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Brandon Routh will exit his post as a time-traveling Legend.
The former big-screen Superman turned small-screen Atom will no longer be a regular on The CW’s “Legends of Tomorrow”, with Ray Palmer expected to make his exit from the mid-season offering with the upcoming fifth season.
The 39-year-old started his arc as Palmer aka The Atom on ”Arrow” and ”’The Flash” before becoming a series regular on “Legends”.
Courtney Fort, who plays Norah Dark, and is also married to Routh in real life has also been pink-slipped.
“Brandon and Courtney have been invaluable members of the Legends family,” series executive producers Phil Klemmer, Grianne Godfree and Keto Shimizu said in a statement.
“They have always brought a level passion and collaboration to their characters and to the show — both on and off the screen – that we deeply admire and for which we are eternally grateful,” the producers added.
“As one of the founding Legends of Tomorrow, Brandon is extremely beloved by the fans and everyone on the show.,” Klemmer, Godfree and Shimizu said.
“Of course, when we have had main characters in the past whose journeys take them away from the Waverider, it’s never truly goodbye,” Klemmer, Godfree and Shimizu said.
“We love these characters and hope to check in with them in future seasons, to see how life off the ship has transformed them for better or worse,” they added.
According to Deadline, the two actors’ exit was “a creative decision” by the show’s producers to “wrap up their storyline.”
“I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to bring the big-hearted and humorous Ray Palmer to life for our fans over the last 5 years, but unfortunately, his storyline is pointed in another direction,” Routh, who will also don the ‘Superman’ suit again for the upcoming “Crisis on Infinite Earths” special, said in a statement.
“I’m saddened to see Ray’s journey end for now but wish my Legends family well,” he added.
“Nora Darhk is very close to my heart,” Ford added. “If it were my choice, I’d play her for years to come. But I understand that stories run their course, and I’m grateful for the time I did have bringing Nora to life on Legends of Tomorrow.”
The fifth season of “Legends of Tomorrow” is expected to air in January.
