Dean Cain isn’t too pleased with how James Gunn is portraying the Man of Steel in his new film.
Cain famously played Superman from 1993 to 1997 in the television series “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.”
In a recent interview with TMZ, the actor weighed in on the 2025 film hitting theaters this weekend.
“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. I mean, sorry, those are great values, in my opinion, and I root for that,” he told the outlet.
He then switched gears to address director James Gunn’s recent comments about the famous superhero in an interview with The Times U.K. In the interview, Gunn mentioned how “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,” he explained. “It’s about human kindness and obviously, there will be jerks out there who are just not kind and will take it as offensive just because it is about kindness. But screw them.”
The outlet noted that the comic book hero was developed in 1933 by Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, American sons of Jewish immigrants.
Gunn’s comments caught the ire of Fox News’ Jesse Watters, who then commented that the new Superman’s cape reads MS-13, referencing the transnational gang that has been designated as global terrorists.
Cain, who praised Watters, said he believes Watters’ comment was to point out, “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 that exist for ‘the times.’”
The 2025 version of “Snow White” drew controversy over the lead actress, Rachel Zegler’s ethnicity. She’s of Colombian descent.
Cain, a supporter of President Trump, also had issues with other changes to the lore of Superman.
“For Superman, it was truth, justice, and the American way. Well, they dropped that. They let (that trademark on that) go. They came up with truth, justice and a better tomorrow,” he continued. “Changing beloved characters, I don’t think, is a great idea. I think if you want to create a new character, go ahead and do that, but for me, Superman has always stood for truth, justice and the American way, and the American way is immigrant-friendly, tremendously immigrant-friendly, but there are rules.”
He then dove into his own opinions about immigration into the U.S. before circling back to how he feels Gunn did the movie a disservice with his comments.
“I think bringing Superman into it, it was a mistake by James Gunn to, you know, say it’s an immigrant thing. I think it’s going to hurt the numbers of the movie. I was excited for the film. I’m 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.”
He doesn’t believe it will “tank like Snow White,” but he doesn’t think it “will help the numbers.” He also felt “people really need to be educated on this immigration situation because we are the most immigrant-friendly country on this planet, by far.”
Variety posted a story about Cain’s comments on Instagram, which prompted some in Hollywood to weigh in as well.
“Superman was born on another planet and migrated to Earth on a spaceship. He happened to have landed on Earth. That is a fact,” commented Oscar Nuñez of “The Office.”
“How is it divisive calling a literal illegal alien an ‘immigrant in the context of the story and the comic? It is accurate. Superman doesn’t shy away from it. They don’t have to create a new character when that’s how the character exists. Read the comics,” wrote Marcel Spears of “The Neighborhood.”
Actress Yvette Nicole Brown just wrote, “*sigh*.”
“Superman” hits theaters on July 11.
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