Brandon Routh Superman

Brandon Routh followed in the footsteps of Christopher Reeve as Superman on the big screen when he portrayed the Kryptonian superhero in 2006’s Superman Returns.

The movie was intended to be a loose reboot of the Superman franchise that actually also served as a sequel to the Reeve movies, with Superman returning to Earth – hence the title – having spent five years away from the planet to look into his origins where his destroyed home planet used to be.

The movie was critically reviewed fairly positively, but fans didn’t really take to it and, unfortunately, Routh wasn’t given the opportunity to reprise the role as Superman in the future – although there have been occasions when it was rumoured that he would be given that chance.