Inside Info From First ‘Superman’ Test Screening Claims The Film Still Omits The Hero’s Classic Motto, “For Truth, Justice, And The American Way”
James Gunn has said he wants to bring humanity back to Superman in his new film. Based on the footage they’ve released so far, it stands to reason he’s also going to try and up the fun and hope quotient.
However, there may still be lengths he won’t go to restore the Man of Tomorrow to his former glory. If the character does return to his roots in the DCU, his old credo we all know and love might remain cast aside.
Chris Gore of Film Threat recently divulged that he heard from a source who attended the first Superman test screening that the phrase “For Truth, Justice, and the American Way” was not said or used in the movie in any way.
Gore shared this information as a side note during a news brief/live stream on the Film Threat YouTube channel. The topic turned to the slow, real-time collapse of Hollywood as an industry Mecca when Gore mentioned the Superman info.
He observed that films today don’t promote American values anymore, and the only exception in the mainstream in the last few years was Top Gun: Maverick. It outperformed initial expectations when theaters were closed or avoided due to restrictions, after Paramount held off on releasing it.
Superman could turn out to be one more exception, though, as Gore notes, the “significant changes” the film underwent may include the late addition of the American Way motto. Most of our readers probably aren’t holding their breath, and we understand why you wouldn’t.
For years, we’ve witnessed DC do nothing except walk away from Superman’s professed American values. They even replaced “The American Way” part of the line with “A Better Tomorrow,” and continued to force that revision on everyone to the chagrin of many.
This is despite the publicly stated preference of his creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. In interviews, the duo expressed zealous approval for “Truth, Justice, and the American Way” in opposition to critics and skeptics like the infamous Frederic Wertham.
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