Michael McKean (A Mighty Wind, Best in Show) will guest star in an upcoming episode of the WB's Smallville in a role vital to the Superman canon, according to Kryptonsite. The fan site reported that the comic actor has been cast as future Daily Planet editor-in-chief Perry White in the fifth episode of season three.
According to the site, White will arrive in Smallville in search of alien stories for a tabloid news show after his promising journalistic career is destroyed by Lionel Luthor (John Glover). In spite of being constantly inebriated, Perry attempts to expose Clark (Tom Welling) when he witnesses him using his powers. Meanwhile, Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) learns that Perry has powerful incriminating evidence of his father's shady past. The episode, entitled Perry, is set to air Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the WB. ________________________________ Changes to your subscription (unsubs, nomail, digest) can be made by going to http://sandboxmail.net/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net
