MediaWatch Special: Warner Bros. Confirms Brandon Routh as New Superman!
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As reported by Variety, Warner Bros. Pictures has confirmed that relatively unknown actor Brandon Routh will fill the shoes of the late Christopher Reeve and George Reeves in portraying DC Comics' Superman!
Routh, whose previous credits include work on One Life to Live, Gilmore Girls, Will & Grace, and Cold Case, will play the Man of Steel in Superman Returns, which is being directed by Bryan Singer (X-Men, The Usual Suspects). Warner Bros. also revealed that Gil Adler (Starsky & Hutch, Constantine) will produce the film (Variety.com subscribers can read the article here).
Routh's hiring fits in perfectly with director Bryan Singer's stated preference that the role be filled by an unknown actor, so as to better help audiences accept the person as Superman, rather than as someone playing Superman.
Executive produced by Richard Donner, who shepherded the Reeve Superman films to the big screen, Warner's Superman Returns is scheduled for a 2006 release. Refer to Diamond Daily's MediaWatch column for the latest updates on the production, and see below for a linked in-stock list of available Superman products!
In-stock merchandise you can use to capitalize on these developments includes:
• Superman: Click here!
Order Now!
Reorders Online: Click here!
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By Phone: 800-45-COMIC
By Fax: 800-329-2878 or 410-560-3875
As reported by Variety, Warner Bros. Pictures has confirmed that relatively unknown actor Brandon Routh will fill the shoes of the late Christopher Reeve and George Reeves in portraying DC Comics' Superman!
Routh, whose previous credits include work on One Life to Live, Gilmore Girls, Will & Grace, and Cold Case, will play the Man of Steel in Superman Returns, which is being directed by Bryan Singer (X-Men, The Usual Suspects). Warner Bros. also revealed that Gil Adler (Starsky & Hutch, Constantine) will produce the film (Variety.com subscribers can read the article here).
Routh's hiring fits in perfectly with director Bryan Singer's stated preference that the role be filled by an unknown actor, so as to better help audiences accept the person as Superman, rather than as someone playing Superman.
Executive produced by Richard Donner, who shepherded the Reeve Superman films to the big screen, Warner's Superman Returns is scheduled for a 2006 release. Refer to Diamond Daily's MediaWatch column for the latest updates on the production, and see below for a linked in-stock list of available Superman products!
In-stock merchandise you can use to capitalize on these developments includes:
• Superman: Click here!
Order Now!
Reorders Online: Click here!
By E-Mail: Click here!
By Phone: 800-45-COMIC
By Fax: 800-329-2878 or 410-560-3875
