Metallo Headed to 'Smallville' Next Year

[greenlantern248]

Great news. I think Brian will do a great job as Metallo

 

[RagingTempest]

Definately good casting and BAG did some fine work on T: SCC but it's hard for me to get excited, knowing that this storyline is gonna start off great and probably end like crap aka Clark/Doomsday fight!

 

[greenlantern248]

Yeah not real thrilled about the DP journalist aspect. Would have rather he been someone that Lois and maybe Clark were investigating for a story (arms dealer or something). But it's nto the end of the world.

And John Locke, I was thinking the same thing. I wonder if he could turn out to be the "Mason" character they were looking to cast...interesting.

Yeah I was hoping that Corben was the new head of Intergang with Bruno in jail, but working at the DP is cool

 

[The Caped Knight]

According to TV Guide, Metallo will be making the jump to "Smallville" next season.
Taking on the role will be Brian Austin Green, formerly of "Beverly Hills 90210." Those who remember him only for that show should check him out in "Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles," where he showed a flair for sci-fi/action.
TV Guide says Green will "appear as the kryptonite-powered villain (alter ego 'Daily Planet' journo John Corben) in at least the first two episodes of Season 9, which kicks off Friday, Sept. 25."

Awesome choice for John Corben/Metallo . It's about time I've been waiting for Metallo from since the season 6 episode 21 "Prototype" . I guess BAG going to be a terminator after all . t:

I just hope they change Corben from a Daily Planet worker to a mercenary and hit man from Intergang (like STAS) Just like they changed Davis from a bartender at The Ace Of Clubs to a Paramedic @ Metropolis General Hospital .

 

[Nirvana]

Metallo? Awesome, I very much look forward to seeing him.

 

[ironman29758]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallo

from wikipedia:
[edit] The Silver Age Metallo

John Corben was originally a journalist (and secretly a thief and murderer) who had just committed what he thought was the perfect murder. While fleeing from the scene of the crime, Corben suffered a near-fatal accident that mangled his body beyond repair. However, elderly scientist Professor Vale happened to come upon Corben, and used his scientific skill to transfer Corben's brain into a robotic body covered by a fleshlike artificial skin. However, Corben discovered that his power source, a capsule of uranium, would only last a day, but was told by Vale that kryptonite would provide him an indefinite power supply.
After obtaining a job with the Daily Planet, Corben briefly tried to romance Lois Lane, while deciding that he'd use his powers to eliminate Superman, the one person who might expose his criminal deeds. After setting a kryptonite death-trap for Superman, Corben stole what he thought was another sample of kryptonite from a museum as a new power supply, not knowing it was in reality a fake prop; this mistake caused him to die. Superman eventually escaped from the kryptonite trap.

so they are following the comics I'm going to like what they will do but part of me hope that Luthorcorp, Queen Industires and/or Intergang will play a part in why he became the Kryptonite powered cyborg.

 

[Lighthouse]

I'd be excited for a big showdown, but if we didn't get it for Doomsday, we sure aren't going to get it for Metallo.

 

[Spider-Fan83]

Edit: double post

 

[Spider-Fan83]

good, but, kinda ironic casting
you know, with him going from fighting robots on T:SCC, to now becoming part robot.

 

[The Caped Knight]

good, but, kinda ironic casting
you know, with him going from fighting robots on T:SCC, to now becoming part robot.

BAG has become that which he has fought so hard against. From Man to Machine t:

 

[Mikelus]

I'd be excited for a big showdown, but if we didn't get it for Doomsday, we sure aren't going to get it for Metallo.

Not necessarily, it could be like the Clark/Bizarro fight. With John Corben TPTB don't have to worry about the "Halloween" costume thing like Doomsday, they have more freedom and they did a good job with Cyborg, so Metallo should be fine if written properly, Brian should do a great job.

 

[zerohour films]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallo


so they are following the comics I'm going to like what they will do but part of me hope that Luthorcorp, Queen Industires and/or Intergang will play a part in why he became the Kryptonite powered cyborg.

Very interesting...don't think I ever recall having read about him as a journalist. Nice to know that it has some comic roots though. That brief description sounds like it could mesh with Smallville well.

 

[Antrax255]

I wish smallville will just due away with secret identity's all together.

 

[ZIPBAGS]

Could Mason be Metallo?

I was thinking the same thing.

 

[ironman29758]

I'm going to post some more Metallo adventures from Superman Homepage and Wikipedia, apperentyly Metallo first appearened in the same issue as the first appeance of Kara Zor-el/Supergirl, Superman's kryptonian cousin

from Superman Homepage:
http://www.supermanhomepage.com/com...risis-mmrs-intro.php?topic=c-review-pc-act252
Action Comics #252
Cover date: May 1959
1. "The Menace of Metallo"
Writer: Robert Bernstein
Penciller: Al Plastino
Inker: Al Plastino
2. "The Supergirl From Krypton"
Writer: Otto Binder
Penciller: Al Plastino
Inker: Al Plastino
Cover: Curt Swan-Stan Kaye
1. The Menace of Metallo (Story 1, page 1-13)
On a quiet summer evening outside of Metropolis, reporter John Corben drives through the night, gleefully listening to his favorite radio show, Crime Files. "There is no perfect crime," announces the radio actor. "Bunk!" says Corben laughing. "I just did it!" Looking out into the darkness, Corben relives killing the man who had discovered he had embezzled from his company. By wiping the gun clean of his fingerprints, and placing the gun in the victim's hand Corben made the death appear like suicide. "That's what I call the perfect crime," laughs Corben. His laughter is suddenly shattered by the squeal of brakes when Corben loses control of the car and skids off of the curvy road.
Severely injured, Corben lies next to the wreck until an old car slowly passes by and an aging professor and his housekeeper discovers him. Determining that his injuries are beyond the scope of normal surgery, the Professor takes Corben to his own laboratory. "Hmm... His heart has a fatal wound. I'll begin by giving him a mechanical heart," ponders the old man.
Days pass before Corben miraculously awakens. He remembers the accident, the pain, but now feels great and thanks the Professor. "Don't thank me until you've seen what I've done", says the professor pulling back the blankets. In amazement, Corben sees that the professor has replaced his battered body with one of metal covered by flesh-like rubber, making him a "human" robot... all that is left of the original Corben is his brain. Opening his chest, the Professor demonstrates the mechanical heart. "One of two elements can energize your synthetic heart and keep you alive," lectures the Professor holding a capsule of uranium. Removing the capsule, Corben slumps over, weakened. The professor warns Corben that each uranium capsule lasts only one day, and then must be replaced.
Suddenly, a storm breaks outside and a lightning strike causes a rockslide that smashes into the house. Overwhelmed by the stress, the Professor collapses of an apparent stroke. As Corben tries to free himself from the rockslide, he finds that he has amazing strength. Leaving the Professor for dead, Corben emerges into the night, and makes his way to Metropolis where he applies for a job on the Daily Planet. After checking his references, Perry White quickly hires Corben and takes him into the newsroom to introduce Corben to the other reporters. Perry assigns Corben to handle all the tough assignments that Clark is too timid to take on. Later, Corben scares Lois when he grabs her with his "iron grip after she refuses to have lunch with him.
That afternoon, Corben feels weak and realizes that his energy has waned, and needs a source for more uranium. At the same time, news comes across the radio that the nuclear submarine Neptune, which has been trying to set a record for time submerged, has developed problems with its "air scrubber". Flying to the Arctic Sea, Superman locates the submarine, fills his lungs to capacity with air and dives to the submarine's side. Exhaling gently, he fills the sub with enough air to allow 100 men breathable air for 6 days... time enough to break the record. However, while Superman is saving the submarine, Corben is back in Metropolis breaking into secret laboratories, stealing all of the uranium he can lay his hands on. The following day, television announcers christen the metal-man "Metallo", and proclaim him Public Enemy Number One!
Proving that the Planet uses a radio for many of their leads, Kent overhears a report that movie star Sherry Blair is planning to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel as a publicity stunt, and is hoping that Superman will prevent her being injured. Feigning a sore stomach, Kent leaves the office, flies to Niagara, and grabs Blair's barrel softly depositing it on the shore, ruining her stunt but preventing her from being injured.
At that same moment, Corben intercepts Lois Lane outside of the Planet as she leaves for lunch. Gunfire erupts from a passing car carrying members of a gang hoping to teach the troublesome reporter a lesson, however, the bullets strike Corben instead and when Lois sees the bullets bounce off of his metal "skin", she rushed to his side. "Don't bother to cover up the bullet holes in your suit, darling," sighs Lois. "You're Superman, the man I love." Cautiously, Corben lets Lois believe that he might be Superman, and the two eat lunch at a Chinese restaurant. While Lois reads her fortune, Corben overhears a radio report that all uranium has been taken to Fort Taber to protect it from Metallo.
Realizing that he resembles Superman, especially without his moustache, Corben shaves then dresses as Superman and drives to Fort Taber. Easily entering the fort, Metallo meets a soldier who thinks that he is talking to Superman. Hoping to convince the soldier that he is indeed Superman, Corben lifts a car onto a lift and tells the soldier that he is there to protect the uranium from Metallo. Once alone, Metallo crashes into the uranium vault, but before he can get to his car and escape, Superman arrives. Metallo throws a bronze statue of a deer at Superman, which shatters harmlessly against Superman. Using his super-breath, Superman blows Corben's car off the road. But, as fate would have it, a hoist holding a giant statue snaps and having to chose between capturing Corben and stopping a disaster, Superman streaks off to prevent the crowd from being injured.
Looking for a way to escape, Corben returns to the Professor's laboratory, finding the old man ill, but still alive. The professor tells Metallo that Kryptonite is the other element that can power his mechanical heart, and its energy will never expire. Smashing through the Professor's lead safe, Metallo grabs the Kryptonite and, returning to Metropolis, enters the Municipal Exhibit Hall again disguised as Superman. Knowing that the real Superman will appear soon, Metallo places the piece of Kryptonite in the ceiling pipes and waits until Superman arrives. Suddenly weakened by the Kryptonite, Superman falls to his knees, unable to muster enough strength to blow the rock away. Metallo steals the sample of Kryptonite Superman had brought for display and places it in his chest as Superman lays dying. Searching for escape, Superman concentrates his x-ray vision on the stone. Agonized and drained, Superman concentrates for over six minutes, until the Kryptonite begins to melt. "For the first time in my career, I've found a way to conquer Kryptonite," Superman sighs exhaustedly.
Lois answers a knock at her door thinking it's Superman, but as he enters, his costume tears on the doorknob and a metal body is exposed. Lois stares in amazement. "Now you know I'm Metallo. I must get rid of you like I got rid of Superman," he screams. But, as Metallo moves toward her, he suddenly collapses to the floor. Opening Metallo's chest, Superman removes the simple green-colored rock he had brought to display as Kryptonite. Later, the police tell Superman that they were about to arrest Corben for murder, discovering that while he had wiped the fingerprints off of a gun he had used to kill his victim, his fingerprints were all over the cartridges. "If Corben thought he had committed the perfect crime... He's dead wrong!"

also In Lois and Clark, Metallo dated Lucy Lane and Metallo had a brother named Robert who became the second Metallo and appeared on the Superboy live action tv show but I think that Metallo will be similar to the Smallville Cyborg and will be a cloned version of his original human body powered by Kryptonite and has a back up power battery
Antrax255, why do want the secret identity thing gone? They are an important part of Superman/Clark Kent's live and Clark Kent is just now developing it so he can live a normal life while saving other people

 

[Mikelus]

The "Mason" character could be a regular, Metallo is just for a couple of episodes.

UPDATED 5/27/09: Smallville has sent out a casting notice for a role called "Mason." Here's what they're looking for:

"MASON: Late 20's early 30's. He's a handsome charismatic charmer who savors life. He appreciates good food, loves fast cars and sees beauty in every woman. There isn't a detail in life that eludes his senses. He is a master of seduction... knowing what everyone wants and needs before they do. But don't let his magnetism fool you. There's more than meets the eye. His intelligence can't be matched. He outmaneuvers everyone in his path. Though he longs to find a home, that vulnerability can be twisted -- making him a force to be reckoned with."

source: K-Site

 

[John Locke]

^How does that prove that Mason is a regular

 

[Webhead2006]

Yea totally didnt expect metallo thrown out there. As i said in my post early this morning great casting choice. Cant want to see what they do with him. Looks like they want to do a few pre metallo episodes and then him as metallo episodes. Interesting choice going silver age and throwing in the bio aspect of him working at the planet before he became metallo, maybe they will throw in criminal aspect too before he is metallo.

As for mason as a regular i believe when Joe M stated in his twitter page that he tested for the role he said it was a series regular role. I still think with all this going on zod and mason will be two different characters.

 

[Mikelus]

^^ Yep, Joe Manganiello said:

just put myself on tape for a series regular role on "Smallville"...

http://***********/joemanganiello

Maybe by the end of the month we'll know who "Mason" is, last year we knew who they casted for Tess and Davis in June.

 

[Zorex]

I'm hoping they'll be revealed by Comic Con and introduced to the fanbase at the panel, much like Sam and Cassidy were last year.

 

[NewYorkSpider]

I hope this isn'tanother love intrest for Chloe. It got kinda old with Davis last season.

 

[Webhead2006]

Well with metallo possibly i see maybe 4 episodes at max first two episodes as john corban, then maybe two times showing up as metallo i doubt he will be a love interest lol. As for mason if his testing slides stay simular to series he looks to be more with tess and more likely as i put it a foil for her.

So i was think with john since they are going with the planet background for him. What if they say he is working on a story about intergang and joined their ranks, is doubled crossed when he is found out to be a reporter. They Go and "Off" him and then some how he is found, experimented on either by Tess/luthorcorp or that Dr. Vale character and there we go with metallo side. Also i would love as i said if they go an say the tech he is based on is Cyborg's Tech from SynTechnics.
Syntechnics:
http://smallville.wikia.com/wiki/LuthorCorp#Bionic_research

[edit] LuthorCorp Bionic Research DivisionLex Luthor also oversaw SynTechnics, a company which created state-of-the-art prostetic limbs for patients. Lex hired the company's doctors to attempt to create robotic endoskeletons out of unwilling test subjects. Victor Stone was the first patent successfully transformed.

 

[Double Down]

I hope this isn'tanother love intrest for Chloe. It got kinda old with Davis last season.

That's putting it very mildly.

 

[p4poetic]

Cool.

Wasn't Metallo Lucy Lane's boyfriend in Lois and Clark, or am I imagining things?

 

[hpwiz89]

I hope this isn'tanother love intrest for Chloe. It got kinda old with Davis last season.

Oh don't even say it...