Such speculation only strengthened when one of the crossovers introduced Elizabeth Tulloch as journalist/love interest Lois Lane. Chief among these is the despotic god known as Darkseid, who’s basically a more evil version of Thanos from the Marvel franchise. All rights reserved. The CW has put in development Superman & Lois, a present-day one-hour drama based on the DC characters, starring Supergirl's Tyler Hoechlin and former Grimm star Elizabeth Tulloch Of course, with that hype comes a major question: is this show’s creative potential dried up before it’s even premiered? In an interview with Deadline.com, Jon Cryer talks about the Season 4 finale of “Supergirl”, his portrayal of Lex Luthor, and how it compares to other versions both on and off the screen. Eventually, a series starring Hoechlin and Tulloch was officially announced. Another great aspect of recent Superman comics has been the friendship between Lois and Clark’s son Jonathan, a.k.a. Aside from that, Moore’s premise plays out in much the same way. All Rights Reserved. This isn’t an enormous surprise, but it could make for some juicy storytelling as the character is currently in an interesting place post-Crisis. If his massive ship and assimilation tech don’t scare the VFX artists away, then his army of death-bots surely will. Arch villain Lex Luther (Gene Hackman), determined to make the world safe for nuclear arms merchants creates a new being to challenge the Man of Steel: the radiation-charged … That means that guys like Steel and Superboy would need completely different backstories. Whenever Supergirl has shown fights between Kryptonians or otherwise godlike beings, it’s always felt very tame and underwhelming. Using so many Superman baddies in Supergirl also makes it tricky for this new show to adapt any stories they were involved in. The reason that he might appear is simple: part of him already has. Presumably, there’ll still be some superhero’ing to do on the side, but I’m hoping for a lighter tone similar to the classic Lois & Clark TV show from the mid-90s. For the first time since the conclusion of Smallville in 2011, the Man of Steel will anchor his own TV show…and this time, he’ll be suited up and ready for action.. In terms of performance (more than writing), he might be the best live-action Lex Luthor ever. Congrats to Melissa Benoist and Jon Cryer on their nominations! It’s why Deathstroke didn’t show up more on Arrow; he was poised to appear in films like the aforementioned Justice League and Ben Affleck’s Batman flick. Most infamously, though, was when the comic’s seminal moments were clumsily crammed into the climax of Batman v Superman, resulting in wasted drama toward a “death” which audiences knew would be reversed in the subsequent Justice League flick. Superman III was ridiculous too. Superman & Lois, along with the rest of the Arrowverse, will air on The CW. Bringing these villains back—at least the ones who aren’t dead or retired—would simply retread old territory, and it would feel especially tired given how recent Supergirl is. 'Superman & Lois' : The CW TV Series It's 'Superman & Lois' in Development at The CW Tentatively titled Superman & Lois, the in-development project would see Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch (Grimm) reprising their Arrowverse roles as Clark Kent/Superman and Lois Lane, which they have already brought to Supergirl and the current production of this year's Crisis crossover. The last thing the writers probably want to deal with is yet another alternate universe. Add to this the fact that the show has introduced and vanquished several of Superman’s most infamous foes.