Brandon Routh Comments on a Darker "Superman Retur...
Brandon Routh Comments on a Darker "Superman Returns" Sequel
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Happy with the results of "The Dark Knight," Warner Bros has been wondering if the upcoming "Superman Returns" sequels needs to also be dark to be successful. Fans are split on the idea, with some wanting to see a more serious film, while others don't think that Superman can ever be dark.
IESB had the chance with Superman himself, Brandon Routh, and asked him whether he believes the next sequel should be dark. Here is what Routh had to say:
"I don't know, I don't think the character necessarily has to be darker, I think he is kind of dark in a sense, emotional dark, in 'Superman Returns,' and the movie as a whole was slightly dark, they could have had more prowess in it I suppose, and I think that's one thing that can be done in the sequel, so I don't know how much darker you want to make it necessarily. You make the stakes higher, you make the villain darker, I think that's a way to do it. But I don't think Superman himself needs to be darker. He definitely has to struggle, how does Superman be a part of the world? And does he have to make sacrifices to be a part of that world? To fit in and what purpose does he really play in the world? Those are all kind of dark places to explore. But, I don't think Superman should ever be dark and brooding, that's not his nature. And that's not what people what to see."
As far as what villain Routh would like to see Superman take on, the actor had no hesitation when he stated that Brainiac would be perfect. "I think it would certainly be interesting, I think there are a lot of things you could do with Brainiac," he said. "He's been given a lot of power and a lot of different abilities over the years in the comics, as far as I understand. I know that DC is working on a Brainiac storyline that they are excited about and I think combining the two and have that flow between the comics and the movie would be a nice thing. I honestly think there are a lot of interesting things you can do with Brainiac. Controlling people, controlling technology, a lot of cool things."
Routh added that during a meeting with DC Comics' Paul Levitz, he found out that everyone working on the "Superman Returns" sequel still wants him in the lead role. And he is still interested in being apart of the franchise. Unfortunately, Warner Bros has a contract with Routh, which locks the actor in for only a certain period of time and once that time expires, Routh is free to do whatever he wants. But he probably would still want to make the sequel.
IESB had the chance with Superman himself, Brandon Routh, and asked him whether he believes the next sequel should be dark. Here is what Routh had to say:
"I don't know, I don't think the character necessarily has to be darker, I think he is kind of dark in a sense, emotional dark, in 'Superman Returns,' and the movie as a whole was slightly dark, they could have had more prowess in it I suppose, and I think that's one thing that can be done in the sequel, so I don't know how much darker you want to make it necessarily. You make the stakes higher, you make the villain darker, I think that's a way to do it. But I don't think Superman himself needs to be darker. He definitely has to struggle, how does Superman be a part of the world? And does he have to make sacrifices to be a part of that world? To fit in and what purpose does he really play in the world? Those are all kind of dark places to explore. But, I don't think Superman should ever be dark and brooding, that's not his nature. And that's not what people what to see."
As far as what villain Routh would like to see Superman take on, the actor had no hesitation when he stated that Brainiac would be perfect. "I think it would certainly be interesting, I think there are a lot of things you could do with Brainiac," he said. "He's been given a lot of power and a lot of different abilities over the years in the comics, as far as I understand. I know that DC is working on a Brainiac storyline that they are excited about and I think combining the two and have that flow between the comics and the movie would be a nice thing. I honestly think there are a lot of interesting things you can do with Brainiac. Controlling people, controlling technology, a lot of cool things."
Routh added that during a meeting with DC Comics' Paul Levitz, he found out that everyone working on the "Superman Returns" sequel still wants him in the lead role. And he is still interested in being apart of the franchise. Unfortunately, Warner Bros has a contract with Routh, which locks the actor in for only a certain period of time and once that time expires, Routh is free to do whatever he wants. But he probably would still want to make the sequel.
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