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 ...

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For Gunn, this means Superman is a universal story, as well as an American one of an immigrant finding his home. “It’s about kindness,” Gunn stresses, “I’m telling a story about a guy ...

The new Superman film reportedly focuses on human kindness, sparking backlash from critics who accuse the reboot of being “woke." ...

For Gunn, the heart of Superman’s legacy speaks to a universal principle. “Basic human kindness is a value and is something we have lost,” he said, lamenting its absence in today’s world.

James Gunn’s Superman is more than another superhero epic. The DC Studios head opened up about the upcoming film, explaining to the Times of London the themes and ideas at the core of Superman ...

James Gunn is opening up about what “Superman” is really about. In his Sunday profile with The Times of London, the DC Studios head went deep on the themes and ideas that drive his highly ...

“I mean, Superman is the story of America,” he explained. “An immigrant that came from other places and populated the country, but for me it is mostly a story that says basic human kindness ...

On top of that, Superman’s creators – Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster – were both Jewish and the children of immigrants who fled antisemitism in Europe, which influenced the character’s story.

But, of course, although Clark Kent/Superman is from the Midwest, he wasn’t born there. It’s no spoiler to share Superman was born on the planet Krypton, and that’s what makes him, well, super.