No More Superman for Brandon Routh but Dead of Night is Cool
So it seems that Brandon Routh will not be dawning the red cape and blue tights anymore. His contract has expired for the iconic superhero but would he suit up again?
Collider’s overseas sister site Omlete recently caught up with actor Brandon Routh on the set of his latest film Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World and asked him about the proposed sequel to Superman Returns. According to the actor, It is looking less and less likely that he will return to the role of Clark Kent any time soon.
Routh stated, “I do not know of anything. I am sure that Warner Brothers is moving there, but everything is uncertain. Really, I do not know anything.” He says that, “The term contract has expired. But if they call me, I would suit up without thinking twice about it.”
If you are wondering what Routh has coming up next Dead of Night is the word. Besides Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Routh will complete a unique comic book movie trifecta when he wraps work on “Dead of Night.”
He will be starring as Dylan Dog in the upcoming Dead of Night, which will round out his resume nicely with an Italian comics horror property.
“The comic property would probably be rated ‘R,’ we’re going for a PG-13 so more people can enjoy the film,” Routh told MTV News regarding the “Dead of Night” adaptation. “It’s [not just] gore and horror, it’s a lot more straight action, with a bit of comedy.”
The original Dylan Dog comics by Tiziano Sclavi included mature subject matter in their stories of the horror detective’s surreal investigations into the macabre. Routh sounded convinced about the decisions being made to keep things PG-13 in the adaptation, but he also expressed excitement about the elements the film will be plucked directly from the source material, including the story’s villains, which he said would include vampires, werewolves and zombies.
“We have an end villain that’s going to be exciting,” he said. “It’s a bigger, badder-asser version of one of the creatures.”
Routh also added that he’ll be getting far more violent on-screen as Dylan Dog than as Todd Ingram in “Scott Pilgrim.”
“Although I don’t throw punches in ['Scott Pilgim Vs. The World'],” the actor explained. “I throw a lot of punches, and get the crap beat of me in ['Dead of Night'].”
So there you have it Routh may not be Superman anytime soon but he’s not letting that keep him down. Dylan Dog seems like an interesting character as does the film so I am glad he is working. I was worried he’d be a onetime wonder dawning the cape like Dean Cain. I liked him as Supes but I am gonna speculate that DC is going to go with a whole new revamp on the property with no ties any other films.
