Thank God for a reboot. Its about time.
As far as it goes, I would love to see Welling portraying the character we all love and support but what kind of reboot should it be?
Use Smallville as continuity?
Its a possibility. AS much as I love seeing Welling portraying Clark Kent and in my mind, he would be terrific playing Superman ( Hes this generations Superman; I Agree) , I really think that theres a certain sense of injustice not to have the other Smallvilles cast members in this reboot, should Welling be in the movie.
I think everyone agrees Michael Rosenbaum was/is the best Lex Luthor ever. Erica Durances performance as Lois is to me, pretty solid, a performance far better than Margot Kidder or Kate Bosworth, IMHO. Annette OToole is a great Martha Kent. Michael Mckean as Perry White was great but if they want to recast, fine: he was only in one episode.
As for Chloe, Lana and Pete, theyre not essential for the movie so I wouldnt consider them.
So to me, a reboot following Smallville could be a very interesting option:
In a way, the origin is already done: We dont have to worry about it. They simply could use some of Smallvilles footage as flashback. We all know Superman comes from Krypton, Hes last son of a dead civilization, he works at the Daily Planet, he loves Lois
As a film, it would have a different vibe from TV series, it wouldnt just be a two /three hour episode put together which is an often complaint from movies made out of tv series like the X-Files or Sex and the City.
Smallville is a prequel above all: it shows the path of a boy who someday will be the worlds greatest hero. In the movie, the boy is already a man who is the greatest hero.
Should they (The WB) consider just Welling, I wouldnt mind but there would be a certain sense of injustice towards other Smallvilles cast members.
So, IMHO, there are three options:
1- Use Welling but also use others like MR, ED, AT and use Smallville as background. (My favourite option)
2- Just use Welling, forget everything else: new story, new background, etc.( least favourite but still acceptable)
3- Unknown cast for every character, new stories, etc.