Brandon Routh to Play Superhero Again on 'Arrow'

Great news! Another DC character getting introduced and Routh is ok. I actually thought he made a great Clark Kent and Superman, a Chris Reeve copy maybe, but perfect for what Singer was trying to achieve in Superman Returns.

whatever.

@bestostero:

so do I, well among other reasons

@navetorment: Yeah same here lol.

@vaeternus: Ah my bad, I thought you meant something else :) But yeah, I'd love to see Welling as Supes again. : ( Doubt they'd do it though.

I only watch this for shirtless Stephen Amell

Since I haven't seen Olliver and Roy sharing a kiss, . I wish Ray and Oliver made out.

Dude... this is awesome news! Not only does Ray Palmer deserve to get some spotlight, but Routh deserves more work!

Eh.. the show is crap, imo.

This news just reminds me of how much I miss Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor. I thought he did a perfect job.

I remember Jean Loring, Ray Palmer's wife, appeared on the second season of Arrow, played by Teryl Rothery. She serves as Moira Queen's defense lawyer when Moira stands trial on charges of criminal conspiracy. They also were mentioned by Laurel in first season, as a couple, will the have any conection?? This jean looks a bit older for Routh.

That won't be distracting at all.

Huh? Oh no I mean literally play Superman even if it's Clark Kent, like remember Smallville how he played Ultraman yet he was totally different then Clark from Earth one? So he could play "Superman" again, perhaps more experienced though/older ;) would love to see him in the current Smallville costume or one similar.

He didn't have to be Superman. =P

Nice one! I was hoping he could play Clark Kent but the Atom is a great choice. :)

I'm predicting Katana will be part of the flashback scenes in Hong Kong. And that Amanda Waller will be a main cast member. I wonder who will be the villain in the flashbacks.

Anyway, it's cool to have Ray Palmer. I wonder if they will bring Jean Loring back to be his love interest. And a new Count Vertigo? Probably more similar to the actual villain in the comics. Sounds good.

I absolutely love this show and can't wait for the season to begin.

@vaeternus: How do you mean? Like a sort of "Harvey Dent" / White-Knight / Boy-scout figure for the Arrow-verse? I thought that was Barry?

I've always loved Ray Palmer, he's the only Atom for me, & I think Routh will do a good job with him, & I'm glad to see him get portrayed in live-action.(Even though I don't watch Arrow, I might watch a couple when he does become the Atom.Just like the only Smallville episode I watched was the one with the JSA.) People give Brandon Routh a hard time because of the sucktastic Superman Returns, but that wasn't his fault- it was the material he had to work with. I think he might've been a great Superman if he had the right script & direction. If I blame anyone for that, I blame Bryan Singer. Just like the entire X-Men franchise(with the exception of X3, that was Ratner).

Shouldn't the Atom be appearing in the Flash?

What's funny is how DC is establishing all of these fan-favorite characters in the show, yet don't want to find a way to tie them into their movieverse. Having the characters appear on TV and then transition them into the movies honestly wouldn't be that difficult, it would probably be easier than spending tons of money on a movie in the hopes that the character is received well too.

As if it were his fault, that the movie was a disaster...

@_andy_can: I mean the second season just ended, and i'd say they're doing it slow and steady, to make the superpower aspect of the universe more natural

Um...Flash.

I'm looking forward to this. Roll on season 3.

Very nice they're bringing in another DC character but I hope they keep his superhero part.

Haha that's cool, now please GET WELLING TO BE SUPERMAN!!! He can always be "Arrow's/Flash's" Universe's Superman, just like they got Brandon to play Ray Palmer. Same character, just have it be a "Superman" of a different universe.

Lol all of that is in The Flash. Weather Wizard, Zoom, Grodd was hinted at and so on.

@mrtummytumms: ok but Like i said more superpowered villains.

@vinovash1234: ok cool but i would like more superpowered villains. Mostly count vertigo + trick arrows would be awesometacular.

Routh is like the Lazenby of the live-action Superman franchise. Poor guy.

As long as he doesn't spend his screentime being boring and then getting his ass kicked by henchmen

Say what you will about Superman Returns, but I liked Brandon Routh. I'm glad he's stepping back into the Arrow/DCU. The Atom is awesome too. :p

Great Scott! The dynamic between Ollie and Ray will be awesome, having the Atom on screen is a little dream for me.

Breaking the Superman curse. Would have preferred him as an Earth 2 Supe's in the movies

Yeah!! Finally The Atom may get some attention( and hopefully a solo comic series).

Cool. I like Routh, he along with Kevin Spacey are the only good things that came out of Superman Returns. Too bad the movie was terrible he was the perfect Clark Kent to me. But while it's awesome he's returning to the DC world, too bad it's on TV and not a movie.

Pretty lame. I was hoping that description was for Blue Beetle, and Brandon Routh is pretty terrible actor

Deathstroke, barry allen? they have superpowers............and the only reason DC is going the realistic way is because of the fact that the DC haters argued it lacked realism, hence the most common argument made by marvel fans.

I haven't had the time (or interest, honestly) to watch any Arrow since the end of season one, but the one thing that did always impress me about the show was that they managed to include minor and obscurer characters in a coherent and unforced manner. That isn't to say that Ray Palmer is that obscure (or that he should be), but it seems like the show will be responsible for redefining another character that comics have kind of forgotten in recent years.

Maybe Routh would finally dig himself out of sh..thole where Superman Returns landed him. Good luck, man…

So sad. He deserves better than the show Arrow.

Hes the best actor by far on the show.

He was pretty good on "Chuck."

So Katana, a NEW?? Count Vertigo and the Atom?

My Spider sense is tingling and predicting another clusterfuck of a season.

This is awesome.

Good stuff.

Damn you internet! I got all hyped for Ted Kord.

I'm sure he is being introduced because Marvel is already doing the Ant Man movie. The next obvious thing for Arrow and Flash to do is team up all the superheroes they have on both shows for a Justice League episode. It is weird that they already cast Jean Loring and no reference to Ray Palmer they might want to start being careful with the DC name dropping.