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Meet the Cast and Director of Superman Returns

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When young Iowa-born actor Brandon Routh was cast by director Bryan Singer as Clark Kent and his alter-ego Superman in soon-to-be-released blockbuster Superman Returns, there was a fair degree of surprise in Hollywood. While Singer had suggested that he wanted an unknown actor to take Superman into the 21st century, few thought that he would opt for someone with no big screen experience, as Routh had previously only appeared in a number of TV shows such as Will & Grace.

However, Routh has taken up the mantle left by Christopher Reeve with gusto, suggesting that the role has a tremendous legacy that the young actor is proud to be a part of. And insiders feel that Routh has made the part his own with a performance of both strength and vulnerability.

Brandon Routh was born in Des Moines, Iowa on 9 October 1979. He grew up in Norwalk, Iowa and then attended the University of Iowa, starring in productions at the Norwalk Theater of Performing Arts as he began his acting career.

Brandon made the jump to professional acting in the series "Odd Man Out" (1999, ABC Television), before going on to guest star in the series "Gilmore Girls" (2000) and "Undressed" (1999).

Trivia

Aged 6, Brandon was so excited about watching "Superman," dressed in his Superman pajamas, that he gave himself a migraine.

Brandon went to a Halloween party in 2003 as Clark Kent/Superman. He was awarded the film role one year later by Bryan Singer.

The 21st century Superman does not just care about America, even though he was raised in America, his love is American, and he works in an American newspaper. Brandon feels that Superman has to be universal.

Filmography

"Superman Returns" (2006)
"Karla" (2006)
"Oliver Beene" (2004) TV Episode
"Will & Grace" (2004) TV Episode
"Cold Case" (2003) TV Episode
"One Life to Live" (2001-2002) TV Series
"Gilmore Girls" (2001) TV Episode
"Undressed" (1999) TV Series
"Odd Man Out" (1999) TV Episode

There are few more iconic characters in American movie history as Lois Lane, Clark Kent's sidekick at the Daily Planet, and Superman's romantic interest. But 23 year old Kate Bosworth's performance has earned her a number of excellent reviews in the role in the latest film in the Superman series - "Superman Returns."

Bosworth admits that she was unsure if any actor could pull of a convincing Superman/Clark Kent combination - she remembers the original film with great excitement. However, she is full of praise for Brandon Routh, the unknown actor who plays the title role. She realized how good Routh was going to be as early as an early screen test, before she had got the role, when she discovered she "had become totally lost in just reading with him, in a white, bare, sparse room with the tri-pod video camera and a couple of people sitting around and watching and that's when I realized he was going to be tremendous in this film."

Bosworth modelled her Lois Lane performance on Katharine Hepburn. "I watched a lot of Hepburn to prepare for Lois, particularly "The Philadelphia Story' and "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner." Hepburn is a great model for how I see Lois - strong but fragile."

Bosworth spent her early childhood moving around the US, from Los Angeles to San Francisco, then to Connecticut and to Massachusetts. It was around the time of the move to Massachusetts in 1998 that she heard of an open audition for Robert Redford's film "The Horse Whisperer." A horse-lover, she went along for the experience, and won the role of the female lead's best friend. After "The Horse Whisperer" Bosworth took a break from acting, returning two years later to resume her career which has culminated with her role in "Superman Returns."

Filmography

"Superman Returns" (2006)
"Bee Season" (2005)
"Beyond the Sea" (2004)
"Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!" (2004)
"Advantage Hart" (2003)
"Wonderland" (2003)
"The Rules of Attraction" (2002)
"Blue Crush" (2002)
"Remember the Titans" (2000)
"Young Americans" (2000) TV Episode
"The Newcomers" (2000)
"The Horse Whisperer" (1998)

It must have been fate that Bryan Singer would direct the new film "Superman Returns," the fifth in the series of Superman films. Singer loved the George Reeves Superman TV series when he was young, and was a huge fan of the Dick Donner-directed films from the 70s and 80s that starred Christopher Reeves as the Man of Steel. "I identify with Superman. I am adopted, I am an only child, and I love the idea that he comes from another world, that he's the ultimate immigrant. He has all these extraordinary powers, and he has a righteousness about him," said Bryan.

After attending the School Of Visual Arts in New York City (but not graduating), he graduated from the USC cinema school (where, incidentally, he met John Ottman who wrote the score for "Superman Returns"), Singer's first commercial success was as the producer/director of "The Usual Suspects" in 1995.That film saw him work with Kevin Spacey for the first time, and Singer and Spacey are re-united, again in "Superman Returns," as Spacey plays arch villain Lex Luther, just out of prison and again set to rule the world.

However, it is as an adapter of comic books, bringing superheroes to life, that Singer has carved a niche for himself in the movie world.

In 2000, as writer and director, he introduced Wolverine, Magneto and the rest of the X-Men to the movie world in a hugely successful adaptation, before reprising the characters in the follow-up, X2. Singer left the X-Men franchise to develop Superman Returns and did not work on the 3rd film "The Last Stand."

Now an established player in Hollywood with a number of big projects lined up for the future, who would bet against his favourite being the recently-announced sequel for "Superman Returns" in 2009?

Filmography

"Superman Returns" (2006) (producer/director/writer)
"X2" (2003) (executive producer/director/writer)
"X-Men" (2000) (director/writer)
"Apt Pupil" (1998) (producer/director)
"Burn" (1998) (executive producer)
"The Usual Suspects" (1995) (producer/director)
"Public Access" (1993) (executive producer/director/writer)
"Lion's Den" (1988) (director)

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