As we reported earlier today, the fourth Mission: Impossible will be a reboot of sorts for the series. While the film won’t be team-based, that doesn’t mean there’s no room for a young female operative. Deadline reports that actresses Lauren German (Happy Town), Paula Patton (Precious), and Kristin Kreuk (Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li) have all tested for the part.

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After the “Smallville” panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Sunday (July 25), Zap2it spoke to the cast and the executive producers.

In the final season, Clark (Tom Welling) will be making his final stride to earning the “Superman” title. Along the way, he’ll deal with some demons, though.

“Not only are we exploring some physical and actual ghosts from the past,” says executive producer, Brian Peterson. “But there are some metaphorical ghosts we are exploring as far as his inner turmoil.”

One ghost from Clark’s past seemed to keep popping up in our conversations with the producers and the stars. Will Kristin Kreuk, who played Clark’s original star-crossed love interest, return?

“We’d love to have Kristin back, but like a lot of actors, she’s very busy,” says Peterson. “And, so we have some thoughts. We have the door open. Right now, that hasn’t happened to work out. We want her back. We love her.”

Kreuk left the show in 2008 as her character’s tumultuous relationship with Clark ended with her being, well, walking kryptonite. Since then, she has appeared on “Chuck.” Her agent has denied recent rumors that she’ll return, though.

When we spoke to “Smallville’s” star, Tom Welling, he tells us he had a scene in mind in case Kreuk does sign on.

“A great scene, I think, would be to get Clark, Lois and Lana together. And then like, ‘Um, sooooo?’” As he looks around and laughs.

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On May 20, Tom Welling took the stage at the CW upfront presentation at Madison Square Garden to announce that the upcoming Season 10 would be the final season of “Smallville.” Zap2it caught up with Welling on his way in to find out more about Season 10.

“Clark and Lex,” Welling answered immediately when asked about his hopes for the final season. “Maybe a Lana/Clark/Lois triangle again, who knows. I want to see a lot of the people that the fans know from the show come back to see those relationships.”

There may be a slight snag in those plans, though. Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor) recently tweeted, “Sorry… I’ve already stated that I’m not returning. I’d never lead you guys on like that. I appreciate your support.”

Despite Rosenbaum’s reluctance, Welling is holding out hope that Rosenbaum and Kristin Kreuk (Lana Lang) will be back to say goodbye to “Smallville.” “I’d like to think [chances are] good, but my reality sometimes is different than other realities. I hope they know that we want them back, and I know we’re going to do everything we can to see them again.”

Welling is thrilled to have made it to Season 10 with “Smallville,” but he doesn’t sound like he’s completely ready to go. “Ten is a great number,” he says. “Eleven’s a great number, too, so who knows.”

Hear more from Tom on his experience directing “Smallville” episodes, and on the new CW show he’s executive producing, “Hellcats,” in the video below.

A hot cast of young Western stars has joined Vampire, the English-language debut of Japanese director Iwai Shunji, including Keisha Castle-Hughes and Rachael Leigh Cook.

Also on board the film, which started shooting in Vancouver last week, are Kristin Kreuk (Smallville), Adelaide Clemens (X-Men: Origins) and Trevor Morgan (Mean Creek). Previously announced cast includes Kevin Zegers, Amanda Plummer and Japanese star Yu Aoi.

Produced by Rockwell Eyes in conjunction with Convergence Entertainment, Vampire was pre-sold as part of the producer’s financing arrangements to the Middle East, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Korea and Japan. Fortissimo Films is handling sales for the rest of the world and co-repping North American rights with Rockwell Eyes.

Zegers plays a schoolteacher with a taste for human blood, who searches for suicidal young women as his victims; all of whom he falls in love with before their deaths.

Iwai’s credits include festival favourites such as Love Letter and All About Lily Chou Chou, and he recently directed a segment of portmanteau, New York, I Love You, starring Orlando Bloom and Christina Ricci. Iwai is also producing Vampire alongside Convergence’s Tim Kwok.

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In a last-minute recasting, Sara Fletcher has been tapped as the female lead on Josh Schwartz’s comedy pilot for CBS Hitched. Fletcher replaces Smallville alumna Kristin Kreuk, who was originally cast in the role. The switch was made Wednesday, just before the multicamera pilot’s table read. Kreuk starred on two drama series, including her star-making turn on Smallville, and she was wonderful in an arc on Schwartz’s NBC dramedy Chuck this season but she has never done a half-hour sitcom, which requires very particular skills and comedic timing. Ultimately, Hitched proved not a good fit for her. The pilot, which Schwartz co-wrote with Matt Miller, centers on a newlywed couple, Rachel (Fletcher) and Brett (Jack Carpenter), dealing with their family and friends. The cast of Hitched also include comedy veterans Eugene Levy, Kurtwood Smith and Sharon Lawrence as the couple’s parents. Fletcher, who starred on Comedy Central’s My Secret Girlfriend, is with Gersh and Schachter Entertainment.

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Sharon Lawrence has joined the cast of Josh Schwartz’s comedy pilot for CBS “Hitched.”

The ensemble project, which Schwartz co-wrote with Matt Miller, centers on a newlywed couple, Rachel (Kristin Kreuk) and Brett (Jack Carpenter), dealing with their family and friends.

Veteran Lawrence will play Rachel’s prim, well-meaning but nosy mother.

Lawrence, repped by APA, was recently seen in guest appearances on “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Community” and “The Mentalist.”

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