For a generation of kids too young to catch Christopher Reeve’s Superman run in the ’80s, ABC’s Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman served as their introduction to the invincible titan. That means Dean Cain was many people’s first exposure to a live-action Superman—and he’s not too happy with James Gunn’s recent comments about the hero being an immigrant.

A former Superman is throwing some culture war kryptonite at James Gunn's new film. Dean Cain - who played the iconic superhero in the 1990s TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman - took issue with Gunn's recent comments (below) suggesting that his new Superman is an allegory for immigration about "about politics.

Dean Cain has a problem with DC Studios co-head and Superman director James Gunn calling the superhero an immigrant. The MAGA supporter and Donald Trump fan said the superhero film might be too “woke” and turn away moviegoers.