Brandon Routh’s Clark Kent gets a significant promotion at The Daily Planet in a new image from the set of this year’s Arrowverse crossover titled Crisis on Infinite Earths. The actor is ditching his DC’s Legends of Tomorrow character, Ray Palmer/Atom and suiting back up as the Kingdom Come Superman in the upcoming much-anticipated TV event. And following a slew of marketing images with regard to his return as an iteration of the Man of Steel, a new set image gives fans an idea what his civilian alter-ego is currently up to.
There’s a lot of excitement over the sixth’s annual Arrowverse event. All shows in the DCTV franchise are participating such as staples like Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl and Legends of Tomorrow (after skipping last year’s affair). The upcoming Batwoman TV series is also included, and so is Black Lightning for its first ever foray into the small screen crossover. However, what makes this truly special is the inclusion of actors and characters from previous DC Comics projects, resulting to three different versions of Superman in the event. Tom Welling is returning Superman from Smallville (with Erica Durance’s Lois Lane), Tyler Hoechlin is reprising his role as The CW’s official Last Son of Krypton, and Routh as the Kingdom Come Superman.
Outside of his Superman suit, there’s also an interesting development when it comes to Routh’s Clark Kent. The actor recently shared a photo from the set of Crisis on Infinite Earths revealing that by the time fans meet his character, he’s no longer a reporter at The Daily Planet, but the publication’s Editor-in-Chief. Check out the image below posted on Routh’s official Instagram:
Fans in the comments section are thrilled with the image. Most of them expressed their anticipation over Crisis on Infinite Earths bolstered by marketing images, as well as this latest one from Routh. Meanwhile, there are those who raised the idea that it may be the right time for the actor to one again star in his own Superman film following his stint in Superman Returns directed by disgraced filmmaker, Bryan Singer. That’s taking into consideration people’s excitement over his reprisal of the Big Blue Boyscout in the upcoming Arrowverse crossover event.
Seeing Clark (at least Routh’s version) climbing the corporate ladder at The Daily Planet is interesting, and it’s a bold move from the creatives of the Arrowverse crossover considering that there’s no precedence of this in the comic books. The character has never had that title before at the publication, only at The Daily Star during the Golden Age of Comics. This also poses questions about his Lois Lane’s place in the company considering that she’s arguably more equipped for the job.
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