Brandon Routh to reprise his role as Superman

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Since apparently anything, everything and nothing these days could have implications for a certain subject we're not supposed to bring up, I have no choice but to speak in riddles.

But there are rumors (rumors with teeth, you understand, but still just rumors) that Dean Cain has been semi-blacklisted in the industry, or at least banned from the Arrowverse. Apparently, his character's name is never mentioned on Supergirl anymore and there's a reason for that. If you know anything about Cain's, ahem, personal opinions, you might be able to guess why that might rub certain key figures involved in the Arrowverse the wrong way.

If you need help narrowing things down, take a look at Cain's recent filmography and look for a movie which was recently released and which is based on a true story and which has someone's last name as the title of the movie.

I doubt I can get much more specific than that without upsetting somebody or other.

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Here's the first pic of Routh in the Kingdom Come suit.

We'll have to wait and see what it looks like in motion, but based on this image I think it looks great.

If you need help narrowing things down, take a look at Cain's recent filmography and look for a movie which was recently released and which is based on a true story and which has someone's last name as the title of the movie.

That film's been on my 'to see' list for a while now. I love how despite the blatant critic bias and media opposition, it still ended up with a 'fresh' rating on RT and outperformed numerous mainstream Hollywood movies in DVD sales.

It would be a pity if Cain was excluded from the crossover event due to blacklisting. You'd think the producers could set aside their ideological intolerance for the fans' sake, but maybe that's asking too much.

In other casting news, Ashley Scott is reprising her role as Huntress from the Birds of Prey (2002-2003) TV show. And it's rumoured Linda Carter may be appearing as Wonder Woman. But there's still no word on anyone from Lois & Clark or the Burtonverse being involved.

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This looks like it could be the best live action Superman costume since Cain's. It's a massive improvement on Routh's 2006 suit.

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[The Dark Knight]

I'm happy for the people anticipating this, but nothing here does anything for me.

I watched Smallville here and there, and I guess I remember it being a decent show, but I'm nowhere near a huge fan like colors. I think I've said my piece on Routh. I think it's a shame this crossover had to be on an average TV show like Arrow. It's a low scale return for something that should be a bigger deal. As for the Kingdom Come suit, I still prefer the Man of Steel design over anything else. Those red briefs just look so ridiculous to me in live action. It looks okay in the comics and such, but I'm glad the cinematic Batman avoided that look from B89 onwards.

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I can understand how the trunks are off-putting for some people. But I'm a Superman guy from way back and for me the trunks are an indispensable part of the character's outfit. I have no particular criticism of the MOS or BVS uniforms; I simply prefer the outfit to include the trunks.

In my book, Brandon Routh has never been and will never be Superman in any meaningful sense. But I am at least grateful that the Kingdom Come suit includes the trunks.

I maintain that anybody who's hoping for Welling to wear some type of Superman outfit should brace for impact right now because I honestly don't think it'll happen. I'd love to be proven wrong though.

[The Laughing Fish]

Well, at least the KC suit looks a lot better than Hoechlin's.

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Here's a cast photo.

Once again, Routh's new costume looks amazing. He seems to have been hitting the gym pretty hard.

Alex Ross recently drew this picture of him as the Kingdom Come Superman.

[Paul (ral)]

LOVE that new costume. I'm not a big fan of Superman Returns, but Routh seems like a great guy and it's nice to see him have another shot at Superman.