Brandon Routh as Superman

Superman Returns should have been arguably one of the biggest star breakouts of the year, but crash and burned quite quick. Though Routh had been acting for a number of years before the film, this is was going to be his chance to become a superstar.

So went wrong? While the film did fairly well for the general population, fanboys around the world moaned when it came to Routh's bland attempt at capturing the Man of Steel. Though he surely looked the part, and Director Bryan Singer fought hard for him, something was off in Routh's portrayal of one of the world's most famous heroes.

Perhaps this is a case of an actor's fear to do the wrong thing and so he played it too safe. We'll never know for sure but at any rate, this snoozefest is deserving of this comic book movie castings list.