As soon as we hit the “Publish” button here on this story, the official Brandon Routh website debunked this rumor:
I can exclusively debunk this rumor- Brandon is not joining the cast of “The Walking Dead.”
So, there you have it! Though, we shouldn’t be too surprised because I think the count now for Bloody Disgusting making accurate predictions on “Walking Dead” casting is 0/3. Either way though, sure would have been interesting to see!
ORIGINAL STORY:
Bloody Disgusting -while being super light on details- is reporting that Routh is “locked in” for a role in the “Walking Dead” television series being shot for AMC. With the two male leads already cast (Andrew Lincoln stars as Rick Grimes, along with Jon Bernthal) it’s anybody’s guess as to who Routh may be playing -perhaps Carl as Kill-Tacular-Tron smartassly suggested… It could also very well be a new role not in the acclaimed comic series created to serve a specific purpose in the TV adaptation. At this point, it’s anybody’s guess, but I doubt we will have to wait long to get a confirmation on this and find out what role he has been cast in.
I might be one of only twelve people to watch and enjoy the show “Chuck” on NBC. Routh just finished up an extended guest spot as a spy who is ridiculously good at his job and eventually loses his shit because the US Government had his wife killed several years back. When I saw the first episode he was in my first thought was, “Wow, from Superman to spy on a network television series. Tough break.” But as the story arc went on, I really enjoyed him as an addition to the cast; He played a badass really well and when he loses his mind and starts trying to kill everybody, he got even better. I liked Routh as Superman, I thought he did very well in the role, but for some reason (and I know it wasn’t the writing for “Chuck”) I thought he was better in this role on a TV series. My point is, if Routh has indeed been cast in “Walking Dead” I hope it’s a regular role because he seems to really be in his element on a television set.
Any ideas who Routh may be playing if he has indeed been cast?