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'Superman' director reveals reboot will tackle politics and kindness, tells 'jerks' to 'screw' off
New "Superman" director James Gunn discussed how the film addresses politics, morality, and immigration while highlighting the character's belief in human kindness.
The director of ‘Superman’ calls his hero an immigrant. Critics call him ‘Superwoke’
Longtime fans and historians of the comic books note that director James Gunn’s comments weren’t superimposing a new storyline on the beloved hero.
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Superman is a hero who brings us all together. New film is exactly what we need | Opinion
Torres: This is the Superman we need today: a hero to bring us all together, to whom every life has value, even those he disagrees with.
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James Gunn Says 'Superman' Is Political, Says Film Is About an 'Immigrant' and 'Basic Human Kindness'
Director James Gunn talks about how the new "Superman" film is political and focuses on an "immigrant" who has "basic human kindness."
For Superman, It’s Truth, Justice and a Whole Lot of Political Baggage
Superman became an American symbol during World War II and a political lightning rod, making adapting him a heavier lift than Batman.
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Why Superman is the least relevant superhero
Trust has collapsed in the institutions Superman used to defend. Mr Kent’s chosen profession, it must be admitted, is not what it was. (The 1978 film dates itself by opening with a paean to a “symbol of hope”—not Superman but the Daily Planet,
Can ‘Superman’ Fly Above Today’s Polarized Politics?
The director of the reboot, James Gunn, called the superhero from the planet Krypton “an immigrant,” thrusting the summer popcorn movie into an Earthbound culture war.
James Gunn Says ‘Superman’ Is About ‘Basic Human Kindness’ and the Pro-Immigrant ‘Story of America’
The director tells the Times of London "obviously there will be jerks out there" who are offended, but adds, "Screw them"
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