Open Your Heart For Metallo

Actor Brian Austin "90210" Green will reprise his role as 'Metallo', the 'Superman' villain with the 'kryptonite'-infused heart, in the Vancouver-lensed, CW TV series Smallville Episode #9.18.Green previously portrayed 'John Corben', aka Metallo in two episodes of Smallville's ninth season, first appearing in Savior.Corben is a war time reporter, who meets 'Lois Lane', expressing 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 Corben's chest, covering his radiating heart, shielding the disabling kryptonite radiation.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'...DC Comics' 'Metallo' character debuted in 'Action Comics' #252 (May 1959), years before Marvel Comics' 'Tony Stark' aka 'Iron Man', appeared in "Tales of Suspense" #39 (March 1963), also powered by a super heart, following an accident.The new episode will air Spring 2010.