The Real Reason Kristin Kreuk Left Smallville

Before Clark Kent Louis Lin meets Metropolis, he grows up with Lana Lang in Smolville. This is how the Superman goes, and this romantic journey is not photographed better than the “Smolville” series.

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Lana Lang, which is played by Christine Crick, is one of the most important characters in the show, not only serving as a romantic partner of Clack Kent from Tom Welling, but also as a dear friend of some of the most important figures. However, at the end of the seventh season, in an attempt to make sure that Clark can be the best heroic version of himself, giving him goodbye to him and Smallville, with Kreuk leaving effectively to show, just to return to five episodes in the following season to present it second A tragic end of Lana-Clak’s story.

Behind the scenes, it is widely believed that the Kreuk contract at this time is simply ended. Upon leaving in 2008, the actress admitted frankly that although she greatly enjoyed the series and the character of Lana, it is time to outperform other projects. She also explained during a metro interview:

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“I love people and it is a great offer to work on, but I realized that there were things that I could not do because of the Smolville schedule. Lana has changed a lot since the first season, so she was always fun to play. I just wanted to try something else. I didn’t get bored with the show.”

All the things that were taken into account, from the strict story perspective, felt the departure of Lana naturally, especially since Lois Lane from Erica Durance became a more prominent essential player and the series was preparing for its final seasons.

Christine Crick was not the only actor to leave “Smolville” at this time. In fact, about the seventh season is when many major actors left the series.

Annette Ottol (who played the role of Martha Kent) did not appear in seasons 7 and 8, and did not appear until the last two seasons. The seventh season, Lionel Luther of John Glove is killed (although the actor will return as an alternative version of the character in season 10). Michael Rosnab interstit, who played the role of Lexus Luther, left “Smolville” after the seventh season (despite his return to an epic presidential veil in the series of the series’s conclusion) for various reasons, from his contract that runs his course to the desire to move to various projects to not provide wages. (The departure of the indigenous exhibitors Alfred Gove and Miles Milar after season 7 also has also Rosnab intersion.)

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As for Kreuk, the actor had no concerns about the exit from the show. During the 2024 fans painting, she gave a comprehensive reason why she refused to return to the tenth and last season of the show, and how she was satisfied with the end of the comprehensive Lana:

“There is no dirt. I just wanted to be in a fictional land. I wanted her to continue to live in the life from which she came out to live and did not want to return it […] I really fought with all the things of the love triangle […] I couldn’t see how we go back and close this – like, add another closure to the story as it was not only about your life and Louis. “

For any of the long -standing fans who want to read more, be sure to read how “Smallville” got almost a cross series “Legue”.

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