Comments on: Brandon Routh Talks Sense About A ‘Dark’ Superman

By: James McTeigue Talks Superman & Magneto - Screen Rant

James McTeigue Talks Superman & Magneto - Screen Rant — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:30:04 +0000

[...] glad he quickly tossed down this whole “dark superman” thing, as did Brandon Routh back when he was still likely to return. We don’t need that, we just need a new and fresh [...]

By: bigbluefan

bigbluefan — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:26:10 +0000

I really can’t see TW doing a crossover from the small screen to the big one, he’s going to play it safe for his career and stay away from it.

By: Othoniel Rosado

Othoniel Rosado — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:25:48 +0000

Blue eyes, I would love to see Tom Welling
having the pleasure of being the ‘man’ for the movie. I say that with all sincerity.
I believe that Tom should be contacted if he would like to be the ‘man’ for the upcoming movie of “Superman” this would solve many answered questions from our fans world wide, don’t you think! Otho 2/7/09

By: blueyes

blueyes — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:54:48 +0000

“We should have the pleasure of having Tom Welling be the man for the movie”

Bwahahaha!!!

NO thank you. That guy is no feature material.

By: Othoniel Rosado

Othoniel Rosado — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:41:46 +0000

Vic, thank you so much for you honest opinion. All that Brandon has is a cute face, but as an actor he gets an (F) for a grade Otho 2/2/2009

By: Vic Holtreman

Vic Holtreman — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:31:22 +0000

@Othoniel

There isn’t much happening on the Superman movie but as far as I know they still want Routh for it. I doubt there is much our little site could do to influence any decision either way.

Vic

By: Othoniel Rosado

Othoniel Rosado — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:03:14 +0000

Vic Holdtreman, what is going on; is Brandon Routh being cast for Superman Reboot? as I been reading above? Since you are the Chief Author of Screen Rant, What influence do we have or in another words what influence you may have in altering the thinking of who is behind this ordeal of using Brandon Routh. I personally feel that Brandon is not the Character that should be cast for the Superman Reboot. We should have the pleasure of having Tom Welling be the man for the movie. All the Fans of Rant that write for your Blog will come to my rescue in agreeing with me. Vic, in all sincerity there must be something that we should be able to do prevent this from happening. Rosado – 2/01, 2009 01:07

By: Xander Briscoe

Xander Briscoe — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:33:55 +0000

Greg Vaughan for Superman.

Check him out, looks more like a man not a boy, good all American image. Google him.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:32:46 +0000

Blah! You all disgust me. Tom Welling DOES have a passion for the character, but its for the character of Clark Kent. He does talk, and if you’d watch the special features on any of the Smallville DVDs, you’d know these things. To the rest of you, I’m glad you’re happy with Routh, because that’s probably who you’ll be getting. To me, he isn’t anything close to a super man. He is a pansy. He doesn’t deserve to wear the tights, no matter how well he “knows” the character. /Rant

By: mattali

mattali — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:27:14 +0000

Good point, bigbluefan!

By: bigbluefan

bigbluefan — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:00:29 +0000

As much as I like watching Smallville and TW, he doesn’t come across with the same passion for the character as Routh. He keeps his distance from the character, never speaking outside the show, where Routh impresses me the way he understands what makes the character tick, thats the guy I want to see up there on the big screen.

By: Graham Langridge

Graham Langridge — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:11:48 +0000

I think that you should be worrying about the director and screenwriter for the superman reboot. I also think that it would be really great for Tom Welling to be the superman because he has petrayed it so well in the series Smallville.

By: Xander Briscoe

Xander Briscoe — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:40:50 +0000

There is a bigger issue at stake, SUPERMAN! Can’t reboot with the same actor, too confusing and backward!

And Warner and DC are rebooting! It’s been announced! As soon as we all get a great Superman film we’ll value Routh for being very unlucky to get such a dead end of a script, but we’ll all be happy Superman fans!

If there was a way of Routh to play the man of steel in a reboot, I’d be all for it, but there is a bigger issue at stake…

By: The Watcher

The Watcher — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:44:14 +0000

Brandon Routh Must return to reprise his role of Superman in the next film. He was amazing in the role and most people liked him. It’d be a HUGE mistake to replace him so soon.

By: Sean

Sean — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:00:22 +0000

Rubinov said the studio is going to re-introduce Superman, not reboot. If you are going to re-introduce him, you can certainly retain Routh.

By: Nic82

Nic82 — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:38:50 +0000

@ Vic

I’d have to agree. The whole point of a ‘reboot’ seems to be to create something new and present something that’s already been done in a new way. So using the same actor doesn’t make it a ‘reboot’ it makes it a sequel or a prequel not matter how many other actors are different.
I think Routh is a fine Superman and fingers crossed there won’t be another ‘dark’ film…

By: Vic Holtreman

Vic Holtreman — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:04:19 +0000

To me, doing a reboot and keeping the same actor is an oxymoron.

Vic

By: Jamie Williams

Jamie Williams — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:52:26 +0000

“Reboots” are now being pushed beyond their original meaning.

BATMAN BEGINS fit the definition of the term – a brand new intrepretation of the character, myth, etc.

CASINO ROYALE did so as well…to a point. The Broccolis opted to keep the 007 theme (albeit a more “modernized” riff by composer David Arnold), the tradition of the opening title sequence, song and “gun-barrel” shot, and Judy Dench as M.

And next summer’s STAR TREK is going to push it even further. The reboot comes about because various characters (the villain Nero & his crew as well as Nimoy’s Spock) alter the time-line…resulting in a new continuity.

So the idea that the “Routhboot” could never work in fear of confusing audiences isn’t as strong an argument as it previously was imo.

To be fair, it’s still an argument to be said and heard…

Jamie.

By: bigbluefan

bigbluefan — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:04:13 +0000

I definitely don’t want Superman looking like a Kryptonian Hulk ewww!!!

By: mattali

mattali — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:27:24 +0000

Rob, I finally found and read your Superman post! It was well-written and covered a multitude of aspects regarding story, casting, and filming. Here are my thoughts regarding a couple of quotes I pulled out of your article.

Quote 1: “So it drives me nuts when I hear people making comparisons to The Dark Knight… Saying that Superman needs to be darker, Iron Man 2 needs to be darker, blah blah – shut up. Focus on story, characters and your own style and proper execution.”

You are so right! Why should all writers and/or directors jump on the band wagon just because a certain plot element worked well in telling another story about a totally different character? Perhaps they should name the new movies Superman’s Dark Knight or The Dark Iron Man Knight? Their movies will be crap if they try to mimic instead of create!

Quote 2: “’Dark’ is the most inappropriately and overused word of choice for the film industry in 2008.’Realistic’ and ‘believable’ would be more accurate words to describe what makes a film really connect with viewers. It makes the suspension of belief easier and a smoother transition for the audience members. It can help us relate to and/or understand the characters and their motivations…”

Excellent point and I agree completely…especially the “suspension of belief” part. If a movie envelopes me to the point where I’m buying eveything that’s put in front of me (whether it be drama, action, or comedy), I’m not just watching it anymore, I’m a part of it. That’s what I call a good movie. The word “dark” doesn’t really say much of anything but it does seem to be the adjective of choice these days.

By the way, someone described Routh as “willowy.” Judging by that picture above (I’ve not seen the movie), I either need to look up the meaning of willowy again or I need new glasses. He doesn’t look like he needs much beefing up to me. Remember the phrase “All brawn and no brain”? Perhaps “body builder” is not the best way to go. I always thought how Superman looked in the comics was…well, comical…because there is no way that Clark Kent could squish all those massive mucsles into that scruffy suit he wore to work. But I will be the first to admit that perhaps my take on this could be in error. Did he always grow more muscles when he went into the phone booth and lose them again when he took off the big “S”?