Micheal Rosenbaum Still Says No To Returning To Lex Luthor!

Micheal Rosenbaum Still Says No To Returning To Lex Luthor!

DigitalSpy.com reports that Smallville former actor Michael Rosenbaum has refused to coming back to the CW superhero show...

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By LEEE777 - Dec 29, 2010 02:12 PM EST
Filed Under: Smallville
Source: digitalspy.co.uk



The Producers of Smallville Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders have attempted to convince Rosenbaum to reprise his role as legendary comic book villain Lex Luthor for the series final season of the hit DC show. The actor as yet has not accepted.

From Brian Peterson:

"So far, unfortunately, the actor has not accepted. "You know what, if it's roses [that will convince him], we've done that. If it's dinner, we've done that [too]."


From Kelly Souders:

"We love him, and he's such a talented actor and brought such life to Lex Luthor."


Also Souders talked about why so many characters are returning for Season ten.

"This [final] season is a lot about Clark confronting the ghosts of his past, and I think he has something to learn from everybody."


"When we looked back at these nine seasons, [we] tried to bring something out of it we've seen before, but [with] a new twist."


"I can't think of anybody who has been on the show where we wouldn't have a clear idea of what their story is."



Smallville is returning for a final time on CW January 28, 2011 for the second part of the last season.

LEEE777 - Well all I can say is I hope he does or I will personally feel cheated out of watching the last ten years of Smallville, how about you?

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LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/29/2010, 2:41 PM
All I can say is he BETTER come back for the final or well have DOOMSDAY all over again with DARKSEID.



; )
marvel72
marvel72 - 12/29/2010, 2:41 PM
excellent. :D

if he doesn't want to do it then f*ck it he doesn't have too.

@ leee777

great find,mate.

its been a while since the last "smallville" article.
KUSlacker
KUSlacker - 12/29/2010, 2:55 PM
yeah after this long i mean at least one episode!!! it would be lame to have a different lex and it would suck to end without him
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/29/2010, 2:55 PM
DP @ Cheers lol... but also having him back for the finale will make it watchable, no LEX makes me cringe lol! : P
Xandera
Xandera - 12/29/2010, 2:55 PM
I am sick of him saying this... nobody would even know his name is it wasn't Smallville... Jeez...
Where the hell is SuperKal... I wanna take out some frustration now!!!


Guys, check out the NEXT Sub-chapter of WHITE FIRE!

"White Fire"
tazmaniak
tazmaniak - 12/29/2010, 3:07 PM
I find it a little ridiculous that he won't come back for at least one episode, yet he's going to appear with Cassidy Freeman, Erica Durance and Justin Hartley at the "Superheroes Convention" in May.Smallville is the whole reason why he's invited.

I don't understand why they can't get him back.He left the show on good terms, he's still good friends with Welling and there's no animosity with the current producers.It's not like he's busy.He has a pilot for Syfy in development, but he isn't filming it yet.He doesn't have any movies or TV shows currently lined up.So what's the problem?
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/29/2010, 3:24 PM
TAZ @ It all could be a cover, think about it, a surprise right at the end... hell it better be lol! : P

kus @ Exactly!

Anil @ Haha!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/29/2010, 3:26 PM
SuperDude @ Why don't you want him back???

The best years of SMALLVILLE was when he was in it... look at it now.
Deschain
Deschain - 12/29/2010, 3:26 PM
Let him do what he wants to do, and it's not Smallville, just put a paper bag over Tom Wellings head and act out Luthors role, thats fine.
m0th3r
m0th3r - 12/29/2010, 3:29 PM
Hey mike..listen up..if i watched 10 f**kin years of this show, and you [frick] the last season cause you think you are special, i will never spend a single god damn dime on anything u do, star in, or even piss on. The time establishing your career on this show will be WASTED, or worse totally counter productive. I'm sure im not alone here, dont be such a whinny ass bag, take the damn bag of money, and do 15-20 mins of screen time.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/29/2010, 3:39 PM
superdude @ But mostly all them other villains have been total sh1t?

i.e. = ZOD, DOOMSDAY etc etc.


Oreos @ LOL! ; p
nuck82
nuck82 - 12/29/2010, 3:46 PM
he needs to take the stick out of his ass and do it!! not like he has had any other work!! when was the last time you saw him in a movie or tv show? im just saying

SOAL!!!
ROAD HOUSE!!
OVER ; )
HarrisonBergeron
HarrisonBergeron - 12/29/2010, 3:46 PM
I am ready to bet good money that this is just a disinformation campaign. MR has said many times in the past that he would be willing to come back for short periods if certain conditions were met. This is just the SV producers trying to make his appearance even more shocking.

I don't think that SV has done anything major for his career. He is/was the best young actor on the show, but no one is knocking down his door to cast him because of how great he was on SV. I bet his time as Flash did jut as much for his career as SV, SV just increased his celebrity.
Smallvilleisgood
Smallvilleisgood - 12/29/2010, 3:47 PM
it says SO FAR. Still time for him to return.
UncleBuck
UncleBuck - 12/29/2010, 3:52 PM
Does Michael Rosenbaum think they will make a Smallville Movie?

I mean, I don't understand the rift between the show and this guy. Is he holding out hope for something specific?

I get that he is making plenty of money in Re-Run Royalities... but but but...

oh well, he is his own man I guess.

but this is the only thing people know you from...well this and Sorority Boys and one awesome episode of It's Always Sunny.

Lex Luthor dude. come back and get paid
RoClover
RoClover - 12/29/2010, 3:53 PM
Omg he looks like Dean Winters. So cute, the both of them... Dean and Michael sandwich...

Anyway: good for him! That show sucks and he can do what he wants with his time. He doesn't have to if he doesn't want to.
lexkal66
lexkal66 - 12/29/2010, 3:54 PM
hopefully it is a misdirection and he does appear for at least the end of the last episode if not all of it.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/29/2010, 4:01 PM
nuck @ : D

Harrison @ I'm thinking that too, fingers crossed.

Superdude @ Okay Zod ain't too bad a character, its the actor playing him I'm not to keen on hell the guy is exactly the same on Santuary too lol.

Tho your right theres much worst than him, at least his villain character is half enjoyable!

DEADSHOT and DEATHSTROKE are a total joke.

Damn wish they could at least try and make the villains half good in Smallville, I'm cringing how DARKSEID will turn out like!

lexkal66 @ 100% fingers crossed!

RoClover @ Dean and Michael sandwich...HAHAHAHA!

Yeah but season's 1 through 7 were pure gold!

(Ruined the show going to METROPOLIS and using villains men't for the big screen like Doomsday)
ManofSteel23
ManofSteel23 - 12/29/2010, 4:03 PM
yeah i hope they are trying to make us think hes not coming back
or we could be thinking that and expect him to have a supprise come back and he doesnt
hmm happy..i will not be
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/29/2010, 4:03 PM
Superman1991 @ Same here dude.
jaysin420
jaysin420 - 12/29/2010, 4:03 PM
I bet he'll be back and they just us want to be really surprised. It just doesn't make any sense since Rosenbaum said he'd return if they let him keep his hair.

I read a spoiler that the next time we see the Lex clone he's a teenager and his hair grew back. So it's set up pretty nicely for Rosenbaum to return, hair and all.
otto
otto - 12/29/2010, 4:06 PM
why doesnt he just admit the only reason he doesnt want to come back is that he doesnt want to shave his head
Superman4
Superman4 - 12/29/2010, 4:07 PM
If not Rosenbaum get the dude who played his clone!

LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/29/2010, 4:14 PM
SUPERDUDE @ Too true, Blur, Matrix Superboy = total pi$$ take lol.

Dude I just hope they save a big wad of the budget for DARKSEID or it'll turn out like poop.... still think DARSEID should be saved for the JLA movie and DOOMSDAY for a Death of Superman movie!

Superman4 @ : D

Now if he could act!!

Jay @ Hope so, hair or not we need him back!

otto @ For the finale all he really need to wear is one of them bald things anyways.
JorEl77
JorEl77 - 12/29/2010, 4:16 PM
Rosenbaum is becoming the male version of Katherine Heigl & Jessica Alba!!!
ClarkFarley2012
ClarkFarley2012 - 12/29/2010, 4:16 PM
He's coming back. They're not fooling me.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/29/2010, 4:21 PM
JorEl77 @ What, he's going blonde and growing breasts?
JorEl77
JorEl77 - 12/29/2010, 4:21 PM
And if the d**kface doesn't come back,then they should use that old creepy Lex clone from the first episode.I think he did a pretty damn good job if you ask me.He had me freakin creeped out.
JorEl77
JorEl77 - 12/29/2010, 4:22 PM
No LEEE,he's acting like a stuck up douchebag like them two no talent unattractive skanks.HaHa!!!
ALmighty1080
ALmighty1080 - 12/29/2010, 4:27 PM
what a douche bag, he'd have no career if it wasnt for smallville. its not like hes making any good movies, what has he been in since smallville, that jamie kennedy breakdancing movie?
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 12/29/2010, 4:34 PM
JorEl77 @ JK lol!

Hey, hopefully he's just playing, suppose we will all see.

Checkmate
Checkmate - 12/29/2010, 4:55 PM
It's all a conspiracy!
HarrisonBergeron
HarrisonBergeron - 12/29/2010, 4:59 PM
It seems like many are unaware that Rosenbaum is The Flash in the Timmverse. Granted I am a fan of the Timmverse, but I still think that that has done more for him than Smallville, especially since he prefers to do comedic roles, not serious ones.

Actually, if you look at his IMDB it seems he likes voice acting more than being on screen anyway.

---

No way in hell is he anything like Heigl and Alba. They are ungrateful bitches, there is a huge difference between bad mouthing movies that made you successful after the fact despite having done them with no qualms at the time, and choosing to stop doing something you no longer enjoy. Heigl and Alba are stuck up bitches who grossly overestimate their power and appeal, Rosenbaum is a guy who knows what makes him happy and does what he needs to do to achieve it.
jninn132
jninn132 - 12/29/2010, 5:00 PM
They have kill of jonthan kent and lex what is left on the show s**t actors. They thing is i will still watch of the rest of the season. I had high hopes for this last season and for the most part it hasn't don't too bad.
booster1
booster1 - 12/29/2010, 5:12 PM
@lee777 i also will feel cheated, ive scheudle my job around the show for the last 10yrs.
lilej2
lilej2 - 12/29/2010, 5:20 PM
for all those saying "if he doesnt wanna do then he shouldnt have to", just think on this: what the hell has he done since he left the show?
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