"Superman Returns" star Brandon Routh was recently interviewed about slapping on the Superman tights once again for the next installment of the franchise.
My take is to keep him on board because he is the new Superman and at certain angles, he scarily looks like Christopher Reeve too.
The terrible film that was "Superman Returns" was not Routh's fault, in my personal opinion because he was a solid Superman/Clark Kent, but it was just a bad story and product that was put together by director Bryan Singer (who also helped write the it).
Not to mention the huge amount of pressure that was probably put on Singer's shoulders by both Warner Bros. and DC to make the film a success.
Now enter DC film superstar Christopher Nolan, who has rebooted the Batman franchise in a way no one thought imaginable. It will have hands on involvement with everything regarding the next Superman film.
Nolan needs to take the next Superman and give it that realistic feel that he has been able to do with both Batman films, plus add a ton of action to Superman, as well as giving it a little bit darker tone because Superman's character needs to be addressed with his battling his two personae.
If there is anyone that can pull off a successful reboot of a reboot it is Nolan. He should still consider Routh for his lead because the guy just looks like Superman when he wears the uniform.