Superman Returns blev aldrig den hit som Warner Bros hade hoppats på när den hade premiär 2006. Under åren som följde var det nog få som trodde att vi skulle se röken av Brandon Routh som Superman igen. Under 2019/2020 fick skådespelaren dock möjlighet att spela rollen som Superman igen i Arrowverse-crossovern Crisis on Infinite-Earths vilket visade sig vara både emotionellt och hälsosamt för Routh. Detta berättade han i en intervju i podcasten Inside of You.
"I had a lot of gratitude for having the opportunity to do this again, for all the parties that made it possible. I've told this story before, but the first day that I came on the set, I was shooting the Batwoman episode... it was the first time I was appearing as Superman in it. And I just was... I thought, 'I've already done it... Even if this was the only scene I'm doing,' the emotional wound or scar that was left by my experience on Superman Returns was mostly healed."
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