Former Superman Actor Brandon Routh Wants to Do Kingdom Come Series

Back in 2006, Brandon Routh had a chance to play the Man of Steel in Superman Returns. Unfortunately, the film wasn't a huge success and he didn't get to don the cape again on the big screen. However, a few years ago, Routh was able to reprise the role again during the CW's Crisis on Infinite Earths Arrowverse event. This time, he played an iteration inspired by the Kingdom Come comic storyline. Now, it seems that the actor would love to take on the role again.

In an interview with ComicBook.com, Routh shared his interest in reprising the role of Kingdom Come Superman again in a series. He said, "...given the story is the right story and Superman portrayed in the way that I see Superman. I was absolutely always interested in that. I have made my own investigations about the possibility of something like that. Right now, the truth is that we're flush with Superman stuff, with the success of Superman & Lois -- and Tyler [Hoechlin]'s doing an awesome job on that -- and then there's a couple scripts and stuff going around for features, I think, in different iterations at Warner Bros."

While Routh acknowledged that it might not be possible anytime soon since a lot of Superman projects are currently in the works, he did say that he thinks that there is still a chance for him to play the role given that films such as The Flash are diving into the multiverse.

He said, "I don't know [what all of the plans are], but I do know that Flashpoint is coming out and that is opening up that world. When that happens and with, I suppose, the success of that, that opens up other opportunities. Just like Marc Guggenheim did with Crisis on Infinite Earths, you can have multiple Supermen, and it works. That experiment is actively in process and hasn't been tested yet on the feature film side, but I think that's what maybe they're gearing up for. It's hard to say what the next few years will bring, but where I used to say, I didn't think I'd ever play Superman again, having been able to play him again in Crisis, now I say, the sky's the limit. Who knows?"

Due to the existence of Superman & Lois which is currently a huge hit on The CW, it is very unlikely that we would see Warner Bros. and DC develop a Kingdom Come series but it is a great idea as it would give Routh an opportunity to play Superman in a longer period of time. They had a good set-up for the potential series during the end of Crisis on Infinite Earths.

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Routh also raised a great point that, since the DCEU is now venturing into the multiverse, there is a possibility for him to pop up in the role even if it's just a small appearance. The possibilities are endless and let's just see if we'll get to see him on the role again soon.