So the Crisis crossovers are going to be BIG! What remains to be seen is if it is a BIG as in EPIC, or just a big mess…
At least 3 versions of Superman and another Atom announced, Bruce Wayne played by the voice actor for the animated series, Jon Cryer as Lex Luthor on set yesterday. And then all of the different heroes/anti-heroes from 5 different shows, some perhaps portraying multiple versions of themselves. The crossovers are going to be crowded…
It seems a bit premature to market the crossovers now more than two months before they air - are they desperate to improve ratings and marketing the season premieres of all the shows with the BIG crossover episodes to come rather than letting each show stand on its own two feet? They apparantly even thought of including the young super-grandpa from the Krypton series, but “timing did not work out” as Guggenheim tweeted. Because all the castings have been publicly announced and the pics of Brandon Routh as Superman were released officially.
I just don’t see why they would bring in the Smallville cast, but not bring back Mon El, Winn and the Legion for the Crisis crossovers? But I am beginning to lose hope that they will bother with Mon El, Winn and Legion, even though they are canon in the Arrowverse.
If they are not bringing back Mon El, Winn and Legion - is it because they were not willing/available (Amy and Jeremy are both new parents and Jeremy has concerts in NY in October). Welling shot his scenes in a single day so availability should not be the main issue. Michael Rosenbaum cited no money and not allowed to see a script as reasons for bowing out, in addition to his personal circumstances. Might it not be financially attractive enough for them to return even for one day of filming?
If they ARE in fact bringing back Mon El, Winn and Legion of Superheroes for the crossovers, might they actually be keeping it under wraps? Why, when everything else is so public? Could it be that Mon El and Winn return already in the build-up episode for the crossover? During the crossovers the big fight scenes are front and center, but I would so like to see that flying kiss for good luck!