First Look: Metallo On ‘Smallville’
First off, I have to make clear that I do not watch Smallville very regularly, in fact, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a full season of the show. Back in the say, I was a faithful fan of Lois & Clark but never really got into Smallville. This is odd for me because I am a HUGE DC Comics/Superman fan but, well, the show is entering its 9th season and I fear I’m too far behind to catch up. That said, I keep my eye on the show because I love modern retellings of the Superman story. Brian Austin Green, who starred on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles before it got canceled, is coming to Smallville in the upcoming 9th season and will portray the villainous cyborg Metallo … here is our first look:
He was killed by a robotic assassin in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles last spring, and now Brian Austin Green is coming back to TV as a different kind of cyborg. In a two-episode arc on Smallville (beginning with the September 25 season premiere), Green plays John Corben, a new Daily Planet reporter who becomes the comic-book villain Metallo. In the aftermath of an accident, Corben is mysteriously outfitted with a heart made of kryptonite. Executive producer Kelly Souders won’t reveal the identity of his Frankenstein-esque savoir, but says Corben is turned into “a rough version of Metallo, a first attempt at the technology, and eventually he’ll get sleeker.” So might we see him again? “Well of course—it’s Smallville,” she says with a laugh. “We’re actually throwing some ideas around right now in the hopes that we might be able to bring him back for another episode.”
You might think that Metallo looks a lot like Iron Man, particularly because of the chest battery pack but it should be made clear that Metallo was created as a Superman villain by DC Comics in 1959 and Marvel Comics/Stan Lee created Iron Man in 1963. But, I digress … it’s great that Brian Austin Green will be back on TV this coming season even if he is appearing on Smallville for only a 2 episode story arc. See, every time I check in with Smallville to see what they’re up to I get inspired to watch the show. Mebbe the appearance of BAG will be the trick to get me to tune in more faithfully.
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August 18th, 2009 at 10:51 am
He looks awesome!
August 18th, 2009 at 11:03 am
I can’t wait for season 9 to begin!
BAG looks great as Metallo. The comic-con trailer has me so excited for the new season, it looks fantastic. I hope we get a promo pic of Zod(Callum Blue) very soon!
August 18th, 2009 at 11:15 am
this guy will alwasy be david silver to me. i dont care how many muscles or kryptonite hearts he has going on.
p.a.s.s.
August 18th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Trent’s right about Metallo being around before Iron Man, but the Smallville Metallo look is still totally inspired by the Iron Man movies. In the comics, he NEVER looked like that — he was a cyborg with a kryptonite hard actually inside of him…
August 18th, 2009 at 11:27 am
I can’t wait!!
August 18th, 2009 at 11:29 am
i wish he was on for more then 2 episodes.
August 18th, 2009 at 11:36 am
@spencer — Some incarnations of Metallo have used the exposed kryptonite heart look http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/4030/kryptopoisoningmr4.jpg but, yes, I think the Smallville version is Iron Man inspired ;)
August 18th, 2009 at 11:58 am
IDK Jack about comic books or characters… what I do know is that BAG looks HOT and that is why I just might watch this show… or very least DVR it and watch the hot scenes! : )
August 18th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
If anyone has yet to see season 8 of Smallville but would like to catch up before tuning in to season 9, the CW put together a recap trailer of season 8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtVUAxju6B8
and here is the Comic-Con trailer for season 9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acf0V3QljmY the season 9 trailer begins around 2:15( sorry this is the best quality I could find) but I recommend watching the entire thing because it’s pretty cool. September 25th can’t get here soon enough!
August 18th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Why is this show still on?
August 18th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Smallville limps along these days. The finale for season 8 was utter rubbish :(
August 19th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
You should be happy that you don’t watch this dumb show more. It SUCKS! BAG(boy) looks really bad. Kind of like an Alien face hugger swallowed a lightbulb and died on his chest. You KNOW that they are going to be putting him in a tight shirt, so how is he going to hide that monstrosity in that?