And also it was a process of, we lifted weights as well, in an effort to train my body to then be able to lift heavier weights when I got in Australia. So that was the first couple of months.
And the spirit of Superman is great to have around.
And then once in Australia, I really hit the weights hard.
As I said before, I'm prepared to be prepared and I think that remains the same, you know there's no way to really know what it's going to feel like. I think for each individual it's different.
But as far as, for I think it will be amazing you know where I find myself years from now because of this film. It's just amazing, I think everybody's going to kind of know this film and because of it, me. So I you know it's crazy.
But it's been a great learning experience for me as an actor and as a human being just to see how people react.
But so long as we can keep this crew of fantastic people together and can continue to make real breakthrough films in this category, as well as characters that stay true to what we've done in this first film, I'd be more than happy to be a part of it.
Christopher Reeve did such an amazing job that to give him some kind of accent or more bravado would have been wrong. Audiences wouldn't have responded to that either.
Every time I'm moving, what am I doing, what am I going to save, how do I feel about that, rather than just going and having a blank stare because there's so much story, Superman's a man of few words, there's so much that needs to be conveyed through just the image of my face on screen.
I am, of comics I was never as big of a fan as I probably could have been I suppose but I'm definitely a fan of science fiction fantasy.
I could finally quit my job as a bartender and stop dreaming that I might be Superman and know that I was. Then I started thinking about how cool it was.
I knew very early on that there would be quite a bit of attention: Superman is known all over the place.
I mean it allowed me to do that which was fantastic because we really get to see the character mature and deal with some things that are, that I think as an audience member, really pull us in.
I think Superman's journey is to become comfortable on earth. Of course he's got his role as earth's greatest protector but he also wants to be as happy as he can and if that happens to be with Lois then he's going to find a way.
I was at first but I mean I thought at first that I wanted a little bit of that in there but the reasoning behind what they cut and what they kept really makes sense and it really played for me when I saw it yesterday, it all worked and was understood.
I'd done two days of weightlifting in preparation, but I hadn't read the script yet and hadn't worked on the character. Fast forward a couple of weeks after I'd continued to train and I felt much more comfortable. Then I could truly appreciate how I felt and looked in the suit.
I'm kind of looking for something with a lot less action and more talking and listening.
I'm really excited to be a part of it and sharing the legacy, any documentary I look up at the sky and Kevin Burns did and Bryan did and showed me again you know the history that's in this character and you know.
I'm very excited to see where the characters and their relationships go. But in the end, it really boils down to the people who have more power than me, who control the money.
I've found the best way is to not be scared of the attention but to be grateful for it and open to it. It makes my days better rather than being annoyed that people want my attention.
If I become defensive and upset right away, then that's going to adversely affect how I deal with it and it's probably not going to be good press for me and probably be bad just because I'm angry. Just be open and pleasant.
It was a great mantel to be able to take on really, an amazing legacy. And you know to finally see it, because I just saw the final product yesterday as well, is really amazing to be part of something like this.
It was important to have a similar energy in my performance. To make the character too different would have just been about my ego because it didn't need to be drastically different.
My interests were in fantasy more than comics growing up.
One of the most amazing things I got from the film, so much green screen, there are so many moments and it really taught me about how important it is to have an intention when flying, when going somewhere and having an intention.
So I think it was to Bryan's credit that he was able to let go of some of those things because you create these scenes and you think you become creative, even I, acting things, you become very creatively taken by it.
That's definitely a part of who Superman is and definitely who Clark on the farm is. It translates to how calm he is. I feel like I'm pretty calm most of the time and relaxed, which gives presence to the character.
There are things about growing up in a small town that you can't necessarily quantify.
Well no, I think we won't have that problem but as far as paparazzi I'm speaking, I will deal with that.
Well physically preparing for the role, definitely and then continuing to stay physically fit throughout filming, getting up, 4.00 4.30 in the morning.
You want to keep it in there because you feel like it's yours but to be able to see that sometimes some stuff needs to go and I think it's for the benefit of the film.
Ron Routh says: "When Brandon was a little boy he would pretend to fly off our porch. He was obsessed. He would try and make everything fly, and would throw his toy cars up in the air. You could say he was in training."
Brandon has known actor Kal Penn, a co-star in Superman Returns, for several years during the time he lived in Los Angeles.
Brandon has already signed on to appear in two potential sequels to the film, Superman Returns.
Brandon's mother, Katie, is a teacher.
Brandon is sometimes professionally credited as B.J.
Brandon won the ShoWest Male Star of Tomorrow 2006.
Brandon's sister Sara Routh was a former radio disc jockey for Los Angeles' "Wet Wacky Wild".
In 2001, Brandon created the role of One Life to Live Seth Anderson on the ABC daytime drama.
In 2000, Brandon was cast in a four-episode stint on MTV's Undressed.
Brandon used to play soccer and swim in high school.
Routh's sister, Sara, has a musical track entitled You're Never Gone on Sound of Superman, the companion soundtrack of the film.
In 1999, Brandon left the University and moved to New York City and then Los Angeles, where he pursued a full-time acting career.
Brandon describes himself as a "momma's boy" and not "the most popular kid" during his school years.
Brandon has German, French, English and Native American ancestry.
Brandon was the third of four children.
Brandon appeared in Christina Aguilera's music video for, "What A Girl Wants."
As a kid, Brandon collected the Superman comics, owned the films, and even wore Superman pajamas.
Brandon frequently says that the only good thing that came of his several years of struggling to find success in Hollywood was meeting his long-time girlfriend, Courtney Ford, in a coffee-shop after another failed audition.
Brandon is a former male fashion model.
[About wearing the Superman costume] Brandon says: "Very confining, but once you get past that, which is sometimes hard, it's also very empowering. First time I put it on, I felt... stronger. Like a different level of who I am. It makes playing the character much easier."
Brandon's eye color is brown.
Brandon says: "I'm not even sure who it was. Well, congratulations you're, you know ... and I said, 'Great, Thank you'. It was more of a big relief to finally have it happen.."
Brandon says: "If I really sat down and thought about all the possible implications, the good, amazing things it could mean, you could go a little crazy."
Brandon says: "It's nice to watch the character mature, rather than just to start over again. He gets to continue his journey, which is exciting, I think, for fans, instead of retelling again what we've seen in many different versions."
Brandon says: "I've been on the telethon before; when I was a freshman in high school swing choir and I sang at five in the morning. So, it's nice to come back and co-host or speak."
Brandon says: "He's got a bigger message. He really wants to change the world, but not just by saving things, by being an influence that people can see. If Superman just saves things, people feel like he can do everything for them and that's all they get from him, but if he can influence them so they can aspire to be better in their life or different in their life, that's a great thing. I don't know if I've made that evident in the film, but that's what I'm working on portraying."
Brandon dressed up as Clark Kent for Halloween in 2003, and reportedly won a Hollywood Halloween costume contest by dressing as Clark Kent with his shirt open to reveal the Superman “S” underneath.
As of 2004, Brandon is dating actress Courtney Ford.
Brandon grew up about 100 miles away from where George Reeves, the 1950s television Superman, grew up.
Brandon's sister Sara Routh is a singer, songwriter and a radio DJ.
Brandon attended the University of Iowa, aspiring to be a writer and starred in many productions at the Norwalk Theater of Performing Arts.
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