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"Superman" hasn't even opened -- and it's taking a beating in conservative media over possible pro-immigration messages due to comments from the director ... and one former Superman says that super-sized mistake might hurt the box office.

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00:00Well, the immigration war is really heating up now in this country,

00:04and I don't know if even President Trump can take on Superman.

00:08Also, well, an alien.

00:11Yes, yes.

00:13And he was undocumented when he arrived.

00:15But yes, Superman is, in a way, getting involved,

00:19or at least the man who is directing the new Superman movie

00:23has brought the Man of Steel into the immigration debate.

00:27Not on the screen.

00:28Not on the screen.

00:29After they shot it, now he's using it.

00:31Yes.

00:32James Gunn did an interview where he said that Superman is at its heart

00:38about an immigrant and basic human kindness.

00:42So clearly he wanted to posture the plot as, you know,

00:49being relevant to what's the discussions in America right now.

00:52But when they shot this, it was before.

00:55It was during the election.

00:57And a lot of people, especially on the left, felt Kamala Harris was going to win.

01:02So it's not like they shot the movie with that intention

01:06because this wasn't happening when it was shot.

01:10So you don't see it on the screen.

01:12When you go see the movie, it's not going to be all about immigration and all that.

01:16But he's recast it this way.

01:18Certainly.

01:19Well, that is not sitting well with a former Superman.

01:22Dean Cain saw James Gunn's comments,

01:25and this is what he had to say about the new Superman,

01:28or at least the man directing the new Superman.

01:30How woke is Hollywood going to make this character?

01:33How much is Disney going to change their Snow White?

01:36How much are they, why are they going to change these characters that exist,

01:39you know, for the times?

01:41Superman has always stood for truth, justice, the American way.

01:44And the American way is immigrant friendly, tremendously immigrant friendly.

01:50But there are rules.

01:51I think that was a mistake by James Gunn to say,

01:53you know, it's an immigrant thing.

01:54And I think it's going to hurt the numbers on the movie.

01:56I was excited for the film.

01:59I'm excited to see what it is,

02:00because James Gunn seems to have a sense of humor,

02:02and the last iterations of Superman didn't have much humor.

02:05And I love the humor in Superman.

02:07So I'm rooting for it to be a success,

02:10but I don't like that last political comment.

02:12That's really interesting.

02:14Yeah.

02:14It seems that he didn't...

02:15He didn't boycott.

02:17Right, exactly.

02:17I'm glad he didn't do that.

02:18He didn't come out and say, I'm boycotting the film.

02:21It was a measured response, really, from Dean Cain.

02:24It was.

02:24Yes, and Dean Cain is much more conservative, obviously, than James Gunn.

02:29Yes.

02:30And guys, the other thing, too, that was super frustrating that he told us was like,

02:33why now?

02:34The film is only a few days away.

02:36This might very well hurt it at the box office by souring some fans.

02:41Why not just let it be?

02:42His point was, some art can just be art.

02:45It can just be fun.

02:46And that's what Superman is supposed to be.

02:48It's just supposed to be fun.

02:49Everyone's allowed their own opinion, of course.

02:51But you're also running a business, and you want big box office returns.

02:55Probably stay away from the politics, especially while the climate is so incredibly hot.

03:00You know, you're right, Ryan, that everyone is allowed their opinion.

03:02But some opinions are just wrong, and we just have to say it.

03:06And I want to call out whoever is in the control room.

03:10I don't know if, I don't know, can we get a camera in there?

03:11I have no idea what's going on here.

03:13Look over here.

03:14See that?

03:15Look at what?

03:16Who in there thinks that the OG Superman?

03:19Oh, oh.

03:19I'm looking at the screen.

03:20I didn't know what you were doing.

03:21Well, I didn't know what you were doing.

03:23There are at least three other people who came before Dean Cain.

03:27Dean Cain would tell you.

03:28Mr. Reeves, and I'm not talking Christopher.

03:31Uh-huh.

03:32I mean, guys, take it out right now.

03:35I mean, we'll wait.

03:36Take it out right now.

03:37We will wait.

03:38You know what?

03:38Take it out.

03:39Take it out.

03:39We will pull this car over right now.

03:41Take it out.

03:41Until you take out.

03:43There you go.

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