‘Legends Of Tomorrow’ Loses Brandon Routh And Courtney Ford
By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 23, 2019 10:30 am EST
One of the founding members of the Legends is leaving the ship. Brandon Routh, whose character of Ray Palmer (aka Atom) was introduced in Arrow, was a founding member of the Legends and a regular cast member since season 1. But he and his wife Courtney Ford, who joined the series as recurring character Nora Dahrk in season 3, are leaving the series in the upcoming Season 5, according to Deadline.
Series executive producers Phil Klemmer, Grianne Godfree and Keto Shimizu said in a statement:
“Brandon and Courtney have been invaluable members of the Legends family. 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.”
“As one of the founding Legends of Tomorrow, Brandon is extremely beloved by the fans and everyone on the show,” Klemmer, Godfree and Shimizu added. But don’t worry: this won’t mean the end for the Atom and Nora. This is a time-traveling superhero series after all, which means there are plenty of opportunities for Routh and Ford to come back for guest appearances. Routh himself is set to suit up as an alternate version of Superman in the upcoming Arrow-verse crossover event, in a sly wink at his big-screen turn as the Man of Steel in Superman Returns. Klemmer, Godfree and Shimizu said:
Routh and Ford are expected to film their final episode in October of this year. It’s unclear when that episode will air, but it will likely be during Legends of Tomorrow’s Season 5 run, which is slated to start airing on The CW in January 2020.
“Of course, when we have had main characters in the past whose journeys take them away from the Waverider, it’s never truly goodbye. 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.”
