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.

T he first word spoken by Superman (David Corenswet) in James Gunn’s lively reboot of the venerable comic-book franchise is “Golly.” (Well, other than a few inarticulate moa

James Gunn's "Superman" launches a revamped DC movie universe with a new Man of Steel. It works on both counts, thanks to star David Corenswet.

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.

Reeve stepped into the Superman role in 1978 and starred in four of the franchise’s films. In 1995, he was paralyzed from the neck down in a horse riding accident. He spent the next several years as a disability advocate, but in 2004, he died from heart failure at the age of 52.

The new film, starring David Corenswet as Superman, is intended to kick off a new epoch for DC Studios, which has struggled in recent years to produce consistent superhero hits.

In honor of the 2025 "Superman" release, here are the highest-grossing live-action "Superman" movies to hit the big screen from lowest to highest.

When the video of his birth parents makes him wonder whether his destiny is evil, it takes only a trip to his adoptive parents, Martha (Neva Howell) and John (Pruitt Taylor Vince), in Kansas, to set his mind at ease with a moral lesson of trivializing simplicity.

This means the new DCU won't be boasting Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, or the rest of the other DCEU actors. It makes sense given the DCEU was pretty mu