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Brian Austin Green returns in April as Metallo on SMALLVILLE  which has just been renewed for it’s 10th season which will make it the longest running sci-fi show on TV.

Here’s a trailer for the April arc of episodes.

Guess who’s rising from the dead on Smallville? Hint: He’s got a ripped bod, a green heart, and his name appears in the headline of this story. And his photo’s to the left. And… oh, enough beating around the bush, it’s Metallo!

Sources confirm to me exclusively that Brian Austin Green will reprise his role as the kryptonite-powered villain in this season’s 18^th episode, scheduled to air in the spring.

Green debuted as journo John Corben (a.k.a. Metallo) in Smallville’s season premiere back on Sept. 25. He was killed off the following week when he accidentally ripped his mechanical heart out of his chest. Hey, it happens.

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IGN has a great interview up w/ Brian about Smallville and TSCC. You can read the whole thing HERE. Here’s what he had to say about TSCC:

IGN: When we spoke early on in your run on Sarah Connor, you were very candid about fan trepidation about you joining that series, but you ended up getting a great reaction on that show. Do you think that’s helped change perceptions of you and put you on the radar for a role like Metallo?

Green: The response so far has been really nice, in the fact that people have seemed to be genuinely excited to see what I do. It doesn’t make it any less nerve-wracking for me, because I know I’m still one mistake away from being the a**hole from 90210 again. It’s definitely a tightrope. I very much appreciate the fans of this genre, because they’re incredibly giving and supportive and loving. As it was on Sarah Connor, it’s important to enjoy what I’m doing as an actor and have fun with the character. But at the same time, be aware that these are characters that I’m choosing to play that already have fans. I’m not creating something new, so within that, I don’t want to step out of the box of what people have grown to love about these specific characters.

I knew signing on to play Metallo that there are a bunch of people that really love Metallo in the comics. He was an important character to a lot of people, so I don’t want to f*** with that. I don’t want to be the guy that makes a mockery of what they grew up watching or reading. I want to be the person that they watch the episode and they go, “Yeah, damn, that’s what I read. That’s awesome. I’m so glad that he did that. That was how I felt when I read this issue.” I want to kind of hold on to that childhood love for people that grew up with the character. So there’s stress, but it’s okay. I love the audience and I think, hopefully, we’ll be doing this for a long time. Hopefully the audience will continue to have faith in me and I’ll continue to deliver things that make them happy. And if not, then I’ll do commercials… [Laughs] Or I’ll sell cars! I don’t care.
IGN: Now I have to tell you, I’m personally still in mourning over The Sarah Connor Chronicles…

Green: Yeah, so am I!

IGN: There’s obviously a lot of people still hoping it can somehow return…

Green: I talk to [Sarah Connor Executive Producer] James Middleton all the time and I really hope that it returns. And I know that a lot of people from Warner Bros., all the way through, really wish and hope for the same thing. And the end of the day, we have some of the greatest fans ever. I so appreciate the people that are fighting as hard as they are to bring the show back. And of course, I would love for it to happen. Ultimately, if it doesn’t, I’m also really proud of the fact that we have two amazing seasons of television on DVD and Blu-ray, that people can watch from start to finish. I’m proud of every episode. I can watch the whole thing and say, “Yeah, I was a part of something that was really big and really much bigger than television is used to.” Maybe it just wasn’t the right time… But everyone did their work and it paid off. It’s because of the fans that it went two seasons, it really is. So it was a joint effort and it was kind of one of those sort of fun, global crossovers between us making the show and the fans watching the show. There was this really large group of people that made it happen and we made two amazing seasons so far. Let’s hope for the best and keep our fingers crossed for more… And if not, we can still be happy with what we have.

IGN: Thomas [Dekker] mentioned in an interview the possibility of a straight-to-DVD Sarah Connor Chronicles movie. Has James talked about those possibilities with you?

Green: Yeah, I’ve heard that possibility. If anyone can make it happen, James Middleton can do it. He loves the show. Our cast, we miss doing the show. I know everybody would be back in a heartbeat to do it. So I’m sure right now, it’s just sort of a number crunch. It’s just sitting with the right guys and making sense of it, where they can afford to do it and do it right. That’s the tough thing. I’m sure we could go anywhere and get a straight-to-DVD deal, but if we don’t have the right amount of money, we can’t make it the right way. And I don’t want to make a straight-to-DVD just to say we did it and have it not be what we were making. So it’s going to take a little work, but I think there’s a really good possibility of it happening. The fact that people are still buying the DVDs and there’s the demand for it… I know there’s a billboard that’s driving around Burbank saying, “Save the show. Bring it back.” That’s amazing. Those little things, they’re all little things, but they become something bigger. And I think if enough people just kind of keep putting that energy out there, something will happen. I think we have a really good chance.

[Editor's Note: Spoilers for the final two episodes of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles follow]

IGN: Storywise, I assume it must have been exciting for you on those last two episodes. First, you had what I think was one of the most shocking deaths in TV history, followed by such a cool way to bring him back, that didn’t feel like a cheat.

Green: Yeah, they actually came and told me about it before we shot it, when they first came up with the idea. John Wirth and Josh Friedman pulled me aside and they’re like, “Hey, we need to talk to you.” They kind of ran down the story for me and I thought it was great. I thought it was a really brilliant television way of handling it. And it was very realistic. It was shocking, because it was another of those highlights on the fact that this show is… We are dealing with the very real factors of what this is and it’s not just science fiction where we can all outrun bullets and every time we shoot a gun, we hit exactly what we’re aiming for. This is real and it doesn’t always work out that way.

I think the death was really cool and I loved being in those tunnels [in the finale] and shooting that last bit. I thought we really set ourselves up for something unique and incredible, if we get the chance to come back and finish it. And hopefully we will. Hopefully, we’ll pick up in those tunnels and we will have Derek and Kyle and Allison and John [Connor] and John Henry running around. I think it can end up being a really amazing finish to it all.

IGN: It must have been interesting for you to see the reactions people had for that one week before the finale aired. Everyone I knew who watched the show, myself included, were so bummed that he was dead.

Green: I knew they would be, but I knew it would go from one week to the next. So ultimately, I was waiting for the finale. Everything was just leading up to that. So it was like, “Hey, feel whatever emotion you want to. I know by the finale it will be worth it for everyone.” And it was. People loved it.

Brian Austin Green is a really mean machine on Smallville (Oct. 2 8/7c, CW).

In Friday’s episode, poor John Corbin (Green) gets mowed over by a bus. Cue the creation of Metallo, the iconic DC super villain who has it out for the Blur, aka Clark Kent (Tom Welling). Metropolis and its residents, especially Lois Lane (Erica Durance), aren’t safe with him on the streets.

Green graciously talked with us about all things Metallo, including who built him, why he hates the Blur and whether he’ll return later this season.

TVGuide.com: Tell us about John Corbin’s big change into Metallo.

Green: It’s an unwelcome one. It’s not something that he asks for. As you see, the man steps off a curb and wakes up being who he is. There’s a part of him that enjoys it and realizes that he can use it to the best of his abilities and use it to accomplish what he wants, but at the same time, it’s probably not the happiest thing being Kryptonite-powered and robotic. It’s not what he asked for, and I think there’s a lot of anger that comes with that.

TVGuide.com: What is Zod’s involvement with Corbin’s transformation into Metallo?

Green: As of right now, I have no idea. I don’t know who’s responsible for it completely. There’s been a bit of a tease that he was involved, but I don’t know for sure.

TVGuide.com: Why was Metallo built?

Green: I think he was built because there was that initial despise of the Blur to begin with that somebody knew about. At the same time, there was this technology that they were figuring out and making sense of, so it seemed like the perfect fit. He’s the perfect guinea pig for that kind of experiment, with his hatred of the Blur and his past experience of him.

TVGuide.com: Why is he going after the Blur?

Green: Because of his sister, the loss of his sister. He’s driven by this anger of ‘Who do you think you are? What gives you the right to control people’s lives and change their fates?’ For him, this is the man who carries the world on his shoulders, but he doesn’t think he has the right to, and he’s not really trained for the job. It’s because of him, at least to John, that his sister is gone. His sister was his world.

TVGuide.com: There’s some flirtation with John and Lois. Do you come between Lois and Clark?

Green: I don’t think anything will come between Lois and Clark ever.

TVGuide.com: Have the producers hinted at a return for Metallo later this season?

Green: No. I’m figuring that they’re waiting until this next episode airs to see if people actually like the character or not. They kicked around ideas when I was shooting it, but it’s completely up in the air at this point. Who knows, it could happen.

TVGuide.com: Would you like to come back?

Green: Absolutely, I’d love to. I had a great time working on the show and playing the character. The only thing that was really a pain in the a– ultimately was just the prosthetics. It was four hours of makeup everyday and an hour of taking it off. It was ultimately really worth it.

Source -TV Guide.

Also – Brian will be doing a METALLO podcast w/ SHOE (Starkville House of El Podcast.) They’ve also put up an early review for METALLO. Brian agreed to do this for a publicity option because he just loves interacting with fans. You can watch for his podcast HERE!

Brian continues his two part arc on Smallville next week when we see how his character John Corbin becomes super cyborg villain Metallo. Here is the trailer for the episode

Remember Brian’s stint on Smallville begins this Friday at 8PM on the CW! Here’s a clip w/ him at the Daily Planet with Lois!

Icons of fright have posted this short horror film that Brian made – in which btw he appears in only like the first 2 minutes of it. Swearing and icky horror warning:

Here are 2 more photos from “Metallo” – 9×02 of Smallville that will air Friday October 2nd at 8PM on the CW.

The Hallmark Channel has posted another photo of Brian w/ co-star Graham Greene on the set of “The Wild Girl”