As audinces continue to enjoy James Gunn 's Superman , the director is opening up about the tremendous pressure he felt leading up to the film’s release. With the film already nearing the impressive $400 million global box office mark and securing an 83% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes,

James Gunn said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that he remains somewhat confused over the conservative backlash that erupted before the release of “Superman.” Fox News and other right-wing outlets branded the movie “SuperWoke” after Gunn went viral for telling the Times of London that Superman is an "immigrant" and "the story of America.

The DC Studios superhero movie is already a huge critical and commercial hit—but American audiences are seemingly the most enthusiastic about it so far.