Superman On Trial

[t0xin_ven0m]

An ongoing lawsuit over the rights to the characters of Superman and Superboy could have a far-reaching impact on Warner Bros.' small and big-screen incarnations of the DC Comics characters.

Movieblog.UGO.com has a great rundown of the case brought against Warners by the widow and daughter of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel, who have sued the studio for 50 percent of the rights for both Superboy and Superman.

The case is mired in thorny legal issues about copyright reclamation but, as UGO points out, "The outcome of this trial will have huge ramifications over the future appearances of the character. It could threaten to derail a Superman sequel. It may even have the power to reshape the JLA movie and future seasons of Smallville or any other Superman/Superboy TV and/or movie projects."

Indeed, none other than Superman Returns director Bryan Singer has reportedly been ordered by the court to give a deposition in the case by no later than November 30th. The case is scheduled to go to trial January 22, 2008.

[comicfreak]

omg are you serious? this better not ruin superman projects at all. god why did she wait all this time? why isn't she dead lol? i know its mean but when something like this happens, it usually ends in a bad way and this could mean the end of Superman LITERALLY.

[t0xin_ven0m]

She waited now because he's probably got a lot more attention now than over the past few years because of the movies and the JLA movie and Smallville...what better time to do something like that than now?

[comicfreak]

i hope she doesn't win. Superman is in better hands with DC. i don't want her to kill superman.

[PMD]

Well the only DC or Superman thing I'm interested in is Smallville. So I hope she doesn't change that.

[comicfreak]

i'm hoping she loses the case.