Ausiello Scoop: Allison Mack Leaving Smallville? - Ausiello Report

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Chloe Sullivan To Join Whitney Fordman, Pete Ross, Lana Lang, Lex Luthor And The Kents On The SMALLVILLE Scrap Heap??
Published 5/8/2008 by Hercules at Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.
... a little fuzzy, to be honest, about what’s going on with “Smallville” these days. Have Supergirl and Jimmy Olsen joined Lois Lane as regulars? Is Brainiac now some kind of Big Bad? Is Ollie Queen still hanging around? Is Lionel Luthor sticking around following Lex’s departure? Has everybody but Clark moved to Metropolis? Is Clark working for the Daily Planet yet? "Smallville's" 7th-season finale airs one week from tonight on The CW. Find all of Ausiello’s exclusive on the Mack matter here . [image] ...

Chloe's playing hard ball
Published 5/8/2008 at OH NO!!
... more than ever — and Allison's people know it." (Mack's reps declined to comment for this story.) But will the studio suits budge? In this climate, with ratings down by double digits and belt-tightening going on everywhere, no one is optimistic. However, everyone pretty much agrees about one thing: Smallville can't afford to lose Mack right now. "If Allison leaves, they've essentially got Lois and Clark left," notes one insider. "And that show's been done before." source Why did they even renew this show knowing everyone's contracts ...

Will Allison Mack Move Out of 'Smallville'?
Published 5/8/2008 at BuddyTV
... 's contract is also up at the end of season 7, but until today it was thought that she was a lock to sign up for Smallville 's eighth year. Now, according to TV Guide's Michael Ausiello , Mack's participation in the next season of Smallville may not be a sure thing. Could the series survive without Chloe Sullivan? According to Ausiello's unnamed source, Mack's people decided to use the departures of Rosenbaum and Kreuk as leverage to get more money for their client. Once the suits started playing hardball, negotiations between Mack's representatives and the studio ...

Allison Mack Set to Exit SMALLVILLE?
Published 5/8/2008 by theTVaddict at the TV addict
... If ‘Team Chloe’ thinks they’re going to apply pressure on the ‘powers that be’ at the CW by leaking the news that negotiations have broken down between the network and Allison Mack, this TV Addict has three words for them: Amy-Sherman Palladino. ...

Two Thursday Night Blondes Planning Exit Strategies?
Published 5/8/2008 at MSN TV Blog
... TV Guide's Michael Ausiello is reporting that Allison Mack is making noise about not coming back for another season of "Smallville." ...

Will Smallville season eight be sans Chloe as well?
Published 5/8/2008 by Brad Trechak at TV Squad
... They've lost Lex Luthor and Lana Lang as regulars, and now it looks like Chloe Sullivan might also be swept from Season 8 of Smallville. TV Guide reports that Allison Mack, the actress who plays Chloe, is in negotiations for her contract. ...

Smallville is over
Published 5/9/2008 at TV Goddess
Okay, so no, Smallville isn't really over, but with Lex leaving -- and possibly Chloe -- it might as well be. Not to mention possibly Chloe -- it might as well be. Not to mention possibly Chloe -- it might as well be. Not to mention possibly Chloe -- it might as well be. Not to mention Lana. Which ... really, no, let's not mention Lana. That way will lead me to teeth-gnashing and screaming, and none of us want that, do we? I will admit that I haven't kept up on the show as well as I used to ...

Smallville's Big Chloe Problem
Published 5/9/2008 at OH NO!!
... going on everywhere, no one is optimistic. However, everyone pretty much agrees about one thing: Smallville can't afford to lose Mack right now. "If Allison leaves, they've essentially got Lois and Clark left," notes one insider. "And that show's been done before." So, what do you think? Should Warner Bros. man up and give Mack what she's probably been worth all along? Or are you OK with Smallville turning into Lois & Clark: The Early Years? Source: TV GUIDE

Caprica, Smallville and Other Things
Published 5/11/2008 by Bruce Simmons at Screen Rant
... there will be a sequel to Ghost Rider, but that tidbit of info has been countered now with Eva Mendes of all people saying it's been stalled or completely dumped. It's crazy out there with cast additions and negotiations while we start hoping for sequels to some movies or in some cases, hoping a sequel never happens and all we can do is hope our dollars have spoken where they are spent! Sources: Hollywood Reporter, SciFi Wire, TVGuide, MTV Movie Blogs, TrackBack (0) | ...

Notable TV Thru May 18, 2008
Published 5/12/2008 by chandra|tvjots (noreply@blogger.com) at tv|jots :: television views, news, reviews, interviews
... Smallville: The seventh season closes with the frightening threat of no Chloe in Season Eight. What is the Smallville world coming to?! Somebody better do something about that stat… [8pm EST/The CW] ...

TV Spoilers
Published 5/14/2008 at OH NO!!
... Ausiello: It appears Alby's got another skeleton in his closet, and this one involves a member of the opposite sex. Question: I read your story about Allison Mack possibly not re-signing for Smallville next season. What's the latest? — Marta ...

While 24 and Allison Mack Return, 90210 Dad Still MIA
Published 5/15/2008 by theTVaddict at the TV addict
... that ‘Team Mack’ successfully negotiated Chloe’s return to SMALLVILLE after securing a hefty pay increase for an eighth and most likely final season, this TV Addict can’t help but wonder — What is Michael Ausiello’s cut for so brilliantly ‘reporting’ the original story that put so much pressure on the CW/WB to begin with? We’re just sayin,’ be it Snapple or Smurfs the man deserves something. ...