The Chinese state propaganda outlet Global Times offered a dismal review of the James Gunn-directed reboot “Superman” on Thursday, declaring the movie unsuitable for Chinese audiences because of its “Western individualism.”
Mike Francesa is famous for his passionate rants. However, on Monday, he directed his infamous ire not at the sports world, but at the most recent cinematic portrayal of America’s superhero, Superman.
NEW YORK (AP) — In a bid to kickoff a new era for DC Studios, James Gunn’s “Superman” opened with $122 million in U.S. and Canada ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
James Gunn’s “Superman” laid an egg this weekend in China despite the director’s fawning over the communist nation while promoting the film, that played in over 55,000 Middle Kingdom screens.
Gay magazine ‘Out’ is claiming that the character of Superman is not just an “immigrant,” but he is “also a gay icon” and “always has been.” The magazine floated its wild claims in an editorial on Thursday just ahead of
The White House posted a striking image of President Donald J. Trump on social media as Superman, flipping the script on the perceived liberal slant of the newly released film.
Superman’s biggest problem is that Superman is a lunkhead, a superbro, with no philosophy beyond that of a child’s: he doesn’t want people to get hurt, you see.
Director James Gunn’s “Superman reboot,” hitting theaters this weekend, carries a production and promotional budget in the $300 to $400 million range. The David-Corenswet-starring film will need a big debut in China, where DC Studios has seen its superhero movies go to die or never show at all. Early “Superman” ticket sales figures suggest the Middle Kingdom could prove to be Kryptonite.
Actor Dean Cain, who became a fixture in millions of American households thanks to his beloved role as Superman in the hit TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman from 1993 to 1997, says director James Gunn’s
When Superman first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938, America wasn’t grappling with border policy or multiculturalism. It was staring down something more existential: a collapse in fertility.
James Gunn, the director of the upcoming DC reboot movie, “Superman,” is walking back his harsh comments, calling half the country “jerks” and saying “screw them” if they don’t like the political messages in his film.
If you don’t like immigrants, then you are not American. That was actor Sean Gunn’s declaration when asked about the new superwoke Superman movie that casts its hero as an immigrant outsider.
The producers of James Gunn’s latest theatrical version of “Superman” asked reviewers not to release their thoughts on the film until Tuesday, but several outlets ignored the demand and posted their reviews early. And some don’t bode well for the film.
“Superman” director James Gunn — who was fired by Disney after a decade’s worth of tweets he wrote about child rape, Mexicans, AIDS, and the Holocaust went viral; who said “Trump wakes up every morning hoping more kids are murdered by immigrants so it will help him in the polls;” who called Sen. Ted Cruz a “traitor;” who peddled the Trump “pee tape” hoax, and who said in 2023 “there is such a thing as superhero fatigue,” is now telling a large segment of America that his new superhero movie might not be for them.
Actor David Corenswet, who portrays the Man of Steel in director James Gunn’s upcoming “Superman” movie, has decided that “the American Way” part of the Superman motto just isn’t working for him. So, he altered the saying to “Truth, Justice, and good things.”
Hollywood director James Gunn said the “battered” Superman seen in the beginning of his upcoming reboot is like the United States — an apparent political dig, though at whom Gunn remained deliberately ambiguous.
DC Comics is now featuring a woke Superman lecturing Batman about his “privilege” in a recent issue of the Dark Knight’s ‘Detective Comics.’
Actor Matt Bomer claims he lost a role in a Superman film in the early 2000s because he was outed as gay, saying his sexuality was “weaponized” against him.
Nolte: In about ten years, Batman and Superman will enter the public domain. This is good news.
Last month, comic book writer Tim Sheridan jumped to his social media to urge his fans to go out en masse and buy his re-boot of the Green Lantern story which features pages of gay sex between the title character and his boyfriend. But it looks like the scribe’s efforts fell on deaf ears as his Alan Scott, Green Lantern No. 1 has landed with a thud with few sales.
Actor Michael Shannon, who has now twice played “Superman” movie character General Zod, recently explained that he turned down a role in the “Star Wars” franchise because he doesn’t want to make “mindless entertainment.”
The upcoming “Superman” movie to be directed by James Gunn is set to restore the “American way” portion of Superman’s ages-old motto after DC Comics removed the patriotic segment back in 2021.
Incoming California Democrat Congressman Robert Garcia said he would “proudly” be sworn into Congress on the U.S. Constitution and a copy of a rare “Superman” comic book, among other personal items.
DC Comics has announced the end of its woke “Superman: Son of Kal-El” series at New York Comic-Con as sales for the title continue to tank.
A new comic book publisher, “Rippaverse” comic books, from comic book writer Eric July, has raked in some $3 million in funding in a matter of days based on his promise to release a series of superhero comics that leaves all the left-wing wokeness behind.
DC Comics turned Superman into a bisexual who fights climate deniers, and to the shock of no one who lives in the real world, the comic has bombed.
A little boy in Mobile, Alabama, named Kayden Reid does not need supernatural abilities to be considered a hero.
“I’m tired of this s**t, I’m tired of them ruining these characters,” says comic book artist Gabe Eltaeb of DC Comics and its superhero characters, specifically Superman, who the comic book giant says is no longer fighting for “truth, justice, and the American way” but now standing for “truth, justice, and a better tomorrow.”
CNN media reporter and “Reliable Sources” host Brian Stelter said Tuesday on “New Day ” that Superman was dropping “The American Way” motto because Superman is a global franchise looking to the future.
One week after DC Comics’ decision to make the new Superman bisexual, the comic book publisher announced that after more than a half-century, The Man of Steel is no long fighting for “truth, justice, and the American way.” He’s now standing for “truth, justice, and a better tomorrow.”
Actor Dean Cain, who played Superman in the TV series Lois & Clark, said DC Comics’ decision to make the new Superman bisexual is neither bold nor brave, arguing the publisher would be braver if it made the Man of Steel tackle issues like the oppression of gays in Iran or women under the Taliban.
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman… and he has just announced to the world he is bisexual.
Conservative thinker Jordan Peterson was shocked to discover that Marvel Comics had assigned his ideals to the evil villain Red Skull.
Justice League cast member Ray Fisher is accusing WarnerMedia of an empty PR stunt by bringing on activist writer Ta-Nehisi Coates to pen a Superman reboot.
Warner Bros. is reportedly prepping another reboot of DC comics’ Superman, this time with slavery reparations advocate, author, and Marvel comic book writer Ta-Nehisi Coates teaming with powerhouse producer J.J. Abrams and his Bad Robot production company for the feature film, Deadline reports.
Pediatric patients at a cancer treatment and research hospital in Houston, Texas, got a super surprise on Thursday morning.
As the president recalled his fight with the coronavirus, the crowd repeatedly chanted “Superman!” causing the president to pause with a chuckle and grin.
The CW Network has launched a new series of posters using its superheros as a platform to push medical mask-wearing in the coronavirus age.
Aquaman, the latest chapter in the DC movie universe, is expected to open on December 21 anywhere between $40 and $60 million.
“Superman” actress Margot Kidder’s death has been ruled a suicide, and her daughter said Wednesday it’s a relief to finally have the truth out.
