Set in the thick of the Cold War, Red Son introduces us to a Superman who landed in the USSR during the 1950s and grows up to become a Soviet symbol that fights for the preservation of Stalin’s brand of communism.
Writing
Mark Millar's premise finally gets the adaptation it deserves.
Production
Propaganda poster aesthetic slaps harder than it should.
Director
Sam Liu
Jason Isaacs
Superman (voice)
Amy Acker
Lois Lane (voice)
Diedrich Bader
Lex Luthor (voice)
Vanessa Marshall
Diana / Wonder Woman (voice)
Phil Morris
James Olsen (voice)
Paul Williams
Brainiac (voice)
Greg Chun
Ambassador Lee (voice)
Roger Craig Smith
Batman (voice)
William Salyers
Joseph Stalin / Jack Ryder (voice)
Jim Meskimen
John F. Kennedy / Dwight D. Eisenhower (voice)
Sasha Roiz
Hal Jordan (voice)
Phil LaMarr
John Stewart / Ron Troupe / Gulag Guard (voice)
Travis Willingham
Superior Man / Guy Gardner / Petrovich (voice)
Winter Ave Zoli
Svetlana (voice)
Jim Ward
George Taylor (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Superman is a communist' rumor actually plagued creators in the 1950s; this film weaponizes decades of McCarthy-era parody.
US
