Interview: Brandon Routh on His Iconic Role as Superman & Its Legacy

[@Knightfall182]

The saddest part about Routh is he could still be playing Superman *NOW* He's got the look, build and mannerisms perfect still. We could have had a Superman from 2006 to now.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

Agreed, WB are fools

[@mattline76]

He had the look in Superman returns I just felt like he didn't talk enough as Superman.. he still didn't quite have the charm or the acting chops Christopher Reeve had

[@Knightfall182]

@@mattline76 See him as KC Supes

[@mattline76]

@@Knightfall182 yeah that was definitely better

[@NaturalxGains]

Christopher Reeves will always be the one and only Superman. Brandon Routh is the next best thing. I agree that Brandon did not talked as much or had the same charm as CR in Superman Returns but he did his best with what he had to work with at the time. I think if he had gotten to a sequel with a better more fleshed out story that he would have shown the same level of charm as Christopher Reeves had in the previous movies. WB are real A-holes that they kicked him out. He could have been playing Superman now for almost 20 years straight. He still has the looks, the build to pick it up.

[@numberoneappgames]

Brandon Routh did an amazing job! Love him very much.

[@billy1673]

I don’t care what anyone says, I loved Superman Returns. Phenomenal addition to the Donner universe, although I hated the suit. Now, the “Kingdom Come” suit Brandon wore in CRISIS was flawless!

[@NaturalxGains]

I also loved Superman Rsturns. I do admit I expected to have a better story. It could have taken off right after Superman 2 and ignore Superman 3 and 4. I also didn't like the suit and the Kingdom Come Suit was indeed the best Superman Suit I have ever seen. In my opinion Brandon Routh still deserves a sequel movie but unfortunately that wont happen.

[@BC08]

Superman Returns was good anytime Superman was on the screen. Lex and his entire plan was unbearably bad

[@ssn711]

I never noticed it before, but Routh’s voice is strikingly similar to Christopher Reeves voice

[@TheUndisputedQueso]

I hope one day I hope he gets another shot at playing superman

[@kotobukiya70]

That’s not Superman, that’s Singerman!!!

[@dbreiden83080]

This movie came out almost 20 years ago.. My God I am getting old..

[@mattline76]

@@dbreiden83080 yeah I remember seeing this in the summer of 2006 with my dad and my buddies we were so excited.. we are all kind of disappointed after...

[@Ratiocinativefun]

I really felt he captured Chris’s Superman. I would be more then happy to see Brandon play an older Superman

[@Liruzhen]

I LOVE Brandon Routh as Superman! In the past, present and future, he is just made for the role of Superman physically and by disposition. I hope he gets to play the Man of Steel again many times.

[@LoganLawrence]

Brandon Routh deserves to be Superman again.

[@knightrcer]

It wasn't just Brandon Ruth stepping into the role as superman. It was Brandon playing superman coming off the cusp of having thee greatest actor to have ever played him, Christopher Reeve. And those were some mighty boots to fill. He did a great job trying to imitate how he would have played the role.

[@YEAR-1-RELICS]

Close your eyes and his voice sounds just like Christopher Reeve.

[@wanraplangsawian1830]

👍

[@p.p3152]

To me he sounds like a mix between Christopher Reeve and Tim Daly, which is pretty much the ultimate superman voice combo

[@blaze909]

Wow earth shakes with every step Superman does

[@danw4490]

He was a great Superman. I wish they would do a Kingdom Come series with him.

[@69dragonz]

After Christopher Reeves, My Favorite superman is Brandon Routh, The Calm superman ❤ and after that is Henry Cavill ❤

[@kotobukiya70]

Yeah he’s my third favorite Superman after Cavill that is!!!!

[@theworldsgreatestdetective8227]

Great interview, thank you so much for this. That part at the end where you say, hope you enjoy your time here in Melbourne. The way he says "I have and will continue to" He just sounds like Clark Kent/ Superman. I hope they use in again in say a one shot movie, or a variant from another universe. Preferably a one shot movie so that he gets a whole movie

[@maximusprime3459]

Brandon should've gotten another chance to play Superman on the big screen

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

Indeed

[@ericcarvelli9773]

I loved him in the Kingdom Come suit, I would love to see him again....In a series would be perfect...

[@AndrewDell-nw7lo]

He was always cool. Interesting actor

[@paddynicnack]

Would be so amazing if he came back again.

[@69dragonz]

I want to see him taking the same role in multiverse in james gunn movies , the same costume and charm !❤❤❤

[@maleekbeats]

Would love to see him take on the role as Superman again.

[@pink6715]

Superman 🫡❤

[@ChristianKrogh-Denmark]

Superman Returns was my most anticipated movie EVER, back in the days (the anticipation of that one has never since been topped) I was a bit disappointed in it back then, but I appreciate it more and more today. I loved the nostalgia in it, but I understand why it might've come off a bit too_much like a semi-sequel to Superman 1 and 2, and I agree that it lacked action!! The rescue-scene of the plane is still absolutely badass today, but we needed way more action like that. Either way it's SUCH a shame, that we never got a sequel to this one, cause I have no doubt Bryan Singer would've kicked ass with that one! Just look at what he did with X-Men 2 and Days of Future Past. A sequel to RETURNS would've no doubt brought in the action full-throttle. I loved the majestic feel and LOOK of Returns, though some of the effects did look kinda weak, even for its time. But overall I loved Singer's style, and I so wish we would've gotten that sequel!... On Brandon Routh him self - I really liked him! He just needed more to do (better dialog) Some say he looked like a "wax-figure clone" of Reeve, but I honestly think that has a lot to do with those BLUE CONTACTS they put on him. It really made his face and eyes look weird in certain scenes. It was a very unnatural blue eye-color for him. Anyway, had Routh been allowed to play superman in the sequel, I'm sure he would've been able to make the role more his OWN... Instead we got Zack Snyder's superman-film some years later, which had LOTS of action, but lacked everything_else that was GOOD in Superman Returns! I still prefer Superman Returns over Snyder's Man of Steel... I REALLY hope James Gunn knocks it out of the park with next years Superman movie! It NEEDS to be nailed, otherwise his new DCEU is already dead-on-arrival. So fingers crossed!

[@macau.friend]

Brandon Routh playing Superman again was the highlight of the Arrowverse Crisis on Infinite Earths, and pretty sure I was not the only one who was excited. Just wish WB had followed up on the hype and gave him another movie or mini-series.

[@Tazio25]

He is perfect Superman. Was before and it is now.

[@deejayjacobs2018]

Superman returns was highly underrated Brandon Routh played the perfect Clark Kent and superman opposed to Henry cavill.

[@ejpemoney6984]

He just looked part!! The first time I saw him , that’s what I liked about film 🎞️ he played the role as Clark & Super man very well & looked the part, I really enjoyed him and all the other guys that I’ve tried out for the role. They made it their own, but I really enjoyed him.

[@Mick553]

Brandon Routh was 2nd only to Christopher Reeves as Superman. He was awesome.

[@FinalConsensus]

It was great to see him return to the character in Crisis. He’s the perfect supes

[@Vans975]

Brandon aun podría ser superman ❤

[@starshipcaptain4753]

Superman Returns was excellent

[@pete8492]

A great Superman and appears to be a grounded guy.

[@RFazor]

Kingdom Come awaits Brandon

[@derekseven1647]

This guy sounds and looks related to Christopher Reeve he could definitely do it again and he might

[@masenguerra7835]

Would be awesome if they do a crisis event in the new movies and bring Brandon back as a golden age Superman.

[@davidhodges1153]

Funny enough, I'm watching Superman return right now.😂😂 Not the best, but wasn't too bad 🤔 Shouldn't feel bad.

[@daarkmachine]

After Christopher Reeve for me Brandon Routh is the best Superman.

[@Vans975]

Excelente superman

[@AbdulaahCreative]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@mrjoemikeymercado8197]

My,, best Superman ever,, Brandon route,, together with, Dean Cain,,👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Rockjesu]

The problem with Superman Returns was the script because Brandon was perfect.

[@Garf_malarf]

He is the best Superman ever

[@Friend.of.Jeremy_22.4.3]

❤

[@popeyeyt8320]

He deserves his own superman returns funko pop... my favorite super man... love routh the best period.

[@09juliancarr]

He was great in Chuck as well

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

He was never even given a chance. They really dropped the ball with the story and casting of Lois. He deserved a better movie.

[@dman7668]

The movie was fine, there was nothing wrong with it and in retrospect it holds up better then the Cavill films which are just action figures smashing into one another.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

@@dman7668 I have 2 main issues with it: 1) using Lex Luthor as the main villain again😮‍💨, 2) the weird love child subplot was completely unnecessary. I think the movie has a lot of great Superman moments, but as a whole it's not a good Superman movie. I definitely enjoy it more than the Snyderverse. I think perhaps if they had Lex act in the shadows perhaps creating the villains of the movie rather than being in the spotlight it would've actually allowed for the exploration of other Superman villains like Metallo or Parasite or both. With the love child subplot, I think they just needed to remove the character of Cyclops. No other guy. Have Superman reveal who he is to Lois. Then stepping up to be a father. It's great growth and change for the character. Have him actually act as a man instead of just leaving his kid. I think you would've gotten a far better movie and brighter outlook. Superman as an inspiration to dad's.

[@bhoqeem1975]

i just like him as an actor. Not necessarily as Superman. But he was fine as him, too. All I've been concerned about since Legend season 1 is his reddish eyes.

[@therealmr.incredible3179]

Brutal Mog

[@psman74]

I think Brandon Routh did an excellent job as Superman. However, the writing and the story plot wasn't up to par and it's uncanny how much he sounds like. Christopher Reeve

[@Re88eN]

Not sure why Brandon and Henry can’t play Superman. They still look the part.

[@AA-yl4wq]

I felt he was wasted as Superman, should have made at least 3 movies with him as Superman.

[@TennyDoctor1104]

JEEZ LOUISE BRANDON ROUTH'S TAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLL!

[@robertcarr4172]

getting carsick watching this

[@mirrorcatz]

Save... Martha Oh sorry, wrong Superman, my mistake 🤣

[@andylikesstuffchannel]

Not gonna lie I left the cinema absolutely gutted I see some positives now but it's really hard to watch all the way through

[@paulsmith9192]

Did he retire?

[@RealDreadfulDiaries]

Christopher Reeve is and always will be the one and only Superman. Period. But my next choice is Brandon Routh on Superman Returns (a way underrated film that is superior to MOS by far).

[@urbanexplorer3059]

he wasnt bad at all. he had a horrible script and director to deal with.

[@papitomirey8049]

FAKE SUPERMAN FANS really ruined what this could've been

[@antonio.martins]

To me he is the best Super-Man after Christopher Reeve, the movie was terrible, but Brandon was almost perfect.

[@sahabrandon1]

What is the height of the interviewer ? 🎉

[@jermo1470]

💀

[@derekseven1647]

😮 Brendan is 6'3

[@GuiAntonioli]

This man deserves a redemption arc just like Andrew Garfield. Two excelent actors who played two iconic super-heroes in shitty movies.

[@BobJP77]

I didn't care for that movie. Lex was unnecessarily extra creepy. Nobody can even match Christopher Reeve.

[@Love_OPX]

I miss dorky, clumsy Clark Kent. 😞

[@GiovanniAlckmimRusso]

Brandon Routh and Henry Cavill = great actors to play Superman ruined by directors and writers misunderstanding of the character.

[@peterlenham3180]

He wasn't iconic as Superman, because no one watched his film. He wasnt memorable at all, because hes a terrible actor. Now Christopher Reeve, he is iconic as Superman.

[@boombasett6038]

ICONIC? One boring, lousy movie and they call it iconic. Christopher Reeve is ICONIC!

[@jahmoymignott4081]

Why the hating you just don't understand the movie

[@paulpolpiboon9535]

"HIS iconic role"?? Uhh, no not quite. It's Christopher Reeve's iconic role, it's George Reeves's iconic role obviously. For routh it's his iconic failure. EVERYONE knows the film was absolutely horrible, even the film director the famous Singer walks away from his failure of the film, and routh didn't wear the actual costume, didn't have the balls to wear the real colors, had BROWN hair 😂, didn't look like the character's face, didn't look like the costume and was a cry baby softie.

[@scotty_hugh_tommy]

YEAH.😁✈️🛩🏟🟩