I am – Hercules!!

Julian Sands (“A Room With A View,” “24”), 51, will play the middle-aged Jor-El on “Smallville,” according to Entertainment Weekly’s Mike Ausiello .

Jor-El, father of Superman, was on “Smallville” portrayed as a younger (and very American) man by Tom Welling, who also plays Clark on the series.

Jor-El’s voice in previous seasons has been played by Terrence Stamp, who also played the villainous General Zod in the first two “Superman” features:

TV Guide says a number of DC Comics icons will appear this season, among them:

* Perry White

* Major Zod

* Toyman

* Metallo

* Roulette

* The Wonder Twins and Gleek

* Speedy (the HIV-positive Mia Dearden version of Green Arrow’s sidekick created by Kevin Smith)

* and, most intriguingly, the Justice Society of America.

Disappointingly, JSA episode writer says original Flash Jay Garrick and original Green Lantern Alan Scott won’t appear in the two-hour installment, so I’m guessing we’re not going to see middle-aged versions of Earth II Superman or Batman either. Which strikes me as a misery of a missed opportunity. Note to new DC overlord Diane Nelson: Holding back DC characters from Time Warner-owned franchises is idiocy.

The new season of “Smallville” launches Sept. 25.

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