Superman Returns
Brandon Routh , who playact the titular hero inSuperman Returns , talks about play Christopher Reeve ’s Clark Kent . Superman Returnswas released in 2006 and received positive review ; however , Warner Bros. pull the plugon a sequel because they were not satisfied with the final box office results .
Thankfully , this was not Routh ’s last role with DC ; Routh by and by play Ray Palmer , aka The Atom , on CW ’s DC’sLegends of Tomorrow . During the most late installment of the annualArrowversecrossover event , Crisis On Infinite earth , Routh not only appeared as The Atom , but he also recapitulate his role as Superman . Routh was able to help oneself give closing to the legacy first launched by Christopher Reeve’sSupermanfilms , and revisit the part he had left nearly a decade and a one-half before .
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Routh was recently a guest on the interior of You podcast onYouTube , hosted by Michael Rosenbaum , who portrayed Lex Luthor onSmallville . During the interview , Rosenbaum reads questions sent in by fans . One of the questions was , " When fix for a part like Superman , how do you make the role your own without crossing the note into imitating a late incarnation ? " Routh reply , " Essentially , I was task with kind of hold this similar vitality as Christopher Reeve inSuperman Returns . "
Routh continues , saying , " So I did do that , and part that just was in me – having watched the film so many times . And he [ Reeve ] was my Superman . So it was just innately there . I sop up it to a degree . I take on Clark differently – in some ways , my approach to him was more or less different than Chris ’s . But there are similarity in there , thing that are different . " Routh finishes his thought by sharing , " I ’m not afraid to have walk in his footsteps because that ’s what I was tasked with doing . "
Throughout the rest of the interview , Rosenbaum and Routh also hash out other topic , such as Routh’sWorld of Warcraftaddictionthat number after the unsatisfying wake ofSuperman Returns . He also shares thatdirector Bryan Singerwas hard to work with on the set ofSuperman getting even .
Christopher Reeve wastheSuperman for those who grew up watching his movies , and Routh ’s portrayal of the hero was a continuation of everything Reeve had set up in anterior film . It seems that Routh father a set of inspiration forSuperman Returnsfrom Reeve ’s portrayal , but also was n’t afraid to add his tailspin on the character . Routh manifest his ability to impart his unique take on democratic characters throughout his run onLegendsas well . Sadly , the current seasonofLegendswill be Routh ’s last , as it was lately announced his run with the series was over .
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