Even if he had not made himself a household name by playing Superman in Bryan Singer's Superman Returns, Brandon Routh's all-American, bright-eyed superhero Ray Palmer/The Atom would naturally draw comparisons to DC's Man of Steel.
While speaking with website comic book Routh shared,
"I'm proud to give Ray Palmer and the Atom more recognition. [He's a] character that deserves it,"
He went on to joke,
"A lot of people only now know me as that. They're like 'Oh you played Superman?'"