| As time permits, Brandon answers several questions from his fans. E-mail your questions for Brandon to Iris at irisbrc@gmail.com. Please note this is not his email address. Content (c) and exclusive to BrandonRouth.com. |
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I’ve answered this question often, so I’ll use this opportunity to add a bit to my other responses. I really enjoyed living in Australia, and getting to experience another country for 10 months. It was also very exciting to learn about making movies on such a grand scale.
3) What is your favorite comfort food?? If you like ice cream, what is your fave brand and flavor? And ..how about coffee? Do you like Starbucks?
Pizza is my number one comfort food. I actually like banana ice cream, but since that isn’t around very much, I’ll take strawberry- brand usually doesn’t matter. My favorite coffee drink is an Americano. I started drinking those while living in Australia because they don’t have “regular” drip coffee there. I prefer Coffee Bean to Starbucks.
4) If you've read some of the threads here, you know we love our nerds. Do you consider yourself a nerd?
Yes, I consider myself a nerd. Nerds are cool!
5) Many of your fans have seen the film short DENIAL in which you play opposite your girlfriend Courtney. How did feel to work with her?
It was great working with Courtney! She’s a fantastic actress and producer. It was an amazing experience for us to work with each other, and learn about filmmaking together.
6) We've seen you can do comedy, as in the Avon Lady video, is that any area you are interested in?
Yes. I love comedy. My first acting role was in a comedic play. I loved being able to play Clark.
7) Do you feel the need to stay in touch with your fans?
This Q+A is great. Iris is doing a marvelous job.
8) What advice would you give a fellow actor trying to make in in the biz?
The first step is making a commitment to your choice, and setting your intention. Then get into an acting class and work, work, work. Be open to opportunities, but also realize that you can make your own.
9) From what I've seen in SR, you really know how to show emotions by just using your face, was it hard to do the exact opposite on "The Batman"?
No, voice over work is much easier. It’s a lot of fun.
10) What would you like to see your character do in the [Superman] sequel? [Spoiler Warning!]
Get Lois of course! Ha ha :) And be able to have a good relationship with his son.
11) Brandon, do you mind watching yourself on screen?
No. It’s very helpful for me to see if I’m telling the truth as that character.
12) You seem to be a mild-tempered kinda guy. After seeing you in Superman Returns doing a perfect interpretation of Clark Kent/Superman, we (the fans) have a somewhat crazy notion that you are some flawless, well-mannered, polite gent that would never curse in public. Is any of this true? Do you have a wild side no one knows about?
I’m a pretty happy person. I intend to be. I’m very proud and grateful for the opportunities that I have and will have. As for flaws, those are up for interpretation. I don’t think I really have much of a “wild side”, although I have been known to jay-walk :)
13) I think I read somewhere that you enjoy medieval/fantasy stories, or movies, and I was wondering in a similar vein, if you'd seen the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. If so, did you like it as much as Braveheart?
Yes, I’ve seen the LOTR trilogy. I liked it very much, but Braveheart is still my favorite movie :)
14) Do you have any words for Christian Bale after he said what he said? Thanks a million. [Iris' note: Bale said at the MTV Movie Awards, "I'm sorry, Superman, but Batman's the bad-a$$."]
Ha ha :) Well, a friend of mine sent me this, and I think it says it all:
http://www.howitshouldhaveended.com/Divx%20links/Superman.html
15) If you had the chance to play a role in an old classic film, who would it be and why would you choose it?
To be Gregory Peck’s character, Atticus Finch, in To Kill a Mockingbird. It’s one of my favorite books, and a dynamic role to play.
16) Brandon, have you an address to the we can write to get an autograph?
A fan-mail address is coming soon.
17) Dear Brandon, Can I get my Buffy Season 4 DVD set back? – Mike
Ha! You’ll have to ask Fisher!
18) Have you had any strange encounters with the papperazzi or fans since SR?
Anytime people are following you with cameras, and shouting your name is strange.
19) What was it like to watch the finished film for the FIRST time and see your name in the opening credits? Can you describe the emotions you felt as you saw all your hard work come to life on the screen?
The premiere was very exciting. I was very proud to show my family and friends. My mom cried, so did my dad actually. To see it all finally come together was extraordinary.
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Thank you to everyone at br.c for supporting me, and for all your kind words and congratulations :)
On June 27th, Brandon was in New York to unveil a new Superman wax figure at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. Photos are here. Download the short segment at YouSendIt or stream it at YouTube.
Updated July 3: KCCI's Cortney Kintzer has provided us with photos from the premiere.
For those of you wondering what types of songs Brandon listens to, head on over to iTunes' Celebrity Playlists which can be found at the bottom of the iTunes homepage. Some of the artists include Foo Fighters, Beck, Jamiroquai, and Ben Folds.
Update: MTV's SuChin Pak recently interviewed Brandon at his old job, Lucky Strike Lanes, where he tended bar. View the iTunes podcast here, download it in QT format here, or stream it at YouTube.
Updated June 22: Video: Access Hollywood | Extra | ET | The Insider | KCCI | Reuters | ABC News Audio: KCCI (with Rodger Routh)
The exclusive extended scene, "I'll take the seaplane" is now available for download on iTunes. More info here. The scene runs 2 min 33 sec.
Updated June 21st: Stream the Letterman interview at YouTube (captured by "scruffy"). Ohio's Good Company interviewed him via satellite.
HBO's Superman Returns special aired tonight and will continue to air throughout the months of June and July. Download the 13 minute Quicktime clip here. View the complete HBO schedule online.
Updated June 19th: Extra TV has a great clip from the event. Stream a news segment at YouTube or download at YouSendIt.
A new awesome tv spot aired with the 2006 FIFA World Cup Pre-Show.
Updated June 18th: Added photos in the gallery.
Although he had relatively few professional credits to his name, handsome and clean-cut actor Brandon Routh soared into the media limelight when he was cast as the Man of Steel in director Bryan Singer’s highly anticipated revival of the original superhero film franchise “Superman Returns” (lensed 2005).
Entertainment Weekly has a few new behind-the-scenes images from Superman Returns. The new issue, hitting stands tomorrow, features a shirt rip as its cover image.
On June 28th, Warner Bros. Pictures presents Superman Returns - a soaring new chapter in the saga of one of the world’s most beloved superheroes, directed by Bryan Singer (X-2: X-Men united, X-Men, The Usual Suspects) and starring Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, James Marsden, Frank Langella, Eva Marie Saint, Parker Posey and Kevin Spacey.
Update: E! News . YouTube | E! Sneak Peek . YouTube | TV Spot #8 . YouTube | The Insider . YouTube
Update: Stream the entire documentary at AOL TV or download the entire SR docu-segment at YouSendIt (50 mb). The documentary comes out on dvd June 20 and is available for pre-order.
Silent Partner Inc. would like everyone to know that they are auctioning off a signed director's chair with 100% of the proceeds going to support Variety- The Children's Charity of Southern California that gives help to Los Angeles children in need. This chair was recently signed by Brandon at ShoWest back in March.
Update: WB has provided Latino Review a behind-the-scenes clip from the scoring session.
Congratulations to the two 2XL shirt winners: Bryan C. of IL, USA and Jeigh of TX, USA.
HBO recently aired a commercial for the June 19th premiere of Superman Returns: HBO First Look. The spot includes a brief interview with Brandon as well as awesome behind-the-scenes footage of the film.
Several minutes of Superman Returns footage aired on Entertainment Tonight that consisted of actual film and behind-the-scenes footage. The program also revealed that Brandon is in the new issue of Vanity Fair with Sandra Bullock on the cover.
Update: Download the new SR plane sequence in WMV (10MB) or stream it at YouTube. Stream the "Best Hero" award segment at YouTube. View an after-party interview with Brandon and Courtney at MTV. Stream the blue carpet interview at YouTube.
The June/July issue of Details magazine contains script pages from Superman Returns, an interview with director Bryan Singer, and several exclusive film stills.
The official StephanBender.com has made available 41 behind-the-scenes images from the set of Superman Returns. One of the images features Brandon with Stephan (Young Clark Kent) and screenwriter Dan Harris. Other images feature Stephan on wires, beautiful shots of the Kent farm, film storyboards, and Superman's spacecraft.
A couple people in the Burbank, CA area have spotted a new Superman Returns poster in bus stop shelters. It features Superman wrapping Lois with his cape against a backdrop of Earth.
It appears the Superman Returns Official Movie Guide, featuring hundreds of glossy photos, has hit stores now.