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James Gunn defends ‘Superman’ reboot as immigration themes critiqued
UNITED STATES, JUL 10 – Director James Gunn portrays Superman as an immigrant symbolizing America's immigrant roots and lost basic human kindness amid political debates on immigration policies.
- James Gunn, director of the upcoming 'Superman' film, defended his portrayal of the superhero as an allegory for the immigrant experience in America.
- Some right-wing commentators criticized Gunn's take as being 'woke' and called for a boycott of the film, accusing it of pushing an ideology.
- Gunn responded that he didn't have anything to say to those spreading negativity about the film and maintained that the story was about hope and goodness.
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The Undocumented Socialist Alien Who Keeps Saving America
Conservatives hate him. Puppies love him. Welcome to James Gunn’s Superman by Marcus Harrison Green A summer blockbuster about an undocumented alien with unyielding socialist values who continuously bails out a country clearly undeserving of him. Is it any wonder that James Gunn’s Superman movie, released today, is reflexively triggering fascists to demand people claw out their corneas rather than be subjected to its “woke proselytizing?” Even b…
'Immigrant' Superman film raises hackles on the right
Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's — another Superman movie, the latest in a long line of cinematic attempts to translate comicdom's most iconic hero into popcorn fodder for the summer masses. But where Superman once stood as the embodiment of "truth, justice and the American way," director James Gunn's latest interpretation of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster's 1938 genre-defining creation has now rankled ultra-nationalist conserv…
Dean Cain Blasts James Gunn Over Superman “Immigrant” Comments and Removal of “The American Way”
Dean Cain, the actor best known for portraying Superman in the hit 1990s series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, is joining the growing chorus of critics who are pushing back against James Gunn’s upcoming Superman reboot. The post Dean Cain Blasts James Gunn Over Superman “Immigrant” Comments and Removal of “The American Way” appeared first on That Park Place.
Superman wasn’t always so squeaky clean – in early comics he was a radical vigilante
Superman was the very first superhero. He debuted in Action Comics issue #1 which was released in June 1938. Over time, the character has been assigned multiple nicknames: “The Man of Steel”, “The Man of Tomorrow” and “The Big Blue Boy Scout”. However, in his first appearance in ravaged Depression-era America, the byline used to announce Superman’s debut was: “The Champion of the Oppressed”. Created by the sons of Jewish immigrants, writer Jerry…
Former 'Superman' Star Dean Cain Says James Gunn's Woke Reboot Could See 'Snow White'-Like Box Office Backlash
Actor Dean Cain, who became a fixture in millions of American households thanks to his beloved role as Superman in the hit TV series "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" from 1993 to 1997, says director James Gunn's latest version, a $300 million-plus reboot hitting theaters this week, is too "woke" and politicizing the iconic character could hurt its box office success à la Disney's "Snow White."
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