, there's a "Sam Foswell" who is said to be in his 40s and the latest editor of The Daily Planet.
Described as someone who "may seem rough and irascible, but he’s a big softie on the inside," the site believes this could be a fresh take on Perry White, though it's hard to say what the plan might be in a post-Crisis on Infinite Earths "CWVerse." During one of Clark Kent's Supergirl appearances, he was shown reporting back to Perry, but there's no way of knowing what role he could play here.
We'll have to wait and see, but Superman & Lois is undeniably intriguing!
We start with a woman of open ethnicity in her 30s named "Leslie" (bear in mind that codenames are used for listings like these). She's described as "the right-hand man to the world’s arguably most influential figure," so common sense says we're getting a new, small screen version of Mercy Graves.
At the Smallville Gazette, Lois Lane will be mentoring a newly created character (we're assuming) called Chrissy, a female reporter in her 20s. It seems The CW is looking for a Pakistani actress, and "Chrissy apparently has foot-in-mouth syndrome, but is an ambitious individual whose dreams of something better take hold after meeting her idol."
Finally, there's a "Sam Foswell" who is said to be in his 40s and the latest editor of The Daily Planet.
Described as someone who "may seem rough and irascible, but he’s a big softie on the inside," the site believes this could be a fresh take on Perry White, though it's hard to say what the plan might be in a post-Crisis on Infinite Earths "CWVerse." During one of Clark Kent's Supergirl appearances, he was shown reporting back to Perry, but there's no way of knowing what role he could play here.
We'll have to wait and see, but Superman & Lois is undeniably intriguing!
Following the news that Supergirl is ending, Now that the time has finally come, it feels like those behind Superman and Lois are making a multitude of decisions that altogether ignore what Supergirl has contributed to the Arrowverse over the last five years.
Ignoring altogether
Where to start, honestly? Half of what we know about Superman and Lois feels like Supergirl has fallen to the wayside to make way for the Man of Steel, which feels incredibly disrespectful to the hard work that Melissa Benoist and company have contributed to make the universe successful, even when fans weren’t pleased with the writing on their show. There’s no denying that the Arrowverse would not be what it is today if Benoist was not part of it.
Let’s talk about a few things we know about the new series that have been particularly off-putting for Supergirl fans:
During the DC Fandome event on September 12, Tyler Hoechlin, Bitsie Tulloch, and the Superman and Lois showrunner sat down to discuss their upcoming show with the only mention of Clark’s history on Supergirl coming from Hoechlin himself. (Wouldn’t you expect the showrunner to know the history of the lead character?)
Mercy and Otis Graves both played an important role on Supergirl season 4 (particularly the latter) for both the Agent Liberty and Lex Luthor stories. Mercy died early into the season. But according to a new casting call for Superman and Lois, the character will be reappearing. So, uh, how exactly did the events of Supergirl season 4 play out in the post-crisis world? What really even happened, if anything?
If we’re to believe the Superman and Lois pilot script that leaked a few months ago is the real deal, that would mean the character currently known as “The Stranger” played by Wole Parks is Lex Luthor from another Earth. First, surely there will be an explanation for how this is possible while Jon Cryer’s Lex torments Kara and Lena in National City since two Beth Kanes could not exist simultaneously on Batwoman.
But regardless of that, Lex Luthor died on Supergirl season 4, episode 22. Then, he was brought back by The Monitor, taking over “Crisis on Infinite Earths” and the second half of Supergirl season 5. Why did we suffer through all of that for a new Lex Luthor to be introduced? There would have been no reason to resurrect him, and we could have been rid of him and that tired storyline on Supergirl.
Finally, one of the series regulars on Superman and Lois is Lois’ father, General Lane, played by Dylan Walsh. However, General Lane was played by Glenn Morshower on Supergirl season 1. Sure, recasting a character almost five years after the character’s last appearance isn’t too extraordinary, but it’s just another instance of ignoring previously established continuity. How long before Lucy Lane is recast?
Too many of the creative decisions for Superman and Lois seem to be taking away from the foundation that Supergirl has built over five years. But altogether, it is a symptom of a larger problem, which is those behind the Arrowverse using “Crisis on Infinite Earths” uniting the multiverse as an excuse to change absolutely whatever they’d like with no logic put behind the decision.
‘Crisis on Infinite Earths’ is slowly erasing and debilitating ‘Supergirl’
Supergirl season 5, episode 12
Ignoring altogether
Where to start, honestly? Half of what we know about Superman and Lois feels like Supergirl has fallen to the wayside to make way for the Man of Steel, which feels incredibly disrespectful to the hard work that Melissa Benoist and company have contributed to make the universe successful, even when fans weren’t pleased with the writing on their show. There’s no denying that the Arrowverse would not be what it is today if Benoist was not part of it.
Let’s talk about a few things we know about the new series that have been particularly off-putting for Supergirl fans:
During the DC Fandome event on September 12, Tyler Hoechlin, Bitsie Tulloch, and the Superman and Lois showrunner sat down to discuss their upcoming show with the only mention of Clark’s history on Supergirl coming from Hoechlin himself. (Wouldn’t you expect the showrunner to know the history of the lead character?)
Mercy and Otis Graves both played an important role on Supergirl season 4 (particularly the latter) for both the Agent Liberty and Lex Luthor stories. Mercy died early into the season. But according to a new casting call for Superman and Lois, the character will be reappearing. So, uh, how exactly did the events of Supergirl season 4 play out in the post-crisis world? What really even happened, if anything?
If we’re to believe the Superman and Lois pilot script that leaked a few months ago is the real deal, that would mean the character currently known as “The Stranger” played by Wole Parks is Lex Luthor from another Earth. First, surely there will be an explanation for how this is possible while Jon Cryer’s Lex torments Kara and Lena in National City since two Beth Kanes could not exist simultaneously on Batwoman.
But regardless of that, Lex Luthor died on Supergirl season 4, episode 22. Then, he was brought back by The Monitor, taking over “Crisis on Infinite Earths” and the second half of Supergirl season 5. Why did we suffer through all of that for a new Lex Luthor to be introduced? There would have been no reason to resurrect him, and we could have been rid of him and that tired storyline on Supergirl.
Finally, one of the series regulars on Superman and Lois is Lois’ father, General Lane, played by Dylan Walsh. However, General Lane was played by Glenn Morshower on Supergirl season 1. Sure, recasting a character almost five years after the character’s last appearance isn’t too extraordinary, but it’s just another instance of ignoring previously established continuity. How long before Lucy Lane is recast?
Too many of the creative decisions for Superman and Lois seem to be taking away from the foundation that Supergirl has built over five years. But altogether, it is a symptom of a larger problem, which is those behind the Arrowverse using “Crisis on Infinite Earths” uniting the multiverse as an excuse to change absolutely whatever they’d like with no logic put behind the decision.
‘Crisis on Infinite Earths’ is slowly erasing and debilitating ‘Supergirl’
Supergirl season 5, episode 12
