Superman Returns Sequel

'Superman Returns' Sequel Is In The Works

Superman ReturnsA sequel to Superman Returns is in the works after director Bryan Singer signed on to make the next movie in the superhero franchise. Recent reports suggested there would be no follow-up to the Brandon Routh-starring movie because "Superman Returns" didn't take as much as was hoped at the international box office.

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Brandon Routh Profile

Name: Brandon Routh
Birth Name: Brandon James Routh
Height: 6' 2½
Sex: M
Nationality: American
Birth Date: October 9, 1979
Birth Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Profession: actor
Education: University of Iowa
Relationship: Courtney Ford (actress; born in 1978; dated since 2003; engaged August 2006), Rachel Boston (actress; born on May 9, 1982)
Father: Ron Routh
Mother: Katie Routh
Sister: Sara Routh (a singer/songwriter, a former radio disc jockey)
Brother: police officer in Des Moines, Iowa
Claim to fame: as the Man of Steel in Bryan Singer' Superman Returns (2006)

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Brandon Routh - Superman Role

Prior to Routh's casting as Superman, Warner Bros. had spent over a decade developing a plan to relaunch the franchise, with possible stars including name actors Nicolas Cage (who had at one point signed on to the role), Josh Hartnett, Brendan Fraser, Paul Walker, James Marsden, Ashton Kutcherand Smallville star Tom Welling, and planned directors including Tim Burton, Wolfgang Petersen, McG, Brett Ratner and Shekhar Kapur. When director Bryan Singer came aboard the project, however, he insisted that an unknown actor be cast in the part, in the tradition of the casting of the best-known film Superman, Christopher Reeve.

Routh, then 25, had previously already auditioned for director McG and was spotted by Singer after he viewed Routh's videotaped audition.Singer, who since noted Routh as being the embodiment of "our collective memory of Superman", was impressed by his resemblance to the comic book icon and found the actor's humble Mid-western roots perfect for the role, as well as his "combination of vulnerability and confidence" that Singer said reminded him of Christopher Reeve. Singer decided to cast Routh after the two met on August 13, 2004, but did not tell Routh until two months later, when Routh's casting was announced in October 2004, making him an "instant celebrity". Filming for Superman Returns began in Australia in Februar

Routh has commented that he feared his performance would too closely resemble that of Christopher Reeve. Routh has said that he hopes he "remind[s] people of Christopher while at the same time making them feel like they're seeing a totally new Superman". Reviews of Routh's performance are generally positive, with Newsweek noting that he "effortlessly lays claim to the iconic role". On the other hand, film critic Roger Ebert noted that he thinks "Routh lacks charisma as Superman, and I suppose as Clark Kent, he isn't supposed to have any".

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Brandon Routh Early Career

In 1999, Routh left the University and moved to New York City and then Los Angeles, where he pursued a full-time acting career, first appearing as an extra in Christina Aguilera's music video for "What a Girl Wants". He was cast in his first major role in 1999, in an episode of the short-lived ABC television series, Odd Man Out. In 2000, he had a four-episode role on the third season of MTV's nighttime soap opera, Undressed. Routh subsequently appeared on the WB's Gilmore Girls (in a February 2001 episode, "Concert Interupptus", playing an attendee of a Bangles concert), and earned steady work on the soap opera One Life to Live, playing Seth Anderson from May 23, 2001 until April 17, 2002.

Routh's later primetime credits include guest roles on CBS's Cold Case, NBC's Will & Grace and Fox's short-lived series, Oliver Beene. During this time, he worked as a bartender at a popular bowling alley in Hollywood, Lucky Strike Lanes, and shared an apartment with his sister.

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Brandon Routh

Brandon James Routh (born October 9, 1979) is an American actor and former male fashion model. He grew up in Iowa, before moving to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career, subsequently appearing on several television series throughout the early 2000s. In 2004, he was cast in the title role in the 2006 film, Superman Returns.

Early life

Routh, the third of four children, was born in Des Moines, Iowa to Katie, a teacher, and Ron Routh, a carpenter; both of his parents play music in their spare time and his sister, Sara Routh, is a singer. Routh's family, which is Methodist, has German, French, English and Native American ancestry. Routh grew up in Norwalk, Iowa, which was located approximately 100 miles south of Woolstock, the hometown of George Reeves, the second actor to play Superman.During his childhood, Routh thought that a full-time acting career was unrealistic, citing his small-town background. In his spare time, he played the trumpet and the piano. Routh attended Norwalk High School,where he played sports and participated in music and theatre. He describes himself as a "momma's boy" and not "the most popular kid" during his school years.

Routh attended the University of Iowa for a year, aspiring to be a writer.During this time, he starred in several productions at the Norwalk Theater of Performing Arts, and modelled and acted in order to earn his tuition fee. Routh has said that he was always told that he bore a physical resemblance to Christopher Reeve, who had previously portrayed Superman. His former manager signed him on because of the resemblance, telling him that he thought Routh would be cast as Superman if there was another film in the series.

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