Vancouver-lensed Smallville Season 9 will be released on DVD/Blu-ray September 7, 2010:"...Great planet, Earth is. So great that other survivors of 'Planet Krypton' wouldn’t mind making it home and taking control. But fellow Kryptonian 'Clark Kent' (Tom Welling) has a warning for 'Zod' (Callum Blue) and his followers who cross the line, especially if they seek to enlist 'Lois Lane' in their schemes: I will destroy you all!"Hearts grow fonder (Clark & Lois) and dangers grow stronger (Clark vs. warriors of Zod) in this 21-Episode Season 9 Collection. Plus, unexpected characters from DC Comics lore add exciting new layers to the adventures of the man who will become 'Superman'."Among them: the shape-shifting 'Wonder Twins', magical 'Zantanna' and 'Justice Society of America’ members 'Dr. Fate', 'Hawkman' and 'Stargirl'. May justice prevail – and Earth survive..."SPECIAL FEATURES:Kneel Before Zod Featurette:"Since the Silver age, the house of 'EL' has been plagued by the disreputable deeds of the Kryptonian villain, 'Zod'. Now 'Smallville' brings this infamous foe face-to-face with earth’s greatest hero, 'Clark Kent'. Over the course of the season, Smallville promises to show us the rise of Zod’s venomous side, key betrayals with our beloved characters, and ...

The Friday May 7 episode of the Vancouver-lensed CW TV series Smallville is Hostage, guest-starring actors Gil Bellows as 'Maxwell Lord', Michael McKean (Spinal Tap) as Perry White and the return of Annette O'Toole as 'Martha Kent'."...Much to the surprise of 'Clark Kent'(Tom Welling), 'Martha Kent' (O'Toole) returns to 'Smallville' with her new boyfriend, 'Perry White' in tow."Meanwhile 'Lois' and Perry realize they are both working on the same story about the 'Red Queen' and decide to team up, which ultimately puts them in serious danger, as 'Chloe' helps Clark search for the 'Book of Rao', which they believe contains information on how to stop 'Zod' and his army..."

Charade, airing April 23 on the CW, is the Vancouver-lensed Smallville episode, directed by Brian Peterson and written by Don Whitehead/Holly Henderson :"...'Lois' (Erica Durance) investigates the early prison release of ex-District Attorney 'Raymond Sacks' (Dylan Neal) but he threatens her with a gun when confronted. 'The Blur' (Tom Welling) saves her, but is captured on film by a delivery guy (Dustin Schwartz) who plans to sell the photo to Sacks. Lois and Clark each attempt to thwart the delivery of the photo and run into 'Maxwell Lord' (Gil Bellows), a wealthy tycoon and 'Checkmate operative', who is trying to learn The Blur's identity to eliminate him..."

Upgrade, the Vancouver-lensed Smallville episode featuring DC Comics' super-villain 'Metallo' will air Friday, April 16."...'Zod' (Callum Blue) continues to pose as 'The Blur' and asks 'Lois' (Erica Durance) to investigate one of 'Tess' (Cassidy Freeman) secret labs."But an explosion rocks the lab and Lois is rescued by 'John Corben' (Brian Austin Green) who was a subject of multiple experiments."While investigating the explosion, 'Clark' (Tom Welling) is exposed to red kryptonite."When Clark takes Zod to the 'Fortress', Tess turns to 'Chloe' (Allison Mack) for help and they send in Corben to stop Clark from revealing all his secrets..."Upgrade was written by Andrew Landis/Julia Swift and directed by Mike Rohl.

The Vancouver-lensed Smallville episode Upgrade (#9.18), written by Andrew Landis/Julia Swift, directed by Mike Rohl, airs Friday, April 16 on the CW, featuring the return of actor Brian Austin Green (90210) as 'Metallo'.Metallo is the DC Comics super-villain with a 'kryptonite'-infused heart."...'Zod' (Callum Blue) continues to pose as 'The Blur' and asks 'Lois' (Erica Durance) to investigate a secret lab, controlled by 'Tess'' (Cassidy Freeman). An explosion rocks the lab, with Lois rescued by 'John Corben' (Green) who was a subject of multiple experiments."While investigating the explosion, 'Clark' (Tom Welling) is exposed to red 'kryptonite', taking Zod to the 'Fortress' (of Solitude). Tess turns to 'Chloe' (Allison Mack) for help and they send in Corben to stop Clark from revealing all his secrets."Green previously portrayed 'John Corben', aka Metallo in two episodes of the ninth season of Smallville, 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.Corben breaks out ...

As we first reported in January, DC Comics character 'Silver Banshee' aka 'Maggie McDougal' will appear in the 16th episode of the 9th season of Vancouver-lensed Smallville, airing Friday April 2 on the CW.Silver Banshee is played by Canadian actress Odessa Rae.Escape was written by Genevieve Sparling and directed by Kevin Fair.Created by John Byrne for DC's "Action Comics" #595 (December, 1987), 'Silver Banshee' has superhuman strength, agility, speed, endurance and resistance to physical/energy attacks, with a 'wail' that can kill within a certain range as long as she can see her victim and knows their true name. The villain can also use her sonic powers to teleport.In the comic books, 'Siobhan McDougal', first-born child of 'Garrett McDougal', patriarch of an old Gaelic family undertakes a supernatural ritual to lead her clan, but is interrupted during the process and dragged away to an 'infernal netherworld'. An entity called "'The Crone' grants her powers and the ability to return to Earth as the Silver Banshee, in exchange for an occult book that belonged to her father. When the book collection is shipped off for sale to the US, Banshee travels to 'Metropolis', killing anyone that stands in the way ...

As we first reported in January, DC Comics character 'Silver Banshee' aka 'Maggie McDougal' will appear in the 16th episode of the 9th season of Vancouver-lensed Smallville, airing Friday April 2 on the CW.Silver Banshee is played by Canadian actress Odessa Rae.Escape was written by Genevieve Sparling and directed by Kevin Fair.Created by John Byrne for DC's "Action Comics" #595 (December, 1987), 'Silver Banshee' has superhuman strength, agility, speed, endurance and resistance to physical/energy attacks, with a 'wail' that can kill within a certain range as long as she can see her victim and knows their true name. The villain can also use her sonic powers to teleport.In the comic books, 'Siobhan McDougal', first-born child of 'Garrett McDougal', patriarch of an old Gaelic family undertakes a supernatural ritual to lead her clan, but is interrupted during the process and dragged away to an 'infernal netherworld'. An entity called "'The Crone' grants her powers and the ability to return to Earth as the Silver Banshee, in exchange for an occult book that belonged to her father. When the book collection is shipped off for sale to the US, Banshee travels to 'Metropolis', killing anyone that stands in the way ...

As litigation intensifies over who holds ownership rights to "Superman" and "Superboy", the CW Network reports that Smallville, the Vancouver-lensed TV series featuring 'Clark Kent', aka 'Kal-El' (referred to in the series as 'The Blur') will return fall 2010 for an unprecedented tenth season.While showcasing DC Comics' superheroes, Smallville has also done a credible job of showcasing Canadian actors including Serinda Swan as 'Zatanna' and Laura Vandervoort as 'Kara' (aka 'Supergirl').Starring Tom Welling, Smallville recently moved to Friday nights, currently ranking as the network's #1 series in its time period among men 18-34 and men 18-49.Smallville has also improved CW's overall ratings in its Friday 8:00-9:00 pm time period by 67% among adults 18-34, 200% in men 18-34, 75% in adults 18-49, 183% in men 18-49 and 74% in total viewers (3.12 million).Smallville was developed for television by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics' characters. Kelly Souders & Brian Peterson currently serve as executive producers with James Marshall, Mike Tollin, Brian Robbins and Joe Davola.Smallville is produced by Tollin/Robbins Productions, Millar/Gough Ink and Warner Bros. Television...

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 ...

The Vancouver-lensed CW TV series Smallville, focusing on the early life of 'Superman', will feature DC Comics' 'Hawkman' in the 2-hour TV movie special Smallville: Absolute Justice.The film connects the unaired, new TV episodes Society and Legends.Michael "Stargate SG1" Shanks is Hawkman, Andromeda's Brent "Andromeda" Stait is 'Dr. Fate', Brittney Irvin is 'Stargirl' and Pam Grier is 'Amanda Waller', leader of the superheroes.Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville, the original Hawkman first appeared in Flash Comics #1, published by All-American Publications in 1940. Several incarnations of Hawkman have appeared in DC Comics, all of them characterized by the use of archaic weaponry and large, artificial wings, attached to a harness made from the special 'Nth metal' that allows flight.'Stargirl' can shoot stars from her 'Cosmic Converter Belt', via the use of a cosmic staff.'Doctor Fate' is a sorcerer, possessing mystical powers by wearing the 'Helmet of Nabu', giving him the ability to fly, an invulnerability to injury and super-human strength...Smallville: Absolute Justice airs February 5, 2010.Warners' Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, the direct-to-video animated film, due for a Spring 2010 release, is based on an original story from Dwayne McDuffie, for Executive producer ...