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(Clockwise from top left) Actors David Corenswet, Brandon Routh, Henry Cavill and Christopher Reeve.
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The Superman film franchise (1978 to present) was given a soft reboot in Superman Returns (2006), with Brandon Routh as the Man of Steel. But director Bryan Singer’s take, created as a nostalgic return to the Christopher Reeve films, failed to make enough money.
Time for a reboot, which happened with 2013’s Man Of Steel, with Zack Snyder at the helm and British actor Henry Cavill in the lead.
