New "Superman" director James Gunn discussed how the film addresses politics, morality, and immigration while highlighting the character's belief in human kindness.

James Gunn explained why the 'Superman' international box office success is surprising due to the 'anti-American sentiments' internationally.

"Superman" director James Gunn spoke with "CBS Mornings" about the movie's debut, character relationships and how it relates to everyday life.

Superman has had a connection to immigrants from the beginning. The superhero’s creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, were both the children of Jewish immigrants to the United States, from Lithuania and Ukraine, respectively, according to an article published by the Library of Congress.

The director of the reboot, James Gunn, called the superhero from the planet Krypton “an immigrant,” thrusting the summer popcorn movie into an Earthbound culture war.

James Gunn reveals that Superman tells the story of America, about "an immigrant that came from other places," and values human kindness.

Torres: This is the Superman we need today: a hero to bring us all together, to whom every life has value, even those he disagrees with.

Trust has collapsed in the institutions Superman used to defend. Mr Kent’s chosen profession, it must be admitted, is not what it was. (The 1978 film dates itself by opening with a paean to a “symbol of hope”—not Superman but the Daily Planet,

Nothing came of that, however, because as Gunn explained in a recent Happy Sad Confused episode, it was “never part of the equation.” As he told podcast host Josh Horowitz, Cavill’s announcement that he was coming back came the same day Gunn and co-DC Studios head Peter Safran closed their deal.