The former Superman takes issue with the director's comments about the new movie being an immigration allegory: "We know Superman is an immigrant — he's a freaking alien."

Fox News personalities and commentators have pushed back on the film's messaging. In one segment, a Sky News Australia guest argued that Disney and other studios were making everything about "boring political pseudopoints.

Gunn shared previously how adopting his own rescue dog shaped the script for Superman. “When I first adopted Ozu, I was starting to write the Superman script,” said Gunn. “O