Chloe, according to lore, may never land the Man of Steel, but she just might woo his best friend. Aaron Ashmore (née the ex of Mars' Veronica, Troy Vandegraff) is joining CW's Smallville this season (premiering Sept. 28) as a semiregular, playing aspiring photojournalist Jimmy Olsen.
But wait, there's more. Read all about it: "He's going to be a love interest for Chloe," Ashmore confirms for TVGuide.com. "They met [off screen] a few summers ago, and now they're reconnecting."
Ashmore's boy-next-door looks make him a natural to play All-American Jimmy — even though he eerily resembles Smallville villain Eric Summers, who just happened to be played by Ashmore's real-lif
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Canadian-born cutie Shawn Ashmore is best known as Iceman in the X-Men film franchise. But the 25-year-old chiller is also rumored to be a contender for the Jimmy Olsen role in Superman Returns. His chances look good, since the movie's been taken over by Bryan Singer, the director of X-Men and X2. Talk about having friends in high places!
"There are rumors, rumors, rumors but there is nothing [firm]," Ashmore insists. "I am always the last to know about these things. But nothing's solid, so we'll just wait and see."
While he's sketchy on Superman details, Ashmore does confirm that Iceman's on board for the next X-Men installment, whenever that happens. "I am signed to do the third film," he says, "but I have no idea what the script is like, who the director is or when they are going to start. It is all up in the air.
"I really want to continue the Pyro/Iceman rivalry," he adds hopefully. "I think there
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