Superman” director and DC Studios co-head James Gunn is facing backlash for calling the Man of Steel “an immigrant that came from other places” in a new interview. Ahead of the release of Warner Bros.

Gunn courted outrage from the online (and televised) right with an interview in The Times of London. In that talk, published on Sunday, Gunn rightfully pointed out that Superman is both an immigrant and the American ideal.