At the recent FanExpo in Toronto, “Smallville” co-star Laura Vandervoot revealed that at one time, producers contemplated a spin-off featuring her character of Supergirl. The spin-off didn’t happen and while the show is taking a new direction this fall, Vandervoot revealed she will be back for one episode to wrap up the Kara/Supergirl storyline.
When asked about what the highlight of her time on “Smallville” was, Vandervoot said she enjoyed working with actor James Marsters. Vandervoot stated she is a big fan of “Buffy,” and that she’d auditioned for “Buffy” creator Joss Whedon in the past.
No word yet on when the Supergirl wrap-up episode will air. “Smallville” returns to the CW in September.
In a first for a television network, Fox will offer live on-line streaming for two of its big fall premieres for college students.
Fox will stream the series premiere of J.J. Abrams “Fringe” on September 9 and the second-season premiere of “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” on September 8. Users with college-based .edu domain will be able to live stream the shows as they air on FOX. FOX hopes to lure in this demographic to the show and feels that college students are more likely to have a computer monitor on in their dorm room than a television set.
Fox strategists noticed that .edu addresses were among Fox.com’s top visitors and wanted to capitalize on that statistic in order to increase the fan base and early buzz for their shows. Â
The actress formerly known as “Veronica Mars” will lend her voice to the big-screen adaption of “Astro Boy” reports SuperHero Hype.
 Kristen Bell, who currently has a recurring role on “Heroes”, will join the voices of Nicolas Cage, Donald Sutherland, Bill Nighy, Nathan Lane, Eugene Levy and Freddie Highmore for next year’s big-screen, animated adapation of “Astro Boy.”
Incoming “Doctor Who” producer Steven Moffatt says he isn’t opposed to the idea of a big-screen adventure for everyone’s favorite Time Lord.
 “A movie is one 90 minutes a year,” Moffat told the BBC. “So yes, so long as it never gets in the way of the show. If it gets in the way of the show, that’s appalling.
“It’s been in the cinema, with Peter Cushing. It would be good to see it in the cinema so long as it’s great and fantastic.”
Moffatt also took the chance to address the ever-present rumors that current Doctor David Tennant is leaving the roles. Moffatt denied that a timeline has been developed for the depature of Tennant and that a new actor has already been cast in the lead role. The BBC confirmed this.
Speaking to the future of the role, Moffatt said the concept of a younger Doctor is here to stay.
“If the Doctor turned into an old man you would be a bit pissed off. Even William Hartnell [the first doctor] had trouble back then, he was often ill and forgot his lines. I think he’ll always probably tend to be around 40.”
