[Rumor] WB Considering Giving Brandon Routh's Superman His Own Show

Keym · Jan 20, 2020

And while we already know there's going to be a Superman & Lois show with Tyler Hoechlin, rumors are now circulating that Routh's Superman may get his own series as well. This news comes from "Itsryanunicomb," an Instagram user who's previously delivered information that turned out to be correct.

According to the post, Arrowverse head producer Greg Berlanti has been leading talks to get a Superman series up and running, even if it's as a limited run. From the involvement of people who worked on Superman Returns, it appears this could be a continuation of the 2006 film, rather than a show focusing on the "Kingdom Come" version of the character in "Crisis." At the moment, this series could either land on The CW, or on the newly minted HBO Max, where it would join fellow DC show Green Lantern, of which we had a tease in "Crisis."

The post in question:

What do you guys think? I'd love it if this turns out to be true, plus I'd feel better about Routh leaving Legends for good. :(

Send me to the Phantom Zone if old.

Merrill · Jan 20, 2020

Lol. But why?

Dio · Jan 20, 2020

"oh, a kingdom come supes? nice"
reads it's a continuation of 2006's movie
NOPE

Maximum Spider · Jan 20, 2020

He's sooo good as Superman.

BWoog · Jan 20, 2020

"From We Got This Covered"

Yeah its bullshit.

Charpunk · Jan 20, 2020

We got this covered is like the least reliable website and honestly should be a banned source.

Chucker · Jan 20, 2020

Would rather it be KC Superman.

LewieP · Jan 20, 2020

"Lex Luthor died off screen"

Deleted member 135 · Jan 20, 2020

Dio said:
"oh, a kingdom come supes? nice"
reads it's a continuation of 2006's movie
NOPE

From what I understand Crisis established that the Kingdom Come events happened in the Donnerverse after Returns.

Keym · Jan 20, 2020

BWoog said:
"From We Got This Covered"

Yeah its bullshit.

Charpunk said:
We got this covered is like the least reliable website and honestly should be a banned source.

For what it's worth, the source does seem to have some insider connections.

Deleted member 50454 · Jan 20, 2020

Merrill said:
Lol. But why?

He's the best Superman after Christopher Reeve.

TheGhost · Jan 20, 2020

Bring it on, he truly is the best Superman since Reeves

KtotheRoc · Jan 20, 2020

I'll believe if they ever actually announce it.

Deleted member 7051 · Jan 20, 2020

I'd love to see it, but I'm not so sure we're going to get two Superman shows running at the same time.

Vic_Viper · Jan 20, 2020

They wont do it on the CW with the Lois and Clark show. At least not imo. I think it would be better to do it on HBO Max, along with the GL show. But, I also think doing Kingdom Come would be a more compelling show, compared to a continuation of Superman Returns.

Robin64 · Jan 20, 2020

SG-17 said:
From what I understand Crisis established that the Kingdom Come events happened in the Donnerverse after Returns.

Yeah, indeed. And the end, he reverted back to his red and yellow S.

PhoncipleBone · Jan 20, 2020

We Got This Covered is maybe, at best, a step above a drying pile of dog shit on the lawn for reliability. Stop giving them clicks.

Serene · Jan 20, 2020

Charpunk said:
We got this covered is like the least reliable website and honestly should be a banned source.

They're not the actual source here to be fair

Boxy Brown · Jan 20, 2020

From "We Got This Covered"

Dio · Jan 20, 2020

SG-17 said:
From what I understand Crisis established that the Kingdom Come events happened in the Donnerverse after Returns.

Yes, but it's one thing to do a show based on kingdom come, and another to do a 2006 based show that in the future will become kingdom come. I love routh supes, but some of the stuff 2006 stabilished wasn't great.

Merrill · Jan 20, 2020

Bernard Coleslaw said:
He's the best Superman after Christopher Reeve.

That's certainly your opinion. His movie was awful.

Dio · Jan 20, 2020

Merrill said:
That's certainly your opinion. His movie was awful.

the movie can be awful(it was), and his portrayal good(it was.)

Nerdkiller · Jan 20, 2020

TheGhost said:
Bring it on, he truly is the best Superman since Reeves

Indeed.

Platy · Jan 20, 2020

very few characters can have 2 series at the same time ... superman is absolutely one of those

Tukarrs · Jan 20, 2020

"previously delivered information that turned out to be correct"

that sounds pretty vague to me. If I posted a hundred things and 4 of them turned out to be true, then it would fit this criteria.

AgentOtaku · Jan 20, 2020

Bernard Coleslaw said:
He's the best Superman after Christopher Reeve.

Yup

Dude REALLY deserves a second chance.
While I thought Crisis was pretty fucking awful, I loved Everytime he was on screen.

Keym · Jan 20, 2020

Dio said:
I love routh supes, but some of the stuff 2006 stabilished wasn't great.

That's the great thing about Crisis, they can do whatever changes they want to its continuity. His universe got essentially rebooted.

Fuzzy · Jan 20, 2020

Dio · Jan 20, 2020

Keym said:
That's the great thing about Crisis, they can do whatever changes they want to its continuity. His universe got essentially rebooted.

fair.

Deleted member 7051 · Jan 20, 2020

Merrill said:
That's certainly your opinion. His movie was awful.

So was the first Superman movie, Superman 3, Superman 4, Man of Steel, Batman vs Superman and Justice League. Let's not pretend there's ever been more than one good Superman movie.

Dalek · Jan 20, 2020

I don't understand why people insist on trying to drive clicks to that site. They're repugnant. Just a clickbait farm with no good intentions at all.

mutantmagnet · Jan 20, 2020

Setting aside the voracity of these rumors do fans of Supes really want a continuation of 2006?

I didn't watch it but I recall a lot of fans not liking it. It actually makes sense to make a limited run show on HBO Max to sell subs but after Crisis they should consider doing their own thing.

Jean Valjean · Jan 20, 2020

Do it.

dancingphlower · Jan 20, 2020

How about a movie instead :)

Deleted member 1248 · Jan 20, 2020

Deleted member 50454 · Jan 20, 2020

Merrill said:
That's certainly your opinion. His movie was awful.

Yes, but his interpretation of Superman wasn't.

Eoin · Jan 20, 2020

mutantmagnet said:
Setting aside the voracity of these rumors do fans of Supes really want a continuation of 2006?

Sure. A continuation now would have different writers, different production people and mostly different actors. What would be brought over would be Routh's portrayal of Superman, the standard Superman character beats as seen in the films and (probably) the more hopeful tone of that film universe. Lots of people had lots of problems with Superman Returns, but those things generally weren't among them.

PlanetSmasher · Jan 20, 2020

They're not launching two live-action Superman shows that close to each other. It's bullshit.

Baccus · Jan 20, 2020

Please do. Also cancel budget Superman thanks.

Violence Jack · Jan 20, 2020

I always wanted to see Routh's version of Superman in BvS, and not the grimdark one we got instead (not that I have anything against Cavill). He honestly deserved another shot at the role since his portrayal was so good, and I was thrilled to see him back during Crisis. But I doubt we see them have two Superman shows airing at once. If it comes down to it, I'd rather see the CW one going away.

TheIlliterati · Jan 20, 2020

We know this is bullshit, but it is even more bullshit when they've already got another Superman show. There's zero chance of there being two Superman shows at the same time.

MisterHero · Jan 20, 2020

Platy said:
very few characters can have 2 series at the same time ... superman is absolutely one of those

Supes had at least 3 between Smallville, DCAU and LoSH at one point.

He'd been on TV for like 50 years concurrently until Smallville ended the streak.

The more the merrier I say!

CoIE also opens the door for an All Supermans movie. Even if this rumor is BS, I want to believe.

jackdoe · Jan 20, 2020

From We Got This Covered sourcing a random Instagram post. Yep, definitely reliable info.

KuwabaraTheMan · Jan 20, 2020

I don't believe it, but I want it to be true. Routh deserves another go in the suit after Crisis. I don't think there's any way they put two Superman shows on The CW, but it could work on DC Universe or HBO Max.

JJH · Jan 20, 2020

Two Superman shows and we can't even get a MOS sequel. 🤦‍♂️

Fuzzy · Jan 20, 2020

The Kree said:

But what does their numbers look like for DC stuff? 😆

Slayven · Jan 20, 2020

WGAT is not a trustworthy source

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