News Flash: Smallville Alum to Play Comic Hero
Eric Johnson, best known to
Smallville fans as Clark's onetime nemesis, Whitney Fordman, has landed the lead in
Flash Gordon, Sci Fi Channel's upcoming 22-hour series offering a contemporary take (sorry, Queen) on the comic strip-inspired adventures of the titular hero and fellow space travelers Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov. Production starts May 1, with
Smallville's Rick Rosenthal directing.