India, July 7 -- James Gunn's Superman isn't even out yet, but it's already causing a stir for reasons beyond just its A-list cast or visual effects. In a new interview with The Times of London on July 4, Gunn - now co-head of DC Studios - laid out the ideological spine of his upcoming film, and it's a little more political than expected.

"I mean, Superman is the story of America," Gunn said in the interview. "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 take reframes Kal-El's journey not just as superhero canon but as a symbol of migration, displacement, and the American ideal, themes that hit particula...