Conservatives Fume, Threaten to Boycott New Superman Movie After Director Calls It ‘Political’ Story About an Immigrant
James Gunn attends “Superman” Fan Event at Cineworld Leicester Square in London, England. UK. Wednesday 2nd July 2025. (Photo by James Warren/Famous Images/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)
MAGA influencers launched a movement to boycott the new Superman movie in response to director James Gunn proclaiming the story is inherently political.
Superman is set to be released on July 11. During the press tour leading up to that release, Gunn spoke to The Times of London last week in a wide-ranging conversation about his career and his newest film. It was in that profile piece that Gunn revealed the political undertones of his film.
“I mean, Superman is the story of America,” Gunn says. “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 interviewer added, “I ask if he has considered how differently the film might play in, say, blue state New York — aka Metropolis — and Kansas, where Kent grew up?”
“Yes, it plays differently,” Gunn admitted. “But 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. But screw them.”
In response to Gunn’s interpretation of the movie, Fox’s Laura Ingraham claimed Superman was “another film we won’t be seeing.”
OutKick’s Clay Travis called Gunn an “absolute moron” for the comments and also claimed he would not be seeing the movie.
They were far from the only ones who shared that sentiment.
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