I'm fine with this choice. All except the British part. Unless he can lose the accent (like Bale does). Other than that though, I'm good. Yes, I would've loved to see Routh do it. However, if you're really honest with yourself, I think you have to know that wasn't going to happen. And honestly I don't blame them. They're wanting to reboot and set themselves apart from past Superman movies here. You can't do that by bringing back the same Superman. I think Routh made a great Superman, but he just had the bad luck of being in the wrong Superman movie.

As far as him being someone "hardly anyone in america knows", I'm definitely fine with that. They needed to go with an "unknown" (Uncharted needs to as well). You want to bring in someone who can pretty much be Superman. Not be a big star pretending to be Superman.

I will admit that's not the best picture to show him off for this part though. Maybe one like the following (just more clean shaven).

Hah, funny you say that - supposedly this guy was the only actor the author of the Twilight series thought could truly pull off Edward Cullen. But he was slightly too old for the part. Maybe the ability to play Mr. Perfect will serve him well in this Superman reboot?

I also liked Routh. But, I trust Snyder. Especially since recent pics of Cavill make him look a bit more mature than Routh; my only nitpick since I'm used to the this version of Superman:

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WOW!!! Soldier that's a whole ton of hate. Noone really knew who Brandon Routh was, and if memory serves, Christopher Reeves was by and large no such a well know actor himself. I doubt the British accent thing will be any issue as they have some incredible dialect coaches out there to mask it.

After having some time to reflect, I think this could be a good thing despite my serious want for Brandon Routh to reprise the role. I just want a quality Superman movie to kick some major ass. We all know that we'll keep a close eye on this one. Zack Snyder hasn't had a miss for me yet and as we've all discussed to a sickening degree, Nolan is a god among men - under his watchful eye, this has all the earmarks to be something special. I just hope we don't get another origins story.

I attached a photoshopped image that was on AICN to give an idea of how it could look.

He's 6'1". That's plenty close enough. As for weight, he looks like he's in good shape. It's nothing for him to bulk up a bit if needed.

I have t see him in costume and him saying a few lines before I can judge him. I also will admit, I was skeptical of Heath Ledger when I heard he would be the Joker. But, now I can say that I will try to stop being so skeptical.

Agreed. As long as he can lose the accent (it would just irritate me hearing Superman with a British accent). Other than that though I'm fine with it. For the longest I didn't realize Christian Bale was British lol