 At the time she was cast as Lana , Kreuk had no idea who the character was in Superman lore . Her uncle , who owned a comic book shop , filled her in on the details and she learned more from the producers . Kreuk realized that the character in the comics and her character on the show were two different people . As a result , Kreuk learns about the development of Lana as Lana is learning in the show , just as Welling does with Clark Kent . When asked if her being cast as a traditionally red haired character caused outcry from fans , Kreuk believes that whoever did " got over it pretty fast " . By season three , Kreuk had decided to " invest " herself less in her character , as she felt that her character 's ultimate development was entirely in the hands of the producers . She no longer became frustrated when the producers had Lana doing things that Kreuk felt were out of character , instead trusting that they would find the right direction for the character . 
