The director of the new Superman reboot has dismissed MAGA rage over the superhero’s roots as an immigrant who represents a lost America.
The movie, which opens July 11, focuses on a younger Clark Kent, Superman’s alter ego. Played in the film by David Corenswet, he is one of the last children born on the dying planet of Krypton, is sent to Earth, and is now living in America and working as a reporter in the fictional city of Metropolis.
Director James Gunn, who helmed the franchise powerhouse Guardians of the Galaxy, stoked conservative fires when he said, “Superman is the story of America. An immigrant that came from other places and populated the country.”
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