CHRISTOPHER
REEVE RETURNS TO "SMALLVILLE"
Burbank, CA January 13, 2004
REEVE'S CHARACTER, DR. SWANN, PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN THE SUPER SERIES'
MYTHOLOGY
Christopher Reeve will return to SMALLVILLE, it was announced today
at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour. The big screen
Clark Kent/Superman will reprise his role of Dr. Swann in an episode
that will air on Wednesday, April 14 at (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET) on The WB.
Just as he did in his first appearance on the hit drama last season,
Reeve's Dr. Swann will help advance the Superman mythology. As Lionel
Luthor (John Glover) closes in on Clark Kent's (Tom Welling) secret,
he approaches Dr. Swann for information. Concerned for Clark's safety,
Dr. Swann warns him that Lionel is getting closer to the truth. Last
season, Dr. Swann came into contact with Clark and filled him in on
his origins and home planet of Krypton. The episode was one of the highest-rated
in the history of the hit series.
Reeve, who brought the Clark Kent/Superman character to life in four
"Superman" motion pictures, was paralyzed in a horseback-riding
accident, and is continuing to fight to walk again. With his wife Dana,
he continues his work as an advocate for paralysis research. Together,
the Reeves opened The Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource
Center, the nation's first facility devoted to teaching paralyzed people
to live more independently.
SMALLVILLE was written and developed by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar
based on the DC Comics characters. Gough and Millar serve as executive
producers, along with Greg Beeman, Mike Tollin, Brian Robbins, Joe Davola
and Ken Horton. The series is produced by Tollin/Robbins Productions
and Warner Bros. Television. SUPERMAN was created by Jerry Siegel and
Joe Shuster.
