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James Gunn’s Overstuffed but Timely Superman Rediscovers the Hero’s Political and Immigrant Identity

James Gunn’s Overstuffed but Timely Superman Rediscovers the Hero’s Political and Immigrant Identity

Beneath the spectacle, Gunn’s Superman explores what it means to belong — and why that still matters today.

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Jul 16, 2025
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Official trailer via Warner Bros. Pictures

Arguably the most famous immigrant to ever arrive in America is a fictional one. From the moment he crash-landed in rural Kansas, Clark Kent became one of us — as American as apple pie.

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