Odd man out Brandon Routh sounds like a class act as he comments on this new Superman.
http://geek-news.mtv.com/2013/06/12/...-man-of-steel/
MTV Geek: When you’re at cons like these, do you meet people dressed as you-as-Superman?
Brandon Routh: Yeah, and that’s cool. It’s younger people mostly who didn’t see “Superman: The Movie” and see Christopher Reeve. He was my Superman, so for me, it’s a cool thing to actually be the first iteration they’ve seen of the character.
Geek: Did "Superman Returns" get a bad rap?
Routh: After the movie came out, yeah. It was well reviewed and well-liked, and about a year after it, they started to be down on it.
Geek: The movie was commercially and critically successful, but there was a tide against it. Do you think things have come full circle and people are defending it again?
Routh: Listen, everybody that I meet says they liked the movie. It is unfortunate that people have to preface things with, “I don’t care what anyone else says, but I like the movie.” They should just be able to be proud and happy that they liked “Superman Returns.” I am proud and happy they liked “Superman Returns.” There are people who don’t like it, and who don’t like every movie. I want them to be able to live proudly in the sunlight.
Geek: With “Man of Steel” coming out, there's big Superman talk all around, but it’s not you in the suit. Is that a bittersweet experience?
Routh: I would have liked to done another movie. I love the character, and the fans are great. It has been an amazing family to be a part of. I feel like I still had more to do, and to grow as the character. But Henry [Cavill] is a great actor and has done a nice job. I’m happy for Superman fans that they get another film.
Geek: Has there been any interaction between you and Cavill?
Routh: No, I’ve never met him but I look forward to. He actually screen tested, I think, for the one iteration of the film I did as well back in 2004 and didn’t get it. He’s deserving of it, but had to wait a while.
Geek: Do you have any advice for him or anyone who takes over the role of Superman?
Routh: I think it’s just honoring that legacy, and the gentleman who has played the character to this point. It is a story with an amazing history, and I think he seems like a nice-enough guy that he knows that. I don’t think I need to tell him that, and he’ll learn from the fans how much Superman means to them. People come up and they love the character, and – as much as they may have loved me in the role – I’m just the vessel being able to put that guy up on screen.