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Brandon Routh Confirmed as Superman
By James Wray
Oct 20, 2004, 15:15 GMT

Relative unknown actor Brandon Routh has been confirmed as the lead in Warner Bros. Pictures' Superman.

Latino Review broke the news last week but tody the trades confirmed it.

The Chicago Sun-Times also spoke to the screenwriter, Dan Harris.

"He'll begin in his late 20s. He lost his powers in 'Superman 2' and now he has the powers back. But something has happened because he's been away for a long time," says Harris. "We're taking off from the first two Superman films with Christopher Reeve. We use his history and then move on with big twists and great special effects.

They are "not going to do the origin story again. Our view is if you're over 25 years old, then you've seen the Reeve films and that's Superman to you. If you're under 25, then you watch TV's 'Smallville,' and that's Superman to you."

The productions is due to start next month in  Australia.

Source: Variety