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Smallville’s Tom Welling “willing” to guest star on The CW’s The Flash

September 29, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Although Tom Welling is gearing up to make his return to the DC universe (kind of) with a guest role in the Vertigo adaptation Lucifer, the actor has kept his distance from superhero roles following his stint as Clark Kent in the Superman prequel series Smallville.

Back in August, Welling suggested that he’d been approached to portray Superman in season two of Supergirl (a role ultimately filled by Tyler Hoechlin), only to turn the opportunity down. However, speaking to Nuke the Fridge, Welling has revealed that he’s keen to make an appearance in another of The CW’s DC shows.

“I am willing to go on The Flash and I have a few ideas on how it can happen if the network asks me,” said Welling. “In fact, I think I can make it happen.”

It’s not clear from those comments whether Welling is suggesting that he’d be keen to don the tights as Superman – although seeing as Hoechlin’s Clark Kent exists in a different universe to Grant Gustin’s Flash, it would certainly be possible should the producers decide to go down that route.

SEE ALSO: Tom Welling explains why he didn’t wear the Superman suit in the Smallville finale

Would you like to see Tom Welling back as Superman for a guest role in The Flash? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below…

Originally published September 29, 2017. Updated April 15, 2018.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: DC, Superman, The Flash, Tom Welling

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket, suspense thriller Death Among the Pines, and horror franchise reboot Robert Returns. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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