Brandon Routh was a godawful superman and that film sucked

The film was bad thanks to the writers and the director and the casting, Routh would have been an excellent Superman had the film been given better script and a better plot.

There is no way Routh could have been Superman/Clark kent in the reboot. With Snyder and Nolan involved in the project, because the reboot will be very Dark and have a serious tone to it compared to the Christopher Reeves Superman and the one Bryan Singer made.

I think Routh could have gone a bit dark unless there is a problem with Clark Kent being a bit bumbling and nerdy cause HELLO! People, he has to not look like he could be Superman. It is called a disguises.

I loved him as Superman and the film.. Nobody has seen this new movie yet it could be worse for all we know.. I hope not but Snyder is not exactly on a hot streak lately..

Superman Returns was a mess - but Brandon Routh was the perfect Superman. He was the best thing about the movie.

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Superman Returns sucked BECAUSE it was "dark" and "serious", NOT because Brandon Routh played the part.

Zack Synder and his fanboys are completely tone deaf. The makers of Superman Returns slammed Superman III for being too light and breazy, so they decanonized it and decided specifically to make a "somber, serious" Superman film that sucked all the life out of movie. We were stuck with emo Superman mopping about how Lois Lane doesn't love him anymore and how the world doesn't need Superman.

Brandon Routh was given a lousy script and bad direction, but nevertheless NAILED the role when he stepped into Christopher Reeves shoes. His presence as Superman was perfect, unfortunately they didn't give him much to do but stand around and sulk for half the movie. And as much as the filmmakers wanted to bash Superman III, the irony was that Superman III -- as flawed as cheesy and it was -- is a far more entertaining film than Superman Returns because it has a creative story and has some FUN with its characters like Superman I and II. Superman Returns would have been awesome if he had an exciting script and dynamic characters to work with.

So Zack Synder comes along, removes the ONE element of the new Superman that WORKED brilliantly (Routh), but decides his "reboot" will continue the SAME fatal flaw that made the last Superman fail: a joyless "dark, serious" story with a lame rehashed villain/storyline and a humorless, stern Superman. Talk about doing the exact OPPOSITE of what you need to do to fix Superman.

I just hope Sydner and his fanboys don't get their hands on any other franchises in need of repair. They might make a Terminator "reboot" and decide to keep the stupid stuff from Terminator 3 and 4 but remove anything good from the first two films.

Man of steel looks awesome its about time we had a reboot. Plus u need take the hint that the old movies dont fit in anymore thats why people hated superman returns!! Anyway its like the nolans batman trilogy its gonna be awesome

What do you mean by 'old movies'? you mean black and white films? The first Nolan Batman came out in 2005. Does that make it old? Because that one is older than Superman Returns and therefore by your logic doesn't fit in anymore.