Just about everyone is appearing in the big Arrowverse crossover “Crisis On Infinite Earths” so it’s pretty noticeable if someone is missing out on it. When it was announced that Smallville’s Tom Welling would be making an appearance a lot of fans wondered if Clark Kent’s sometimes friend, sometimes enemy Lex Luther (Michael Rosenbaum) would soon follow. It looks like it was proposed to Rosenbaum but the actor was not too keen on the deal.
Rosenbaum took to Twitter to explain that his decision to not do the crossover came down to both personal and professional reasons. Rosenbaum explained that Warner Bros reached him while he was in Florida visiting his grandfather in a nursing home. The pitch wasn’t the most enticing offer, as Rosenbaum recounts: “Their offer: No script. No idea what I’m doing. No idea when I’m shooting. Basically no money. And the real kick in the ass: “We have to know right now.” My simple answer was: “Pass.”
Here is my personal opinion on this: I think the reason they had no idea what he would be doing was that they are just trying to throw some of these big cameos together and are just figuring it out as they go. I’m not saying that the whole crossover has that vibe since it’s way too big and intricate and needs proper planning to execute but I think they have seen how fans are pumped for some of these special appearances that they were beginning to reach for whatever they could get.
If you’re a fan of Smallville, Rosenbaum is a huge fan favorite as Lex Luthor. Rosenbaum portrayed Lex Luthor longer than any other screen actor, and many fans consider his 10-season tenure as the young-adult version of the villain as the best live-action take to date. He definitely gave the character layers and texture that none of the other portrayals offered so I’d say he’s worthy of an offer to appear that’s worthy of his fanbase. Kudos to him for not just accepting it just to accept it.
You can check out his Twitter post on the matter below and the five-part crossover event begins airing in December across Arrow, Flash, Supergirl, Batwoman and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.
Here ya go. 🙂 pic.twitter.com/8PFT6wsPMo
— Michael Rosenbaum (@michaelrosenbum) September 24, 2019
