The Spanish language site Omelete caught up with Superman Returns star Brandon Routh and asked him about the current status of the Superman franchise. Routh confirmed that his contract for Superman had expired and he wasn’t aware when (if at all) the new film was going to see production, “I’m sure that Warner Bros. is moving there, but everything is still uncertain. Really, I do not know anything.” However, he did say “But if they call me again, [I’d go] back to the character without thinking twice!”
I’m glad to hear this. Brandon Routh is a great actor and I know he will have a long career but I don’t think he was right for the part of Superman. I wasn’t a fan of Superman Returns, in fact I almost fell asleep during it. I’m not saying that Routh is solely to blame for that but he was a contributing factor. Not to mention that Warner Bros. is intending to do a sequel that is in the vein of The Dark Knight so they need an actor who can really take the character to a dark place because we know that Bryan Singer is capable of just that (X2: X-Men United).
Who do you think should play Superman?