Green's "Metallo" Hearts "Smallville"- Spring 2010

Actor Brian Austin "90210" Green will reprise his role as 'Metallo', the 'Superman' villain with the 'kryptonite'-infused heart, in the upcoming Vancouver-lensed, CW TV series "Smallville" Episode #9.18.

Green previously portrayed 'John Corben', aka Metallo in two episodes for Smallville's ninth season, debuting in the episode "Savior".

Corben is a war time reporter, who meets 'Lois Lane' and expresses his distaste for vigilantes, particularly 'The Blur" (Clark Kent).

In the following episode "Metallo", Corben is hit by a truck and wakes up with bionic additions, including a kryptonite powered matrix that replaces his heart while powering up his body.

In the hospital 'Dr. Emil Hamilton' attends to him, but Corben loses it and surging with his new implanted power, begins his search for the Blur, blaming him for his sister's murder.

Corben kidnaps Lois, but Clark confronts him, trying to disable his cybernetics. When that fails, Clark heats a lead door from a nearby boiler and fixes it to Corbens chest, covering his radiating heart.

When Corben attempts to pry away the plate, he rips out his heart and dies.

Later, 'Tess Mercer' reveals she has both the kryptonite core and Corben. She asks a scientist if Corben can be revived, who replies that since 'Metallo' is more machine than man, he has simply gone 'offline'...

The new 'Metallo' episode will air Spring 2010.

Click the images to enlarge, Sneak Peek 'Metallo', live-action/animated and a great scene from the classic "Smallville" episode "Action"...

Ratings Win For "Smallville: Absolute Justice"

"Smallville: Absolute Justice", the 2-hour, Vancouver-lensed CW special broadcast, combining two previously unaired "Smallville" episodes, attracted more than 2.8 million viewers, for the largest audience of the show's season.

The feature-length episode, showcasing 1940's superhero comic book team, "The Justice Society" earned good numbers in all categories, including adults 18-49, men 18-49, and adults 18-34.

Glen Winters directed the first hour and actor Tom Welling directed the second hour, connecting the unaired TV episodes "Society" and "Legends".

Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville, the original 'Hawkman' debuted in 1940's Flash Comics #1, followed by several incarnations in DC Comics.

As a crime-fighter, Hawkman "fights the evils of the present with weapons of the past", while wearing large, artificial wings, attached to a harness made from the rare 'Nth' metal, enabling him to fly like an eagle.

In "Absolute Justice", "...A man named 'Sylvester Pemberton' tracks down 'Chloe' (Allison Mack) and tells her he knows about her team of superheroes and needs their help. However, before he can explain further he is killed by 'Icicle' (Wesley Macinnes).

Clark' (Tom Welling) and Chloe's investigation leads Clark to the former headquarters of the 'Justice Society of America', where he meets up with 'Nelson' AKA 'Dr. Fate' (Brent Stait), 'Carter Hall' AKA 'Hawkman' (Michael Shanks) and 'Courtney' AKA 'Star Girl' (Britt Irvin).

Courtney pleads with Hawkman and Dr. Fate to help her catch the killer that is targeting their group but they are reluctant to resume their duties as superheroes.

Clark, 'John Jones' (Phil Morris), 'Green Arrow' (Justin Hartley) and Chloe team up to help the JSA stop Icicle before he murders another member of the group.

"Meanwhile, 'Lois' (Erica Durance) receives a package from a mysterious agency called 'Checkmate', run by 'Amanda Waller' (Pam Grier)...

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Smallville: Absolute Justice"...

Johnston Flags "First Avenger: Captain America"

Director Joe "The Wolfman" Johnston recently talked to the Los Angeles Times about the look of his lead comic book character, for the upcoming feature film take on Marvel Studios' "First Avenger: Captain America", prepping to start June 2010 in London, UK for a 2011 Paramount release.

"The costume is a flag," said Johnston.

"But the way we're getting around that is we have 'Steve Rogers' forced into the USO circuit. After he's made into this super-soldier, they decide they can't send him into combat and risk him getting killed. He's the only one and they can't make more.

"So they say, 'You're going to be in this USO show' and they give him a flag suit. He can't wait to get out of it.

"It was never in the comics because they didn't really need it. In comics, he puts on the costume and the reader just justifies because of the nature of the medium.

"So he's up on stage doing songs and dances with chorus girls and he can't wait to get out and really fight. When he does go AWOL, he covers up the suit but then, after a few things happen, he realizes that this uniform allows him to lead. By then, he's become a star in the public mind and a symbol. The guys get behind him because he embodies something special.

"He realizes the value of the uniform symbols but he modifies his suit and adds some armor, it will be closer to the Cap costume in some of the comics in more recent years . . . this approach, it's the only way we could justify ever seeing him on a screen in tights, with the funny boots and everything. The government essentially puts him up there as a living comic-book character and he rips it off and then reclaims some of its imagery after he recognizes the value of it. We think it's the best way to keep the costume and explain it at the same time..."