Why would it matter WHO the hell is directing it?![]()
Who is directing something can be very, very important. Both because a given director can have a distinct authorial voice or style, and because some stories really should not be told by people from certain communities. It would have been really inappropriate for a white guy to direct 12 Years A Slave or for a man to direct Wonder Woman.
As for Superman Returns, I agree. Brandon Routh is great in it. What I like about it is this: Richard White isn't a dick.
99% of the time, when something like this happens, the new husband is a total sleazeball whose sole function in the plot is to be shoved out of the way so Our Hero can get the girl back. Glad they didn't do that here.
On the other hand, Superman himself is kind of a dick. He disappears from the world for five years with no warning or explanation, returns expecting everything to be the same, and literally stalks his ex and her family. He's a goddamn creep in this movie.