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Emily Garbutt

James Gunn clears up one small detail in Superman and explains why Clark Kent doesn't have the same accent as his parents

David Corenswet as Superman talking to the dog Krypto in the Fortress of Solitude during one of the best DC movies, Superman (2025). .

Superman director James Gunn has cleared up one small detail in the superhero movie: why Clark Kent doesn't have the same accent as his parents, Jonathan and Martha.

"Although I resent the term redneck it's the same reason I don't have the same accent my parents do," Gunn replied to a now-deleted post on Threads. "You go to college in a different city, you get mocked for it, and you train yourself out of it little by little."

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