Brandon Routh On The ATOM's Superhero Suit

Brandon Routh On The ATOM's Superhero Suit

Arrow's Ray Palmer actor Brandon Routh discusses his superhero costume that will be debuting later in season 3. " It’s pretty epic. It’s very cool. I’m very excited."

By MarkJulian - Jan 12, 2015 12:01 PM EST
Filed Under: Arrow
Source: SHH

Brandon Routh is no stranger to playing DC Comics superheroes.  After playing Superman in Superman Returns, Routh has went from playing the mightiest to the tiniest, signing on to play Ray Palmer aka The ATOM on The CW's Arrow.  While at the Winter TCA's Routh had a few details to share about his role as the ATOM with SHH.  Here's a rundown of what was disclosed.

+Routh is currently reading the 1983 limited series, Sword of the Atom as preparation and inspiration for the role of Ray Palmer.

+Routh also divulged an interesting, mild-spoiler about Palmer's backstory on Arrow.  " No, [Palmer being a corporate executive] is a totally a new thing to make him able to take over Queen Consolidated. That adds another cool go-getter aspect to him which I think is fun, which is where a lot of his passion and energy comes into the fact that he’s a self-made man in this way. He’s created this huge empire for himself. Now that he’s reached the pinnacle, what is he going to do? He had this tragedy in his life and now he’s going to give back. It’s a cool story."

+Routh said he's already tried on the Atom costume and that fans will definitely see it before the end of the season.  "The best way to describe it is it’s an Iron Man/RoboCop-ish feel, but different from all those too. Like, something you haven’t seen, exoskeleton as you can see from the hologram, that’s pretty badass."

+The interview closes with Routh stating that he thinks Henry Cavill did a great job as Superman in Man of Steel and that he's rooting for WB to succeed in their film adaptations.  "They’ve said this movie’s coming, this movie’s coming out, which I think is good. It gives them a bar to go and you have to make sure you reach the bar. So I think that’s cool and having a strong path is [important]. When it started out, everyone said, “Oh, superhero movies, they’re doing well. Okay, now they’re doing really well.” Now having a plan helps everyone feel more confident that they’re going towards something, just like the TV side is building bigger and bigger."

We also now know that Routh's Atom is also being looked at by The CW as a second spinoff from Arrow, following the incredible reception garnered by The Flash. Is the Atom a character you'd like to see in his own show? Are you more interested in a Suicide Squad or Birds of Prey spinoff? Sound off below in the usual spot with your opinions and comments.
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Carl
Carl - 1/12/2015, 12:52 PM
I hope they end up with a more traditional suit than the "Ironman esque" one we are promised.
SKOne
SKOne - 1/12/2015, 12:57 PM
@Batmaniac,

Yeah, I really hope it looks similar to that. I also hope he gets to wear it for at least a couple of episodes, not just the season finale.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 1/12/2015, 12:57 PM
I am very excited to see the suit! And more excited to see how they pull off the powers as well.
SymbioteJoker
SymbioteJoker - 1/12/2015, 12:59 PM
Personally I would have gone with a more radiation suit style than the trendy "iron man/power suit"
GRAYSONEX
GRAYSONEX - 1/12/2015, 1:00 PM
Routh has a very charismatic screen presence where he could hold his own show, but the Atom is definitely one of DC's most unknown heroes. Another problem is if the general audience would look at the show as an Ant-Man rip off (regardless if Ant-Man does well or not). Since the show would come out well after that Ant-Man film does.
JoJo1982
JoJo1982 - 1/12/2015, 1:00 PM
I really like Brandon as Atom
That soo far are developing him to be a really extraordinary character
I hope they do his own show
MatchesMalone
MatchesMalone - 1/12/2015, 1:01 PM
It's cool having the Atom on the show, but I kinda feel like I'd rather see him saved for a Justice League sequel. Provided the first JL movie doesn't bomb.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 1/12/2015, 1:01 PM
@jojo1982

I have a feeling that they will do another spin off show with The Atom and Firestorm!
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 1/12/2015, 1:03 PM
Sorry I mean one show featuring The Atom and Firestorm.
MatchesMalone
MatchesMalone - 1/12/2015, 1:04 PM
Yeah, that suit in the pic Batmaniac posted. Something like that could work.
MatchesMalone
MatchesMalone - 1/12/2015, 1:05 PM
They really gotta beef up that Firestorm costume.
tugboy
tugboy - 1/12/2015, 1:05 PM
Atom and HAWKMAN!
Wannabe
Wannabe - 1/12/2015, 1:05 PM
Justice League/DCCU will probably go with Captain Atom instead.
NicolausCopernicus
NicolausCopernicus - 1/12/2015, 1:06 PM

the third volume of sword of the atom it's freaking sick
TronVin
TronVin - 1/12/2015, 1:09 PM
@Wannabe

Captain Atom and Atom have no similarities outside of names. Captain Atom is more like Dr. Manhattan than Atom.

LEOSTRATOR
LEOSTRATOR - 1/12/2015, 1:10 PM
From the picture, it kinda look like the M.A.N.T.I.S. exoskeleton.
batz11
batz11 - 1/12/2015, 1:10 PM
Best part of Arrow for me...except the foxy chics
tugboy
tugboy - 1/12/2015, 1:11 PM
Like I keep saying, the perfect way to bring Hawkman into all of this is to have Carter Hall be the guy who finds Oliver's body and drags him to the Lazarus Pit. He could be an archeologist in search of some fabled Fountain of Youth (AKA, Lazarus pit) and then he finds Oliver's body, and, well, you know the rest. And then we would have Atom's best buddy Hawkman and then they could go have their own show together.
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 1/12/2015, 1:13 PM
I personally hope it looks like this:

D3srow
D3srow - 1/12/2015, 1:13 PM
Routh it's great as Ray Palmer, hope CW go full on with the spin-off.

TronVin
TronVin - 1/12/2015, 1:14 PM
@Wannabe

Unless of course you're talking about Al Pratt Atom.

Wannabe
Wannabe - 1/12/2015, 1:16 PM
@TronVin

I know. I meant the DCCU would probably use Captain Atom over Atom because the former's power are more visceral on the big screen versus just shrinking.
tugboy
tugboy - 1/12/2015, 1:17 PM
Bring on Doctor Light and Floronic Man!
Wannabe
Wannabe - 1/12/2015, 1:19 PM
Plus, I like Captain Atom regardless of how OP his powers are and want to see that on the big screen.
MatchesMalone
MatchesMalone - 1/12/2015, 1:19 PM
tugboy clearly hearts Hawkman. I like the Savage Hawkman series. They should do Hawkman on Arrow. Carter's like a right wing guy and Ollie's an old lefty. Opposite politics make for good superhero melodrama.
batz11
batz11 - 1/12/2015, 1:28 PM
@monkeyballs
LOL, I've loved foxy chics from way back...ATOM Too ;)

Unionjack
Unionjack - 1/12/2015, 1:40 PM
They clearly are trying to get atom on screen before antman and ride its success for the spin off show!!
tugboy
tugboy - 1/12/2015, 1:46 PM
@MatchesMalone, I agree. Savage Hawkman was the best.
TronVin
TronVin - 1/12/2015, 1:51 PM
@Wannabe

Captain Atom would be insane in the DCCU.
Beaner8127
Beaner8127 - 1/12/2015, 2:22 PM
Routh's performance as Palmer on Arriq goes to show how much he wasn't the problem with Superman Returns. He's definitely a highlight on the show
Darlene1974
Darlene1974 - 1/12/2015, 2:49 PM
I hope it truly takes off...
like DC conquers the animated films,
i'd love to see DC conquers tv live action series...
at least we get to see our superheroes EVERY WEEK...
instead of waiting two years to see A Marvel film...
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