Brandon Routh lost his muscles

Brandon James Routh (born October 9, 1979), 41, Des Moines, Iowa; reportedly worth $5 million.

He was never that muscular even at his peak.

Compare his Superman body to any of the Marvel Chris's bodies... even the fat one's. Compare his Superman body to Cavill's Superman body. He was never in the same league as any of them.

They had to digitally reduce his bulge.

“He was never that muscular” says blind bat.

I'd take Routh over Cavill any day. Any. Day.

He looks like Bryan Dattilo from Days Of Our Lives now.

He still looks good, like a professor/dad type.

Worth only $5 million? Did his ex-wife take everything?

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What "ex-wife"? Far as anyone knows Brandon Routh still is married to Courtney Ford.

Brandon Routh is 41, and father of an eight year old boy. He still looks great even with a "dad bod" and all.

Am sure if role came along that required bulking up again, he would.

A dad bod is a formerly fit bod that has gone soft. He just looks skinny AF.

[quote] He was never in the same league as any of them.

The Justice League?

He has a gorgeous face and he’s tall. Doesn’t need muscles.

Not everyone wants to look like a 28 year-old circuit queen forever. He's extremely handsome and talented.

Muscles only show up for movie roles. They’re too much work to maintain so most go back to dad bods between movie shoots

[quote] He's extremely handsome and talented.

Very much so.

That was just a bad pio, OP.

[quote] He looks like Bryan Dattilo from Days Of Our Lives now.

He always looked like Bryan (or vice versa)

He looks good. He looks fine. Trying to upkeep that kind of body is too much work. He looks healthy.

Still a babe. Hottest Superman to me too. Henry Cavill is so bland and boring. Brandon has those beautiful brown eyes and olive skin and swimmer's physique that makes me so hard.

He never was all that then and he's less than all that now.

Christopher Reeve is the only acceptable Superman.

Of course. Reeve set the standard and no actor matched him in capturing the larger-than-life character that is Superman. I actually don't think Routh can act at all but I just think he's the hottest actor to play Superman to me. I still wonder how Tom Welling would have done if he ever got the chance to do a Superman movie though he can't act either.

Is Routh of mixed race?

Used to have quite big tits.

I knew him when he was past peak ripeness

Why was his career never really took off? Because he refused to present hole?

[quote] Why was his career never really took off? Because he refused to present hole?

Because his mother was a maid.

He’s darling just the way he is. Muscles are overrated.

Love Brandon. Met him a few times at some Warner Bros. events.

Totally nice guy. Doting dad.

Stephen Amell? I may have caught him on a bad night. It's odd when actors go to work events however and put on an attitude.

It's like you have no idea who anyone could be or related to.

Brandon's nipples are hardwired to his cock. Tweak them a few times and he'll shoot across the room.

Lick them and he'll cum a gallon.

Looks like he's working steadily: guest spots on the fringes of TV series like ARROW. And THE ROOKIE. Shows a lot of us don't watch.

He has always struck me as a nice, unpretentious guy, but besides eye candy, he doesn't really bring that much to the party. Remember PARTNERS, where he was the gay BF of Michael Urie, a gay architect? No, neither does anyone else.

he was the best part on Partners;

the weak link was Sofia Bush (sp?), the girlfriend's lead.

Just didn't get her at all in the role.

Brandon played a caring nurse boyfriend to Eurie's neurotic mess character. It was unbelievable.

He still has the face which OP unfortunately doesn't.

His face was never really his strong point. His appeal was 50% muscles, 25% thick black hair and 25% creamy skin.

I never saw him as a believable muscle type. The *real* him is an average nerdy guy.

I still get him mixed up with Jonathan Bennett at times, lol.

[quote] lol

LoL! :)

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Lola

[quote] His appeal was 50% muscles, 25% thick black hair and 25% creamy skin.

What is creamy skin?

If Routh did put out for Singer then he must be pissed he didn't become a huge Hollywood star. Though I still don't buy it as Routh was a grown ass man and Singer likes tweens and teens.

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I don’t think Singer ONLY fucks teens. He probably would and did fuck young 20 something Brandon Routh. There was also a huge power difference there that probably turned him on. He probably couldn’t resist sexually exploiting a desperate young rising actor.

Weren’t there rumors that he stopped putting out for Singer once the cameras started rolling on Superman and Bryan ruined the movie on purpose to kill Routh’s career

Singer is so fucking ugly. Not as disgusting looking as that whale Weinstein but still creepy. Poor Brandon having that get sucked or having to suck that freak.

Brandon, dude, remember when you looked like this when you took your shirt off?

LOL at the people who think well-established child fucker Bryan Singer would suddenly want to bed a built Adonis like Brandon.

Creamy skin

This film's laughable box office performance pretty much did his Hollywood career in. It kind of sucks because Brandon seems like a wholesome and nice guy. I wonder if Singer tried to sabotage him. He was very lucky to have a long run on Legends of Tomorrow though.

He can look Asian at times.

He’s always been 80% face for me, and he still has it.

I like Routh’s looks but he was a bad Superman casting because the face was not good enough. The same reason another Superman casting, Tyler Hoechlin, fails badly.

It was hardly Dylan Dog which hurt his career, I believe there’s a recorded podcast with Michael Rosenbaum where Routh talks about his career problems and how he wasn’t offered anything after Superman Returns and basically had to rebuild his career from the ground up.

It's interesting. Dean Cain is part Japanese. Tyler Hoechlin is part Native American. Routh is a bit swarthy looking with a lanky body. The classic comic book Superman has this super WASPy bodybuilder look that only George Reeves, Christoper Reeve and Henry Cavill captured. Tom Welling worked well for a younger version of that look.

Routh's guest appeance in Lady Dynamite is hilarious.

[quote]The classic comic book Superman has this super WASPy bodybuilder look that only George Reeves, Christoper Reeve and Henry Cavill captured.

To be honest, Reeve is the only one of the three who truly looked like the comic book character. Other than him, Clint Walker, with his huge. muscular stature, cleft chin, lantern jaw, black hair and steel blue eyes is the only other actor I can think of who would have been perfect to play Superman. He was literally the human personification of the Superman in the DC comics.

[Quote] Stephen Amell? I may have caught him on a bad night. It's odd when actors go to work events however and put on an attitude.

No, he's just an asshole.

[Quote] The same reason another Superman casting, Tyler Hoechlin, fails badly.

Except he doesn't.

I still would, and you cunts know you would, too.

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Bryan Singer was fucking one of the boys, and most likely Taylor Lautner, well into their 20s.

Singer likes boys. He's the kind of guy who uses jocks as beards. Not that it silences what Hollywood insiders, and gossip enthusiasts, know about him.

He was certainly given a fair shot at a successful Hollywood career. Audiences stayed away from Superman Returns.

If that had made the studio more money, he could have starred in Brandon's 50 Load Weekend and he'd still be playing Superman

He was an unknown actor. That kind of role doesn’t just go to anyone. He clearly had to put out. Anyone who says is delusional as to how Hollywood works, especially back then before #MeToo.

I did notice that Warners actually did put some investment into Henry Cavill after Man of Steel, they cast him in “The Great Wall” immediately after and when that fell thru put him in “Man from UNCLE.” However it did not look like that kind of investment was given to Routh, so I wonder if the studio simply did not feel he was star material.

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*otherwise

R60 is the same poster who posts in every Brandon Routh thread insisting that he had to put out for Bryan Singer.

Get a life already!

[quote] Singer likes boys. He's the kind of guy who uses jocks as beards.

Wow. A man can be beard for a gay guy? I guess that shows how far we've come.

[quote]It's interesting. Dean Cain is part Japanese. Tyler Hoechlin is part Native American. Routh is a bit swarthy looking with a lanky body.

Routh says he has Native American ancestry on his father's side. Chickapoo tribe.

*Kickapoo.

[quote] Chickapoo tribe.

Chickabey.

[quote] However it did not look like that kind of investment was given to Routh, so I wonder if the studio simply did not feel he was star material

There are so many in Hollywood that had questionable star power and were pushed by looks alone. They tried to make Josh Hartnett happen. Tried to make Hayden Christensen happen. They tried to make Channing Tatum happen. Tried to make Ashton Kutcher happen. Routh was never pushed after Superman Returns was a disappointment. Seems unfair because the others put out for some bigwigs and got pushed again and again despite flopping a million times.

[Quote] Bryan Singer was fucking one of the boys, and most likely Taylor Lautner, well into their 20s.

Bryan and Taylor?? When did that happen?

[Quote] They tried to make Josh Hartnett happen. Tried to make Hayden Christensen happen. They tried to make Channing Tatum happen. Tried to make Ashton Kutcher happen. Routh was never pushed after Superman Returns was a disappointment. Seems unfair because the others put out for some bigwigs and got pushed again and again despite flopping a million times.

Pretty sure they succeeded with Josh and Channing. I do think Brandon works better with a side role. He was great in Scott Pilgrim.

He looks so different now

[quote] still get him mixed up with Jonathan Bennett at times, lol.

Why? They look nothing alike. Nor have they had similar careers.

[quote] He was an unknown actor. That kind of role doesn’t just go to anyone. He clearly had to put out. Anyone who says is delusional as to how Hollywood works, especially back then before #MeToo.

The original Superman Christopher Reeve was also an unknown actor. Which may have influenced their decision making.

[quote] The classic comic book Superman has this super WASPy bodybuilder look that only George Reeves, Christoper Reeve and Henry Cavill captured. Tom Welling worked well for a younger version of that look.

George Reeves had an average soft doughy body. I’m not sure why you’ve combined “wasps” and “body builder.” Your comment really makes very little sense.

R72 I'm just as confused as you are.

Brandon is back to making Hallmark Christmas movies. He looks good though.

R74 well at he'll be part of the new Flash crossover.

Dont care about the muscles, he's beautiful, I actually prefer him skinny

R30 I'd love to see verificatia from you movie reviewer friend. Would happily lick his nipples

Routh is on The Rookie. That man has a huge ass! 🤩 He's aging like fine wine

Link please, R77.

He’s crazy handsome and looks-wise was second only to Reeve in the role of Superman.