Superman Returns
Brandon Routh admits he was devastated when aSuperman Returnssequel did n’t bump . Routh took on the function of Superman after the death of actor Christopher Reeve , who portrayed the Man of Steel in the previousSupermanmovies . Superman Returnswas the 6th instalment of that franchise and told the write up of Superman returning to Earth after a five - class absence seizure .
Superman Returns , train by Bryan Singer , received mostly cocksure review article and hit over $ 400 million at the box office . Most critics and fans praised Routh ’s performance , as well as his uncanny likeness to Reeve . However , it seemed that Warner Bros. was n’t well-chosen with the final box office counting , and after much back and away , finally decide to set off a design subsequence that would have also star Routh . Instead , the studio decided to boot the role for Man of Steel , casting Henry Cavill as the new Superman .
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Routh recently spoke with Michael Rosenbaum ( Smallville ) for the podcastInside of You with Michael Rosenbaumand accommodate that he was devastated when theSuperman Returnssequeldidn’t pan out . He discussed how that led to his anxiousness . Routh verbalise about the few age after the first moving-picture show came out , including the retentive process of finally learning that a continuation would n’t happen . He order :
And it was very slow fizzle - out of the possibility of a subsequence over the next two , three years . And I did everything I could do that I thought in my world to help make it happen . … I conceive at that point in my life , I still did n’t know that I had , that I was nervous , what anxiety really was , or that I had it , that anyone could have anxiety . … So pass through that whole trauma of Superman Returns - the end of Superman Returns - was a long , drawn - out summons of me in denial for much of it , and gratefully , I did n’t lean on drug or alcohol and partying . I played World of Warcraft unceasingly .
Although Routh start on to become Ray Palmer , aka The Atom , in The CW ’s Arrowverse , a theatrical role that by and by went on to star inDC ’s Legends of Tomorrow , many fans still wondered " what if ? " when it came to his portrayal of Superman . That ’s why so many were intoxicate when the net announced Routh would not just appear as Ray in itsCrisis on Infinite Earthscrossover case , but he would alsoput on the cape and tights again as Superman , albeit one from a different universe . Although Routh statedhe had sundry feelings about becoming Superman again , his rooter were thrilled to see his Man of Steel at long last get the realization it deserve .
alas , Routh ’s Ray Palmer will soon pop off the Arrowverse , although the doer say that it was n’t his musical theme and thathe did n’t want to leaveLegends of Tomorrow . Routh has also expressed hisdispleasure with how his character has been written off , bequeath fans to marvel why his departure is even necessary . That does n’t imply he wo n’t turn up again in the Arrowverse , but it ’s a shame that The CW seems to be treating him as Warner Bros. initially did afterSuperman return .
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origin : Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum
