Brandon Routh to play superhero on Arrow (no, not that one)
Recently relieved from his duties as the Charlie Brown of cinematic Supermen (“Good grief” Henry Cavill says from within a still from Superman V. Batman: Happiness Is A Warm Dawn), Brandon Routh will get a second crack at playing a DC superhero. The Val Kilmer of the cinematic Supermen (be nice—some authors of this Newswire actually like Batman Forever) has signed on for a recurring role on Arrow, playing Ray Palmer in the CW series’ third season. The Arrow universe’s Palmer is the new owner of Queen Consolidated, putting Routh’s character on a collision course with Stephen Amell’s Oliver Queen and his bow-carrying alter ego.