Siegel's family regain SUPERMAN rights!

Warner Bros. owe the Siegel estate a share of the profits from SUPERMAN RETURNS and any future films with the character, including JUSTICE LEAGUE MORTAL.

by Matt Holmes

Why might this news effect Superman: The Man of Steel and Justice League Mortal?

A federal judge here on Wednesday ruled that the heirs of Jerome Siegel €” who 70 years ago sold the rights to the action hero he created with Joseph Shuster to Detective Comics for $130 €” were entitled to claim a share of the United States copyright to the character. The ruling left intact Time Warner€™s international rights to the character, which it has long owned through its DC Comics unit.
Well I can tell you why. This new ruling means that the Siegel estate is likely to be owed some of the cut of the $200 million domestic taking of Superman Returns, making that film even more of a financial disappointment for Warner Bros who haven't been as enthusiast to go ahead with the sequel as they did for Christopher Nolan and their other big DC property. This could also have an impact on the Justice League of America movie which will use the Superman character as one of it's main players. You can read the whole article in THE NEW YORK TIMES HERE. source - coming soon
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Matt Holmes is the co-founder of What Culture, formerly known as Obsessed With Film. He has been blogging about pop culture and entertainment since 2006 and has written over 10,000 articles.