In Ick, Routh portrays Hank, a teacher who was once a star high school quarterback. However, his life turned upside down when he was injured, which led him to depression and staying in his hometown. Furthermore, the Ick is a living parasite that has infested the world, and it’s up to Hank to protect those he cares about.

“There are things that I go back still and I go, ‘Oh, I would have liked that scene back or I could have taken that meeting,'” Routh tells Nerd Reactor about how he relates to Hank in terms of regret. “I was worried. There are only a few roles that I didn’t take for fear of certain things. Ultimately, I think that had I done that, I was protected from some other greater thing that I didn’t see.”

One of Routh’s most popular roles was Superman in Superman Returns. With the hype surrounding the James Gunn-directed Superman, the actor praised the DCU film.

“I saw it the other day and I had a really wonderful time, Routh said. “I think it’s very exciting that Superman is back, and the energy of the movie is what I was hoping for. The love and appreciation for Superman, you can’t please everybody. I’ve done this. I have been down this road… Compared to Superman Returns, this is electronics and gadgets and technology. It’s a more sophisticated, sci-fi version of Superman. That is something we have never really seen before. And I think it was done in a great way.”

Ick and Superman are now available in theaters.

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