Brandon Routh comes right from the Orson Welles school of peaking too early, being plucked out of obscurity to play one of the most coveted roles in all of pop culture; the mild-mannered-reported-turned-superhero Clark Kent. Though Routh received decent praise for managing to (mostly) live up to the immense stature of what was Christopher Reeve's signature role, the film itself didn't light the box office up, and both fans and critics were divided over the unconventional plot. As such, a sequel never materialised, and Routh hasn't had a good starring role since. He's been relegated to (admittedly hilarious) cameos in Zack And Miri Make A Porno and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, and while a growing role in the DC TV Universe keeps the coffers filled up, Atom is hardly Superman.
