Overview
- On July 10, former Superman actor Dean Cain told TMZ that framing the hero as an immigrant was “a mistake” and predicted it could “hurt the numbers” at the box office.
- Fox News hosts Jesse Watters and Kellyanne Conway branded the film “SuperWoke” in a viral July 7 segment, decrying what they described as ideological lecturing.
- James Gunn has defended his vision by calling Superman “the story of America,” highlighting the character’s outsider identity and human kindness.
- Actor Sean Gunn countered criticism by asserting that opposing Superman’s immigrant allegory contradicts the “American way.”
- Superman, starring David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan and Nicholas Hoult, opens worldwide on July 11 and launches DC Studios’ rebooted cinematic universe.