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The 2025 iteration of "Superman" from director James Gunn and Warner Bros. is facing some backlash from conservative media for focusing on the superhero character's immigration status. NBC News' Steven Romo reports on the attention the movie is getting from media outlets and how it could affect the future of the studio.
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Straight Arrow News on MSNJames Gunn defends ‘Superman' reboot as immigration themes critiquedFox News personalities and commentators have pushed back on the film's messaging. In one segment, a Sky News Australia guest argued that Disney and other studios were making everything about "boring political pseudopoints.
Before SUPERMAN returns to the big screen this weekend, conservative commentators questioned if the plot potentially
Some conservatives expressed outrage about James Gunn's latest film. But the superhero's status as an immigrant has long been a core part of his identity.
The former Superman takes issue with the director's comments about the new movie being an immigration allegory: "We know Superman is an immigrant — he's a freaking alien."
The release of a new Superman movie has some in the Make America Great Again (Maga) movement steaming mad. This is because James Gunn, the man behind the film and the head of DC Studios, is drawing attention to immigration as one of the movie’s major themes.
It’s about human kindness and obviously there will be jerks out there who are just not kind and will take it as offensive just because it is about kindness,’ Superman director James Gunn said last week,
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Amazon S3 on MSNFox News Rages Over Superman’s ‘Woke’ ThemesFox News hosts were shocked to discover ‘Superman’ is an immigration story. But this isn’t the first film they’ve declared too ‘woke’ for their sensitive audience.
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Early reactions to James Gunn's Superman praise its emotional tone but spark political debate over the film's immigrant themes, ahead of its July 2025 release.
First introduced in 1938 by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster in Cleveland, Ohio, Superman remains one of the most enduring figures in popular culture. According to the comic book lore, he is the sole survivor of the planet Krypton, sent to Earth by his parents after their home faced annihilation.
The White House released an image of Trump depicted as Superman. This image follows a previous controversial depiction of Trump as the Pope. The new Superman movie's immigration theme has sparked ...