Uncle Ben Returns To "Spider-Man 3", Jonathan Kent Returns To "Smallville" As Spirits Abound! Romance For "Smallville's" Lionel & Martha?!

“Uncle Ben Returns To “Spider-Man 3”, Jonathan Kent Returns To “Smallville” As Spirits Abound! Romance For “Smallville’s” Lionel & Martha?!”

By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright March 10, 2006

One of the things we LOVE about our comic book, Film & TV Super Heroes, is that at least in their world, good not only prevails, it can’t die.

So you can imagine how happy we are to hear that that the character of Peter Parker’s (aka Spider-Man’s), beloved, Uncle Ben, portrayed by esteemed actor, Cliff Robertson, who met an untimely death in the first “Spider-Man” film, will be making a momentous return in “Spider-Man 3”!

Palmbeachpost.com reports that while Robertson enjoyed watching last Sunday night’s broadcast of the Academy Awards (Robertson himself, has a gold statue for Best Actor, from his sterling, starring performance in the 1968 film, “Charly”), Robertson let the cat out of the bag that he will, in fact, be reprising his role as Uncle Ben for “Spider-Man 3”!!

Palmbeachpost.com says that Robertson says, “I just got a call that they were going to bring my character back to life again”.

We hear that Uncle Ben’s presence will be in the form of a spiritual apparition, most likely to again guide Peter at a time when Peter’s fortitude will again be tested, clouded with doubt or confusion, and who better than Uncle Ben to put Peter back on the clear and solid path that will help Peter in his own soul searching quest to continue to battle injustice, while finding himself, his conscience, and his love for Mary Jane!

Uncle Ben, who uttered perhaps the single most signature, legendary line/quote from the “Spider-Man” film franchise, “With great power, comes great responsibility”, with all the enormity, weight, conviction, and depth that has since elevated it to movie and Super Hero mythic status, was murdered by a carjacking thief, and died right in front of Peter’s weeping eyes (and OURS as well!) in “Spider-Man”.

The 80 year old Robertson, whose stellar acting career has encompassed some 5 decades, (we love Robertson BEST in Director, Brian De Palma’s “Obsession”!), will begin filming for “Spider-Man 3” in May.

Jonathan Kent, the beloved, adoptive father of Clark Kent (aka Superman) in the WB, (now the CW), Television Network’s hit series, “Smallville”, who also met an untimely death just a few episodes back, is ALSO returning in (virtuous, not scary) ghostly form to guide Clark.

Zap2it.com reports that actor John Glover, (aka, Villain, Lionel Luthor), tells us that even though Jonathan died from a heart attack in the show’s 100th episode, actor, John Schneider is BACK on the “Smallville” set, putting in some spiritual overtime as Jonathan, once more, with Glover stating, “He’s (John Schneider) here today actually. There’s a nice twist to who he is in this episode. He’s made a couple appearances. There was some Krypton-ese thing where he comes back. This is his second appearance after that.”

GREAT to hear that at least in Super Hero Land, good guys (and their loved ones), live on forever!!!!

Glover also tells Zap2it.com that with Jonathan now at least out of the way in mortal/earthly form, Glover’s Lionel Luthor, who has made no bones about his romantic feelings for strong willed woman of dignified moral fiber, Martha Kent, (Clark’s/Superman’s adoptive mother), in “Smallville’s” past seasons, will pursue the grieving widow, who has now taken over Jonathan’s Kansas State Senatorial seat, which Jonathan won on the very night that he died.

Glover tells Zap2it.com that, “Lionel’s been in love with Martha for a long time. This has been coming for awhile. They teased with us last year, then it never came to fruition. Annette (O’Toole, who plays Martha Kent), and I are tickled pink, because we love to play with each other.”

This should make for some interesting strange bedfellows as we know Martha is a woman of wisdom and virtue, and Lionel is, well, let’s just say he could teach Satan a thing or two about unscrupulous, VERY nasty doings.

But, hey, they do say opposites attract!

Plus, Martha, who in past seasons worked with Lionel and felt her inner savvy, businesswoman busting out, but constrained (and sometimes unappreciated) by her down on the farm, domestic homemaker, life with Jonathan, will now have a chance to take charge! Nothing like a little POWER and POLITICS, indeed, the strangest of bedfellows, to challenge the good side of Martha and tempt her to Lionel’s wicked wiles and ways.

Oh, good lord! You KNOW, how this will all wrap up though! No way will our Martha be corrupted by the serpent’s whispers of Capitol Hill or Lionel.

Clark’s/”Superman’s” Mother is a pillar of virtue. Or….is she? Hmmm.

Stay tuned. Same blog, same channel, same breaking news from Super Hero Hollywood Central!

Source:
http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-031006johnglover,0,2517953.story

Muse News And Micro Muse March 10, 2006

By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright March 10, 2006