Brandon Routh Back In Superhero Mode, Will Play The Atom On ‘Arrow’

[Wang Chung]

Brandon Routh, who played the Man of Steel on the big screen in Bryan Singer’s 2006 tentpole Superman Returns, has joined the cast of the CW’s superhero drama Arrow as this season’s main recurring guest star. He will play Ray Palmer, a scientist and inventor who will play an unexpected role in the lives of Oliver Queen and Felicity Smoak as the new owner of Queen Consolidated. In the DC Comics mythology, Palmer is known as The Atom, making Routh a two-time DC superhero. We hear the deal will span 14 episodes and that he will be a love interest for Felicity.

Routh just completed an arc on TV Land’s The Exes and recently wrapped the indie 400 Days opposite Dane Cook, Tom Cavanagh and Ben Feldman. Arrow‘s Season 3 premiere is October 8.

Hope he does a decent job at this or there will be some angry people, while I don't think he did a horrible job as Superman, I blame the script for that one.

 

[Castiel]

A big fall from being the second coming of a big screen Superman. I'm down though, Routh is a solid actor and I can't wait for more Arrow!

 

[Postman Dave]

Another cool bit of casting for the new season, things are stacking up quite nicely.