10 Movies You Won't Believe Turn 10 Years Old In 2016
9. Superman Returns
Hes now suiting up on the small screen as another DC Comics superhero (The Atom, in Arrow), but itll soon have been ten full years since Brandon Routh burst onto our screens as Superman, in Bryan Singers summer 2016 comic book movie Superman Returns. The film failed to ignite a franchise, so this ended up being Rouths only appearance in the role. Now that weve seen Henry Cavills Supes snapping the neck of Zod, though, some of us wish that Brandon Routh had stuck around instead. Snyders and Singers takes on DCs big blue boy scout couldnt be more different, after all. Rouths version was a deliberate throwback to Christopher Reeves iconic portrayal of the character. Indeed, Superman Returns was perceived as a continuation of that franchise, albeit one that ignored the existence of Superman III and Superman IV: The Quest For Peace. Routh, really, isnt the problem with the film. Hes charming as Clark Kent and refreshingly upbeat as Superman. He really sold the idea that not all superheroes need to be dark and gritty, which most directors now seem to have forgotten. The plot of Superman Returns isnt particularly memorable, though, and the film didnt become a huge box office success. A shame, that.
