Brandon Routh Talks ‘Superman: Man Of Steel’

I’ve stated before my displeasure with Superman Returns, Bryan Singer’s attempt to restart the Superman franchise, which to my mind, despite a brilliant cast, and all the right elements in place, spectacularly failed to do the character justice.

I can’t put my finger on what was wrong with the film though, and it certainly wasn’t Brandon Routh’s portrayal of the superhero, as that was pretty much spot on.

Now Brandon Routh is back, first in Lie to Me, then a whole slew of post-Superman projects all set to hit the big screens soon. But there is also a sequel to Superman Returns on the cards, and he spoke to Coming Soon about the film, and his hopes for it.

I expect that we’ll be working [on the film] early next year. I know that Bryan [Singer] has pretty much finished out “Valkyrie” and is back in the states and is zeroing in on the story that he wants to tell. Once that arrives it’s going to move pretty quickly. I think that everybody is getting excited.”

“It’s been three years now, really. It’s hard to believe that it’s been long, but everyone is getting jazzed and ready to go again. I certainly am.”

“I think that’s going to be a central part of the sequel, getting a good villain that we can actually have physical altercations with. Certainly also, I’d like more humor from Clark or just more of Clark and Jimmy. A little bit more of Lois and Clark, how we used to see them, a bit more of buddies.”

“Perhaps things will be smoothed over with Superman and Lois and she can afford to be a little bit nicer to Clark. Also, Superman and Lois getting together, that’s always my end goal. I want that to happen.”

Unfortunately, while all that sounds very positive, it won’t be Routh’s decision, and Bryan Singer will be the man in charge yet again. He’s a good director, but Superman Returns was a lemon, and he needs to rectify his mistakes on Superman: Man Of Steel.

If he doesn’t, then there’ll be a whole bunch of superhero fans, me included, who will want to see him being flown to a very cold planet and left there to rot.