The 2025 iteration of "Superman" from director James Gunn and Warner Bros. is facing some backlash from conservative media for focusing on the superhero character's immigration status. NBC News' Steven Romo reports on the attention the movie is getting from media outlets and how it could affect the future of the studio.

Fox News personalities and commentators have pushed back on the film's messaging. In one segment, a Sky News Australia guest argued that Disney and other studios were making everything about "boring political pseudopoints.

Before SUPERMAN returns to the big screen this weekend, conservative commentators questioned if the plot potentially

Some conservatives expressed outrage about James Gunn's latest film. But the superhero's status as an immigrant has long been a core part of his identity.

The former Superman takes issue with the director's comments about the new movie being an immigration allegory: "We know Superman is an immigrant — he's a freaking alien."

The release of a new Superman movie has some in the Make America Great Again (Maga) movement steaming mad. This is because James Gunn, the man behind the film and the head of DC Studios, is drawing attention to immigration as one of the movie’s major themes.

James Gunn's 'Superman' reboot introduces a political dimension. The film features Superman's interview with Lois Lane and his intervention in Boravia. Lex Luthor spreads anti-Superman sentiment online.

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,’ Superman director James Gunn said last week,

Fox News hosts were shocked to discover ‘Superman’ is an immigration story. But this isn’t the first film they’ve declared too ‘woke’ for their sensitive audience.

Early reactions to James Gunn's Superman praise its emotional tone but spark political debate over the film's immigrant themes, ahead of its July 2025 release.

A former Superman live-action star leverage his popularity to criticize James Gunn's new movie for being too "woke."

The new "Superman" features three cameos that may surprise fans —including one that sets up the next movie in the rebooted DC Universe. The film starts three years into Superman