The Hollywood Reporter broke the first look at Brandon Routh fully suited up as The Atom on the CW’s Arrow. The Atom is DC’s answer to Antman, and it looks like we’ll be getting the subatomic hero a little earlier than Paul Rudd is suiting up to shrink down.
Ray Palmer (Brandon Routh) is suiting up as The Atom.
The CW has released the first photo of Routh as the superhero, which has been teased throughout this season of Arrow. On the show, Palmer is a billionaire who lost his fiance to Slade Wilson’s (Manu Bennett) soldiers. After taking over Queen Consolidated, he’s been toying with the idea of becoming a superhero — but he has needed Felicity’s (Emily Bett Rickards) scientific skills to complete the suit. Last week, she finally gave in and decided to help, despite her reservations that he might come to harm.
In comic book lore, Palmer’s suit allows him to shrink down to the size of subatomic particles.
Palmer will don The Atom suit for the Feb. 25 episode of Arrow. He will also appear in an episode of The Flash, alongside Felicity, later this season. Meanwhile, The CW is toying with the idea of giving The Atom his own spinoff show.
I’m a huge fan of the suit. I love the cabling holding this thing together. It appears that the suit is jumping out of the world of Arrow, but still feels very grounded. Something I wasn’t sure was possible when The Atom was being toyed with on the show. So far Brandon Routh has been a pleasant addition to the cast, and I for one can’t wait to see the suit in action at the end of this month.
What do you think of the suit?