Repeating the formula from its highly bloggable Batman: The Animated Series Rises video, The Hub has enlisted the original voice cast of Superman: The Animated Series to help recreate the Man of Steel theatrical trailer almost shot for shot using clips from the classic cartoon.

In the video below, Tim Daly and Dana Delany return to their fan favorite roles as Superman and Lois Lane, respectively, to perform in their own styles such lines as "How do you find someone who has spent a lifetime covering his tracks?" and "It's not an 'S.' On my world, it means 'hope.'"Obviously inspired by online fandom's habit of remixing every remixable thing for any and all conceivable reasons, the Hub's video is cleverly cut to uncannily similar visuals taken from the beloved 1990s Warner Bros. Animation series by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini and Alan Burnett, which was of course based on the DC Comics superhero created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Intended to promote an upcoming Hub marathon of Superman episodes, the clip also sees Christopher McDonald reprise his role as Jor-El and Mike Farrell reprise his as Jonathan Kent. Sadly Jason Marsden was apparently not available to play young Clark Kent again, leaving poor Tim Daly the task of approximating a prepubescent voice...

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