By Carina MacKenzie

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.

by Screen Daily

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.

Bad news for us, fans

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.

by Deadline

by The Hollywood Reporter

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.”

More good news about Kristin’s new show! By The Hollywood Reporter:

Terry Kinney has joined CBS’ drama pilot “The Line,” and Thomas Middleditch has joined Josh Schwartz’s CBS comedy pilot “Hitched.”

“Line” centers on an ATF agent (Dylan Walsh) who hunts down the most dangerous criminals.

Kinney, repped by ICM and manager Emily Gerson Saines, will play a bank robber who is a poet, philosopher and sociopath.

The ensemble “Hitched,” which Schwartz co-wrote with Matt Miller, revolves around a newlywed couple (Kristin Kreuk and Jack Carpenter) dealing with their family and friends.

Middleditch (“Splinterheads”), repped by WME and Kirsten Ames Management, will play their best friend, a hopeless, single romantic.

Now good rumours by Cinemaspy:

Smallville alum Kristin Kreuk is currently in late negotiations to guest star on Fringe, a source close to the production has told CinemaSpy. The episode, entitled “Northwest Passage”, begins shooting next week, and takes place in the, not surprisingly, Pacific Northwest. CinemaSpy has been informed that the deal to sign Kreuk hadn’t been locked as of two days ago, but that it’s likely. A decision is expected this week.

If Kreuk is cast, no word yet on what part she will play, though we’ve been told there are at least two roles available in the story, including that of a law enforcement officer.

Kreuk has most recently appeared in a four-episode arc of NBC’s Chuck, playing a sweet nerd named Hannah, a new employee at the Buy More.

Fringe returns to television April 1, with eight new episodes in a row. The season finale is set to air on May 20.

Production on the series, which films in Vancouver, is on hiatus this week due to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

Good news everyone! By Just Jared:

Smallville alum Kristin Kreuk has landed a role in a new CBS comedy pilot, Hitched.

The 27-year-old actress will star opposite I Love You Beth Cooper actor Jack Carpenter in the story of a newly married couple still learning about each other while surrounded by their family and friends. Eugene Levy was recently cast to play the groom’s father, according to THR.

The pilot comes from Chuck and Gossip Girl mastermind Josh Schwartz! Looks like he was impressed with Kristin’s work on Chuck!