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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.
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.