Superman has always looked like the American flag – a symphony of red, white and blue – streaking through the sky.
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Director James Gunn has shared a glimpse of the new Superman movie and it shows how the superhero with a cape isn’t entirely pleased with his dog Krypto.
Ozu and Krypto #Superman #OzutheDog pic.twitter.com/ycjSUHYcC9
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) May 5, 2025
The film is all set to release in cinemas on July 11.
ScreenRant is proud to debut an exclusive first-look image from James Gunn’s #Superman movie!
David Corenswet’s Man of Steel stands tall in the Fortress of Solitude alongside Krypto the Super-Dog.
In theaters July 11. pic.twitter.com/zN1wPXWZ4U
— Screen Rant (@screenrant) May 9, 2025
Superman has always looked like the American flag – a symphony of red, white and blue – streaking through the sky. Of course, the inconvenient truth is that America’s most beloved superhero is what the Immigration and Naturalization Services would dub an “illegal alien.” He crashlanded into the country without papers, grew up under an assumed name. Now the Man of Steel, the latest incarnation of the all-American superhero is becoming the poster boy for immigration reform.
Born on Krypton, he came to this country with the promise of Hope – the symbol he bears on his chest. Many of our families also have a history of immigration. We share Superman’s hope and we continue his fight for truth, justice and the American Way.
“Superman was an illegal immigrant who came to America and we were all blessed because of it,”
editorializes Our Tiempo 2.0. “Yeah, we know it’s a comic, but many of us know some heroes in real life who came here illegally.”
It’s tempting to dismiss this as yet another movement trying to co-opt an icon for its cause. Why cannot we let a superhero be an old-fashioned superhero who just does what he’s supposed to do — save the world and the damsel in distress without burdening him with all this excess ideological baggage?