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There’s no denying it. Brandon Routh, the star of Superman Returns, has one of the hottest bodies ever before seen in tights. But if you loose the red and blue Halloween costume, what would a glimpse at the “Man of Steel,” wearing nothing more than a smile, be worth to you? According to an insider cited by In Touch, Playgirl magazine is prepared to pay upwards of $500,000 to have Routh pose nude in an upcoming issue.

“Brandon’s gorgeous, and the editors noticed,” the insider says. “He has the body and face of a Greek god.” Unforunately for adoring women everywhere, Routh has yet to accept.

“Brandon’s from the Midwest,” the insider says. “He’s not that comfortable with nudity.”

In Touch notes that the Routh did appear half-naked in a 1997 high school play in Des Moines, Iowa. Appearing half-naked and going completely nude are two completely different things. I would suggest Routh talk to former Hollywood heart-throb Christopher Atkins. Posing nude for Playgirl did little to jump start his career, but then again, he was naked virtually the entire time during The Blue Lagoon, so we had already seen it all.