Brian Austin Green has taken the jump from one sci-fi series to another--and, well, has bypassed a drama along the way.  TVGuide.com now reports that he has signed on for the upcoming season of Smallville, appearing as a villain, Metallo.


The character, which was first introduced in the comic books in 1959, moonlights as Daily Planet journalist John Corben.  Otherwise, he's the metal-clad kryptonite-powered villain who will make Superman--and to that effect, Clark Kent's--life a little more complicated.

Reports say Green, who last starred in the recently-cancelled Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, will appear in at least two episodes of the upcoming season of Smallville, which begins on September 25.

Green was last reported considering a role for the next season of another CW series, One Tree Hill, but backed out of negotiations; his role was later taken over by Lipstick Jungle's Robert Buckley.  Previous to that, he was attached to a pilot for the network, Body Politic, but it wasn't picked up during the upfronts.




-Henrik Batallones, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: TVGuide.com
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