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Brandon Routh to Play Kingdom Come Superman in Arrowverse Crossover Event
by Neil Cole
Brandon Routh will officially return to the role of Superman later this years in the 'Crisis on Infinite Earths' Arrowverse crossover event in which he will portray the Kingdom Come version of the character.
Routh previously starred as the Man of Steel in the 2006 film, "Superman Returns" and has portrayed the DC Comics character of Ray Palmer (aka The Atom) for the past several years on the hit CW television series "Legends of Tomorrow".
At this past weekends San Diego Comic-Con 2019, Routh appeared at the "Legends of Tomorrow" and revealed that he would be playing the Kingdom Come version of Superman in the 'Crisis on Infinite Earths' five-part event and wore a shirt featuring the Kingdom Come version of the iconic Superman 'S' shield.
The Kingdom Come version of Superman is an alternate version of the Man of Steel who first appeared as the main character of the 1996 Elseworlds miniseries 'Kingdom Come' written by Mark Waid and Alex Ross with art by Ross.
During the events of Kingdom Come, the Joker floods the offices of the Daily Planet with Joker venom, killing all the staff except for Lois Lane, who finds a gas mask. Lois tries to attack the Joker, who fractures her skull in retaliation. Superman returns as Lois succumbs to her injuries and dies. As the Joker arrives for his trial, he is killed by a new superhero named Magog. In an instance of jury nullification, Magog is acquitted for his act. Superman is appalled by the public embracing a killer as a hero. Already disheartened at the death of Lois Lane, Kal-El abandons his life as Superman and retreats to his Fortress of Solitude, where he spends the next decade.
At this time, it is unknown how much of the Elseworlds miniseries backstory will be featured in 'Crisis on Infinite Earths' five-part event which will take place over five episodes of Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, and Batwoman; three in December, 2019 and two in January, 2020.
