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It’s amazing just how much information gets passed via Twitter these day from actors and writers.  Last night, writer Geoff Johns Twittered several bits of knowledge about the twelfth episode of Season 9,  “Society” which Johns will write and will introduce the Justice Society of America into the Smallville Universe.   We’ve got the roundup and a bit of analysis after the jump.

As we stated, last night Johns posted several tweets all related to the current status of “Society”.

Went over costume designs for the JSA Smallville. They kicked ass on these!! Sticking close to the source is always the way to go. :)

Johns wrote JSA for 26 issues and has a fantastic handle on the characters, so it would make sense that Johns is involved with everything including the creation of the costumes.   Johns has stated before that these superheroes that we’ll see in this episode come from an older generation of heroes, so my guess is that the costumes might be more traditional superhero costumes instead of the newer more slick looking ones we’ve seen Green Arrow, Impulse, Cyborg, and Aquaman wear.

Oh, Smallville: Society airs January 29th. :) We shoot in two weeks so I’m packing up my winter clothes for Vancouver.

A couple of weeks ago, a casting call was sent out for a male, age 37-48 that was in that was in fantastic physical condition who would be playing “He is the most handsome and sexy of ALL the D.C Superheros”. In that release, it stated that the actor need to be available for shooting starting 10/26 through 11/3.  This lines up right with the info Johns provided.  Shooting will start on the 26th of this month. As for the hero the call talks about, I feel very confidently that this will probably be Hawkman.  Hawkman has a great history with the JSA and is one of the key members.  He’s also in fantastic shape, although I don’t know if he’s considered the most handsome and sexiest of all the DC heroes.

I can’t divulge the three members in the episode yet, but one of them is someone that should be obvious. A girl. Who likes stars. :)

Johns pretty much confirms that Courtney Whitmore aka Stargirl will be in “Society”.  Johns created the character in his “Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #0″ and since he is writing the episode, it makes perfect sense for Stargirl to be included. We will see an older version of Courtney since Johns has made a point of saying that these JSA members will come from an older generation of heroes that will be in their 40s.

This also confirms the fact that we will see 3 characters from the JSA in this episode.  Johns stated that we wouldn’t see Alan Scott (the first Green Lantern) or Jay Garrick (the first Flash). So if our predictions are right, we should see Hawkman, Stargirl, and then one other character.  We’ve also heard that one of the characters is known to often wear a helmet. There are several different characters in the JSA that wear helmets including Hawkman, Doctor Fate, and Atom Smasher, so there is a potential for any of these characters to show up in the episode.

To answer the Smallville inquiries: Glen Winter, who directed my “Legion” episode, is directing “Society.” So you know he’s AWESOME.

This is great news. Glen Winter did a fantastic job with” Legion”, and the fact that he’s paired with Johns again for “Society” can only mean good things.

So just to recap, “Society” will air on January 29th.  It will be written by Geoff Johns and directed by Glen Winter.  We will see 3 members of the JSA, roughly in their 40s, one of whom will be Stargirl, probably Hawkman, and another member we know no details about.  Shooting will start on October 26 (two weeks from today) and will last until November 3rd. If shooting starts in two weeks, we should start to get casting announcements for these roles very soon.

Needless to say, this is shaping up to be a fantastic episode of Smallville, but what do you think? Sound off in the comments below!

(Information via Geoff Johns’ Twitter, TV Guide, and KryptonSite)

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