January 23, 2005
HEY JSIN ! : Lois Back In Smallville
Erica Durance, who plays a young Lois Lane on The WB's Smallville, told SCI FI Wire that the spunky college student returns in the upcoming episode "Pariah," which airs Feb. 2. "I'll probably end up being in about 13 [episodes] this year," Durance said in an interview at a party to celebrate 50 years of Warner Brothers television in Burbank, Calif., on Jan. 20. "That's what I'm thinking, or they're thinking for me, let's put it that way."
Durance added, "They find different kinds of interesting ways to weave me back in. Like in episode eight, where I came back for the birthday party, and then I kind of got involved in some stuff. And, you know, kind of other different things. Maybe some stuff with college happens, they kind of see me. And again, they're not giving me a whole lot of clues, but I believe that they're maybe bringing in more of my family ... to kind of flesh out my character a little bit more, so that's going to be really great."
One thing she doubts viewers will see is a budding romance between Tom Welling's Clark Kent and her Lois. "Well, you know what? Again, they pop all sorts of things on me. So I don't really know. I know that it's always a nice thing to kind of have that as an underlay. But as far as what they're actually going to let happen, it's always more interesting when there's a little bit of that banter always going on, and not the kind of actual 'OK, now we're together' or something. … It's got to be more of a natural process."
Though she doesn't know if producers plan on bringing Lois back for a fifth season, the Vancouver, B.C., actress said she's thankful to have won the role in the first place. "It's been wonderful," she said. "It's been a gift, and I'm very grateful for it. It's been a very fast ride, and here I find myself at this 50th anniversary [party], and it's lovely to see all the people that are here, and just having a really great time."
Durance said she was a fan of Lois Lane long before getting the role. "I always watched Lois and Clark before, with Teri Hatcher [as Lois], so I was fan of it," she said. "So I had probably that kind of buried in my mind. And, of course, Margot Kidder. ... You find a fine balance between that and also trying to bring your own kind of sense to a character." Smallville airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Posted by MK Magazine at January 23, 2005 11:32 AM