With Batwoman confirmed to be making her CW debut in this December’s annual Arrowverse crossover event, now comes word that the all-encompassing arc will also be heading up, up, and away.

Yes, as confirmed by The CW themselves, Tyler Hoechlin’s Superman will be a part of this crossover. While the cinematic incarnation of the Man of Steel has certainly had his issues over the past decade or more, Hoechlin’s Big Blue Boy Scout has wowed during his appearances in the Melissa Benoist-headlined Supergirl. But not only that, for Supes won’t be alone.

During this hotly anticipated crossover event, Superman will actually be joined by Lois Lane. At this stage, there’s no word on who’ll be playing Lois when the character turns up in the Arrowverse, although many are already chomping at the bit to see one of comic books’ most legendary couples appear together. Of course, this won’t be the first time that Lois has appeared in live-action, with Phyllis Coates playing the character opposite George Reeves in the classic Adventures of Superman, before she was replaced by Noel Neill from the second season onwards. Nell would also play the role in the Superman serials of the late-1940s and ‘50s. Margot Kidder would famously play Lois in the Christopher Reeve-headlined Superman pictures, and then Teri Hatcher picked up the role for the ‘90s Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. The last TV take on the character saw Erica Durance playing Lois Lane in The CW’s Smallville, and the most recent incarnation, period, has been Amy Adams as the DC Extended Universe’s Lois.

As mentioned, this year’s crossover will actually also introduce Kate Kane, aka Batwoman, into this shared realm before that character is given her own CW series. Orange is the New Back’s Ruby Rose is tasked with playing Batwoman, and that in itself is enough to get us all kinds of excited for this crossover and what lies ahead for the future of the Arrowverse.

It was only this past week that The CW confirmed this year’s crossover to start on Sunday, December 9th with The Flash. Arrow will then continue that story on the very next night, with the tale concluding with Tuesday, December 11th’s Supergirl episode. For this year, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow is actually missing out on the annual crossover in terms of an actual episode – although the Legends themselves are expected to still have a part to play in this arc.

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