Honestly, I wasn’t planning to spend my day thinking about whether Superman would save Hitler. But here we are—James Gunn pops up on the Armchair Expert podcast and drops this bomb. “Superman never kills, he’d save everyone.” Everyone. Literally. Even Hitler. Dax Shepard asks, “Maybe he wouldn’t save Hitler?” And Gunn just shrugs, “Nah, he’d save him.” Like it’s no big deal. Like we’re all cool with that.
And that’s the whole philosophy—Superman as this moral hardliner, a total idealist. Gunn brings up the famous trolley problem. You know, the train barreling toward five people, and you can save either them or one person? Gunn says Superman would find a way to save everyone. Honestly, I’d love to see that Superman wrestling with a trolley. Picture the scene: Superman, a runaway tram, five people, and Hitler awkwardly standing off to the side. Like a cartoon, seriously.
Also, this reminded me of how my aunt used to say, “Back in the day, you actually had to wait for stuff. Waiting made it feel bigger.” And now? We basically know Superman’s entire moral code before the movie even drops. When’s the movie coming out? No clue. Tried to find out but got sidetracked by an ad for socks with tiny capes on them. Yes, socks with capes. Not joking.
So, is this the new Superman? The guy who saves everyone, even when it makes zero sense? What’s next—Superman saving the inventor of pineapple pizza? Sorry, that was mean. But also not sorry.
My cousin thought the movie was still in theaters. Didn’t even bother correcting him.
Maybe Gunn’s onto something. Maybe Superman really would save Hitler. Maybe we’re all just supposed to nod and pretend this isn’t the weirdest superhero flex of 2025. Or maybe I just need a nap. Whatever.
