Former Superman Dean Cain is taking purpose at James Gunn’s interpretation of the character within the new movie primarily based on the eponymous DC superhero.
In an interview this week, the conservative actor, who starred because the cape-wearing hero on “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” from 1993 to 1997, complained that he thinks Gunn has made the character too “woke” on account of right now’s political local weather.
“How woke is Hollywood going to make this character?” he advised TMZ in a video clip. “How much is Disney going to change their Snow White? Why are they going to change these characters [to] exist for the times? For Superman, it was ‘truth, justice and the American way.’ Well, they dropped that … They came up with ‘truth, justice and a better tomorrow.’ Changing beloved characters I don’t think is a great idea.”
Cain, who endorsed Trump “100%” within the 2024 election, seemed to be referencing the controversy over Disney’s live-action remake of Snow White. The movie, which was launched in March, sparked discourse on social media over the casting of Rachel Zegler, a Latina actress, as Snow White in addition to changes to the story’s narrative and characters, together with the seven dwarfs.
“The ‘American way’ is immigrant-friendly, tremendously immigrant-friendly. But there are rules. You can’t come in saying, ‘I want to get rid of all the rules in America, because I want it to be more like Somalia,’” Cain continued. “Well, that doesn’t work, because you had to leave Somalia to come here … it doesn’t make any sense.”
Cain went on to assert that there “have to be limits,” including, “because we can’t have everybody in the United States. We can’t have everybody, society will fail. So there have to be limits.”
The “Out of Time” star’s feedback got here after Gunn not too long ago advised The Sunday Occasions that the film is about an “immigrant” and “basic human kindness.”
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“I mean, Superman is the story of America,” Gunn stated. “An immigrant that came from other places and populated the country, but for me it is mostly a story that says basic human kindness is a value and is something we have lost.”
The Sunday Occasions famous that the comedian e-book hero was created in 1933 by Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, sons of Jewish immigrants.
Gunn’s remarks triggered a stir on social media amid outrage over the Trump administration’s incessant ICE raids and mass deportation of migrants.
Reps for Cain didn’t instantly reply to HuffPost’s request for remark.
Elsewhere within the interview with TMZ, Cain stated he was beforehand “excited” for the movie however thinks “it was a mistake” for Gunn to make a “political comment.” He predicted that Gunn’s phrases would “hurt” the movie’s efficiency on the field workplace. (Early projections for a way ticket gross sales will carry out are divided, Selection reported.)
“I was excited for the film. I’m [still] excited to see what it is, because James Gunn seems to have a sense of humor and the last iterations of Superman didn’t have much humor,” he added, per Deadline. “So I’m rooting for it to be a success, but I don’t like that last political comment.”
Gunn responded to the net backlash, led by MAGA supporters, earlier this week.
The filmmaker disregarded the criticism, telling Selection on Monday, “I think this movie is for everyone. I don’t have anything to say to anybody. I’m not here to judge people. I think this is a movie about kindness, and I think that’s something everyone can relate to.”
“Superman,” which stars David Corenswet, hits theaters tomorrow.
