This is the first official picture of Brandon Routh in his costume for the 2006 release of Superman Returns.
The movie will take place six years after the second movie, during which the banished Kryptonian criminals General Zod, Non and Ursa mercilessly destroyed much of Metropolis and attempted to take over the world.
In the time since the attacks, Superman himself has exiled himself to his arctic Fortress of Solitude due to the pain and anger of the people who blame him for the death and destruction he was unable to stop during the period in which he had given up his powers.
Of course a new threat emerges, and Clark Kent must once again put on his cape in order to defeat that which only he can.