Arrow Season 3 Spoilers: Could Brandon Routh's Atom Meet Superman on Small Screen?

The CW's Arrow made a significant addition in Season 3 when it brought on Brandon Routh to portray Ray Palmer, known to DC Comics fans as The Atom. Routh portrayed Superman in the ill-received Superman Returns in 2006, which raises an interesting question? Could Routh, as the Atom, meet Superman on screen?

IGN posed that question to the actor given that the CW is rapidly expanding its superhero roster with Arrow, The Flash, and another planned spinoff. We also have CBS' Supergirl coming.

"That would be bizarre [laughs]. There'd probably be some inside jokes and winks at the camera. But that would be cool. It's such a bizarre thing already for me to be playing this character, and for some people to only be known for playing this character. People young enough who haven't seen Superman Returns are like, 'Oh, that guy's the Atom. What!?! He played Superman!?' I mean, I get that all the time from people who are fans of Chuck. They see me on Chuck, and their buddies are like, 'Yeah, he was Superman too,' and they're like, 'What!?' That's a cool thing for me, because it means that I'm not just defined by one character. Even if that is the one thing I'm known for, hallelujah! That's an amazing thing too. So, I don't know. Anything's possible. That'd be a trip."

In case you missed it, here is the official description for the upcoming Episode 16 of Arrow.

"DC COMICS’ VILLAIN MURMUR SWEEPS INTO STARLING CITY — Still weighed down by his last meeting with Ra’s al Ghul (guest star Matt Nable), Oliver (Stephen Amell) returns home to find a new villain and his crew have started terrorizing Starling City – Michael Amar AKA Murmur (guest star Adrian Glynn McMorran), a man whose mouth has been sewn shut. Meanwhile, Laurel (Katie Cassidy) and Nyssa (guest star Katrina Law) bond over their issues with their fathers and Nyssa make Laurel an offer. Thea (Willa Holland) is forced to come to terms with her father after Oliver brings Malcom (John Barrowman) to the loft to recover, and Lance (Paul Blackthorne) shuts out both Laurel and the Arrow. Dermott Downs directed the episode written by Beth Schwartz & Brian Ford Sullivan (#316)."

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