Little-Known Actor Cast As Superman
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A little-known actor has been cast as Superman in a big-budget film slated for 2006, according to Variety magazine.
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If director Bryan Singer  has his way, Superman will take to the air a second time.
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Christopher Reeve often said he wanted to be known for something other than playing Superman. But it was real life &#151; not another movie role &#151; that gave the actor the chance to star in his biggest drama: as a spinal cord injury victim championing research in hope that people like him would someday be able to walk again.
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A little-known actor has been cast as Superman in a big-budget film slated for 2006, Warner Bros. Pictures announced Friday. Brandon Routh, 25, has been cast as the Man of Steel.
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BEDFORD, NY - Christopher Reeve, the star of the Superman movies whose nearly fatal riding accident nine years ago turned him into a worldwide advocate for spinal cord research, died Sunday of heart failure, his publicist said.
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Christopher Reeve often said he wanted to be known for something other than playing Superman. But it was real life - not another movie role - that gave the actor the chance to star in his biggest drama: as a spinal cord injury victim championing research in hope that people like him would someday be able to walk again...
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The US actor Christopher Reeve - star of the Superman films - has died aged 52. Send us your tributes.
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Christopher Reeve played Superman in the movies but proved to be a super man in real life. The actor, director, author and advocate for spinal cord research died Sunday at age 52, but his legacy of activism and example of personal courage lives on.
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Los Angeles, Oct 23 : Little known actor Brandon Routh has been chosen as the next Superman for a yet untitled film set for release in 2006.
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For his next adventure, Superman will take flight with Bobby Darin   and Sandra Dee.
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Although he will always be remembered for portraying &quot;Superman,&quot; the greatest role of actor Christopher Reeve&#39;s life was as a champion of sufferers of spinal cord injuries and an advocate of stem cell research.
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The Hollywood premiere&#039;s a wrap. The early reviews are in. At   least one oddsmaker is crunching numbers. Now all Superman needs to do   is fly.
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Christopher Reeve, the star of the "Superman" movies whose near-fatal riding accident nine years ago turned him into a worldwide advocate for spinal cord research, died Sunday of heart failure, his publicist said. He was 52.
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Christopher Reeve, known for his role as ``Superman&#39;&#39; in movies and later as an advocate for spinal cord research after a horse-riding accident left him paralyzed nine years ago, died yesterday of heart failure.
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The actor has an interesting role in Frozen, his 150th movie.
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Imagine Leonardo DiCaprio as the young Darth Vader, Haley Joel Osment as Harry Potter, or Nicolas Cage as Superman (that one really almost happened). No, sometimes Hollywood needs a fresh face up on screen, like Marlon Brando in &quot;A Streetcar Named Desire,&quot; Harrison Ford in &quot;Star Wars&quot; &amp;#151; or Brandon Routh in &quot;Superman Returns.&quot;
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By the time he died, Christopher Reeve had at last &quot;escaped the cape&quot; - he had become bigger than the Superman character he portrayed on screen.