{"id":65998,"date":"2025-07-24T01:40:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T06:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/?p=65998"},"modified":"2025-07-24T02:44:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T07:44:37","slug":"routh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/24\/routh\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Brandon Routh and Joseph Kahn"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>TV Interview!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-66002\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/kahnrouth.png\" alt=\"Houston premiere of &quot;ICK&quot; with star Brandon Routh and writer\/director Joseph Kahn July 19th (photo from Kahn's Instagram)\" width=\"477\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/kahnrouth.png 726w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/kahnrouth-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Interview with Brandon Routh and director Joseph Kahn of the movie &#8220;ICK&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/13\/biosuzanne\/\">Suzanne<\/a> 7\/22\/25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not exaggerating when I say that I was ecstatic to interview Brandon because I&#8217;ve been a fan of his since 2001 when he started on &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/tvmegasite.net\/day\/oltl\/\">One Life to Live<\/a>&#8221; as Seth! Then he soared to great heights with &#8220;Superman Returns&#8221;, and showed us what he was really capable of with the character of Ray Palmer (AKA The Atom) in all of the CW superhero shows (especially &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/primetime\/arrowmain\/\">Arrow<\/a>&#8221; and &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/primetime\/legends\/\">Legends of Tomorrow<\/a>&#8220;). I grew up with 3 older comic-book loving brothers, and Superman was always my favorite superhero, so you can imagine how thrilling it was to also meet one of the few actors to have portrayed him on screen.<\/p>\n<p>I also enjoyed speaking to Joseph, who co-wrote and directed the film. I always love interviewing directors and writers because I can ask them more interesting questions about the development of the movie itself. He has done quite a few films already, but I think we will see him go on to even bigger and better films in the future.\u00a0 Both of them were very kind and down-to-earth in our interview.<\/p>\n<p>Routh stars in this film, which is a comedy-horror movie. It&#8217;s funny, surprising, scary and a little gross (but not TOO gross) and just fun to watch and laugh with. Anyone who&#8217;s a horror or comedy fan should love it!\u00a0 \u00a0They do a great spoof of many different horror films, as well as make some humorous commentary on America. Go see it for yourself!<\/p>\n<p>It premieres in local Los Angeles theaters today, July 24th, and it can be seen in theaters nationwide starting July 27th.\u00a0 It also has a great soundtrack of songs from the early part of this century. Enjoy this video and don&#8217;t miss this movie!<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Interview with Brandon Routh and director Joseph Kahn of the movie &quot;ICK&quot; Suzanne 7\/22\/25\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7LFcsmELNYk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66003 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ick.png\" alt=\"&quot;ICK&quot; movie key art\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" \/>MORE INFO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fathomentertainment.com\/releases\/ick\/\">Official Site<\/a> \u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nDrW22FApB4\">Trailer<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ABOUT \u201c<span class=\"il\">ICK<\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">From acclaimed director\u00a0Joseph Kahn\u00a0(Torque, Bodied) comes his latest film,\u00a0<span class=\"il\">ICK<\/span>, the pulpy horror comedy bursting with splatterly bedlam starring\u00a0Brandon Routh\u00a0(Superman Returns, Scott Pilgrim),\u00a0Malina Weissman\u00a0(Lemony Snicket\u2019s Series of Unfortunate Events), and\u00a0Mena Suvari\u00a0(American Beauty, American Pie).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">For almost two decades, a viscous vine-like growth known colloquially as \u201cThe\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Ick<\/span>\u201d has benignly crept into every nook and cranny of American life while the residents of small town Eastbrook remain blas\u00e9 about its existence. The exceptions are former high school football star-turned-hapless science teacher Hank (Routh) and his sardonically perceptive student Grace (Weissman) who are thrown together by Grace\u2019s mom Staci\u2019s (Suvari) closely-guarded secret and a mutual suspicion that the\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Ick<\/span>\u00a0is about to unleash some monstrous mayhem. A wild ride driven by a power punk spirit,\u00a0<span class=\"il\">ICK<\/span>\u00a0is a dizzyingly fun and hilariously grotesque homage to throwback PG horror flicks, as well as an ode to Millennial nostalgia manifested in soundtrack needle drops by American Rejects, Paramore, and Blink 182.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Director:\u00a0Joseph Kahn<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Starring:\u00a0Brandon Routh, Malina Weissman, Harrison Cone, Debra Wilson, Taia Sophia, Zeke Donovan Jones,\u00a0with\u00a0Jeffrey Fahey\u00a0and\u00a0Mena Suvari<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-66000 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/routhsuvari.jpg\" alt=\"Brandon Routh and Mena Suvari star in the movie &quot;ICK&quot; in theaters July 27. (Still from ICK PR team)\" width=\"384\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/routhsuvari.jpg 636w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/routhsuvari-300x142.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Screenwriters:\u00a0Samuel Laskey, Joseph Kahn, Dan Koontz<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Producers:\u00a0Steven Schneider, Joseph Kahn, Peter Trinh, Joe Heath, David Kang, Adi Shankar<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Cinematography:\u00a0David C. Weldon Jr.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Editor:\u00a0Chancler Haynes<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ComposesS:\u00a0Brain Mantia, Melissa Reese<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Music Supervisor:\u00a0Budd Carr<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Rating\u00a0Not rated by the MPA<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Run Time: 87 minutes<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-66001 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/routh.png\" alt=\"Houston premiere of &quot;ICK&quot; with star Brandon Routh July 19th (photo from Routh's Instagram)\" width=\"238\" height=\"198\" \/>Brandon James Routh<\/strong> (pronounced like &#8220;south&#8221;) was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and grew up in nearby Norwalk. He is the son of Catherine (Lear), a teacher, and Ronald Routh, a carpenter. He has English, Scottish, and German ancestry. Brandon attended the University of Iowa and starred in many productions at the Norwalk Theater of Performing Arts. His first professional acting role was in the ABC television series <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0202745\/?ref_=nmbio_mbio\">Odd Man Out (1999)<\/a>, and he went on to guest star in the series <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0238784\/?ref_=nmbio_mbio\">Gilmore Girls (2000)<\/a> and <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0190106\/?ref_=nmbio_mbio\">Undressed (1999)<\/a>. He came to fame with <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0348150\/?ref_=nmbio_mbio\">Superman Returns (2006)<\/a> and <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt4532368\/?ref_=nmbio_mbio\">DC&#8217;s Legends of Tomorrow (2016)<\/a>. In his spare time, Routh enjoys playing soccerand basketball, swimming, biking and reading. (from IMdB) <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brandon_Routh\">More at Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Joseph Kahn<\/strong> was born on October 12, 1972. He is a director and cinematographer, known for Bodied (2017), Detention (2011) and Torque (2004).<\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest and most respected music video directors working today. Has directed dozens of videos for such varied top artists such as U2, Sisqo, Moby, DMX, Backstreet Boys, Brandy, Monica, Destiny&#8217;s Child, Enrique Iglesias, Foxxy Brown, Ice Cube, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Eminem. &#8211; from IMdB. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.josephkahn.com\/bio\">More at his official site<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scifivision.com\/\">Thanks to Jamie at SciFi Vision for some video editing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Proofread and Edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/20\/biobrenda\/\">Brenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/interviews\/\">Back to the Primetime Articles and Interviews Page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TV Interview! &nbsp; Interview with Brandon Routh and director Joseph Kahn of the movie &#8220;ICK&#8221; Suzanne 7\/22\/25 I&#8217;m not exaggerating when I say that I was ecstatic to interview Brandon because I&#8217;ve been a fan of his since 2001 when he started on &#8220;One Life to Live&#8221; as Seth! 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