Smallville: Erica Durance on Bringing Lois Lane to the Big Screen

"For me," Durance explained to Zap2it, "I would only enjoy Lois in the recipe that I'm in already. That's my reality of Lois. I would be open to all sorts of discussions about opportunities to revisit her, but to me, where my mind is right now, it would have to be with Tom Welling. It would have to be with Michael Rosenbaum. It would have to be this Lois, that I know. I want to try to embrace every moment that I have now, with her, but yes, I'd always be happy to consider something. It'd just have to feel right and I can't picture a scenario where it would feel right without Tom Welling as Clark Kent."

What follows are a couple of excerpts from the interview:

ZAP2IT: As much as we love the romance, I think a lot of fans have missed seeing Lois doing what she does best at the Daily Planet.

ERICA DURANCE: I think that in the evolution of the relationship, they're in this time of great romance, and we wanted to show people that, the lighthearted moments that can be funny and that the fans can really enjoy. You'll see Lois back at work very soon, though. Lately, we've seen Lois get really involved in the Justice League, and she needs to find her place within that world. It turns out that her way of getting involved is to do the investigative work, go undercover, and get into trouble, and be an asset to the heroes.

We'll be getting more into that undercover stuff, and in the episodes we're shooting now, she's playing a much larger role in the dual identity thing that ultimately becomes a huge part of Clark's (Tom Welling) future. Which is incredibly sexy, by the way. My god.

ZAP2IT: We got to see Clark and Lois's future together in "Homecoming," with the dual identity in full force. Will there be any more time-jumps or glimpses into the future?

ERICA DURANCE: I can't say whether we'll actually see their future, but we've started to drop a lot more hints about the little things that will eventually make up Clark's destiny. There are a few things that we've worked in that are really going to get fans of the comics and the Superman legend excited. You start to see Clark's core strength, too, so that he starts making these important choices about his life and who he's going to be as Superman and as Clark and how he's going to balance those worlds.

ZAP2IT: Is there anything coming up that you're particularly excited for fans to be able to see?

ERICA DURANCE: Oh, god, there's so much. Lois has a hilarious bachelorette party coming up, of course, which is going to be a very fun episode for fans. In an upcoming episode called "Fortune," she finds herself in the aftermath of this bachelorette party, which is this wonderful fantastic experience where they all get kind of -- let's say everything kind of goes blank. It's a great episode that reminds me of some of the first investigative work she did. She finds herself having to go undercover in a very sassy outfit, with a very surprising partner.

ZAP2IT: Before the end, will we see Clark take Lois for a flight?

ERICA DURANCE: Oh, god, I certainly hope so! Do I have a wish list? Sure. Do I want to be rescued and swept away into the sky? Ab-so-lutely. The wind blowing in my hair, the cape, Tom, the whole thing. It wouldn't be a tough day at work, right? There are a ton of sort of iconic scenes that I want to see happen just like the rest of the fans want to see them happen. I get caught up in it.

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