We really, really hope that Man of Steel, the sequel to Superman Returns, happens. Though the first film divided opinion, there's loads of potential for a great sequel and Brandon Routh was such a good Superman that he deserves a second shot. Coming Soon recently spoke to the man in the red pants and he had a few things to say about what he's hoping for from the follow-up.
The first thing Routh addressed was that, like most other fans, he wants to see Superman getting to employ his powers in a way other than lifting increasingly heavy things. "Something that audiences are looking for – and I certainly am, too – is for Superman to actually be able to lay a punch on someone or something," he said. "I was filming and I thought, "I haven't really hit anything. I feel like I'm going to need to let some of this anger out." So I'm happy that I think that's going to be a central part of the sequel, getting a good villain that we can actually have physical altercations with. Certainly also, I'd like more humor from Clark or just more of Clark and Jimmy. A little bit more of Lois and Clark, how we used to see them, a bit more of buddies. Perhaps things will be smoothed over with Superman and Lois and she can afford to be a little bit nicer to Clark. I think that's something that people want to see and those are some of the great moments from previous "Superman" films. Also, Superman and Lois getting together, that's always my end goal".
Routh also say that he expects to "be working [on the film] early next year. I know that Bryan [Singer] has pretty much finished out Valkyrie and is back in the states and is zeroing in on the story that he wants to tell. Once that arrives it's going to move pretty quickly."
For more of the interview, click here.