Dean Cain has a problem with DC Studios co-head and Superman director James Gunn calling the superhero an immigrant.
The MAGA supporter and Donald Trump fan said the superhero film might be too “woke” and turn away moviegoers.
“What cracks me up is that people don’t like Superman — he was traditionally called the Big Blue Boy Scout. And Superman’s inherent weakness is his goodness,” Cain said in an interview with TMZ. “I mean, sorry, those are great values, in my opinion, and I root for that.”
Cain was responding to an interview Gunn gave to The Times U.K., where he said, “Superman is the story of America. 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.”
Gunn’s comments triggered conservative media and sent them into a tailspin where Fox News host Jesse Watters joked that Superman now had “MS-13” on his cape.
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Cain spun the joke, saying that Watters meant, “How woke is Hollywood going to make this character? How much is Disney going to change their Snow White? Why are they going to change these characters [to] exist for the times?”
Cain starred as Clark Kent in the ABC series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman for four seasons. The actor went on to tell TMZ, “For Superman, it was, ‘Truth, Justice and the American Way.’ Well, they dropped that … they let the trademark on that go, so it’s out there, and they came up with, ‘Truth, Justice and a Better Tomorrow.’”
“Changing beloved characters I don’t think is a great idea. I think if you wanna create a new character, go ahead and do that, but for me, Superman has always stood for truth, justice and the American way,” he added. “And the American way is immigrant-friendly — tremendously immigrant-friendly, but there are rules.”
Cain noted that “it was a mistake by James Gunn to say it’s an immigrant thing” and belives those comments will “hurt” the box office, adding, “I was excited for the film. I’m [still] excited to see what it is, because James Gunn seems to have a sense of humor and the last iterations of Superman didn’t have much humor. So I’m rooting for it to be a success, but I don’t like that last political comment.”