James Gunn said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that he remains somewhat confused over the conservative backlash that erupted before the release of “Superman.” Fox News and other right-wing outlets branded the movie “SuperWoke” after Gunn went viral for telling the Times of London that Superman is an "immigrant" and "the story of America.

I think David [Corenswet] is fantastic. I cried no less than three times. “I see this in a different way. I come at it from a different perspective,” Routh added. “I really got into it as I’m watching him navigate those tricky Superman moments in the first conversation with Lois and Clark in the apartment.