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Warners Wins Favorable Ruling in Superman Case

by | July 09, 2009

Summary

Warner Bros. has prevailed in its portion of the lawsuit brought against it and DC Comics by the heirs of "Superman" creator Jerome Siegel -- but the clock is still running out on the Kryptonian pact between the two companies. Back to Article

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martinscorsese25 writes:
on Jul 09 2009 06:19 AM

WB has no choice. they have to make Superman:Man of Steel now. my advice, bring on the Wachowskis. Singer had his time. obviously he's very good at Sequels(X-2), but ****ing up Superman is just unforgivable, and he knows it. thats why he's not campaigning himself for another movie.

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ZigBallistic writes:
on Jul 09 2009 06:45 AM

He didn't mess up Superman. It could have been better, yes, but it is still an above average film.

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martinscorsese25 writes:
on Jul 09 2009 06:59 AM

In reply to this comment (#2524810)
well a return of Superman can't be just above average. it has to be truly GREAT. this is not just another superhero film. this is Superman, ok or above average isnt enough

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BUCK69 writes:
on Jul 09 2009 09:54 AM

A lot of people say that they don't care about this, but these discussions nearly always end-up being the longest and most involved. WB has to move quick to keep its options open. That, to me, indicates that a Singer/Routh reteam is the best bet. I thought that Superman Returns was great. But by now the most common objections are well-known: Go a little darker, do that by killing-off the kid; toss in a lot more action [some kind of epic battle between a more threatening villain]; and tone-down the sentiment. Singer and Routh can do all of the above and do it well.

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Lanca R. writes:
on Jul 09 2009 11:00 AM

Your pro-murder for hire (Noted your picture) anti-child agenda is starting to worry me Buck69 :)

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Jul 09 2009 11:35 AM

I still say bring Singer back, thats what I would want to see. Remember when he said he would go all wrath of Khan with the sequel? That got me excited.

Buck69- Yes that super kid wasn't needed.

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Shantak writes:
on Jul 09 2009 12:50 PM

What is with the Wachowskis love? I don't get it. Matrix was a fluke, or the stolen script. Please do not let them touch this or is will be some candy colored suedo jesus wannabe be intelligent and deep peice of crap.

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Shaun822 writes:
on Jul 09 2009 06:49 PM

Okay here we go 6 second Superman script that uses Superman Returns, because god we all hate remakes.
1 - Luthor stabbed Superman in the back his blood falls onto the still growing and manipulating island - bam there's your Bizzaro from his DNA and the magic crystals
2 - The chunk of land is floating in space activates Brainiac because suddenly there is a "Krypton"
3 - Bizzaro is a dark and twisted, emphasis on the dark, version of Superman, have him played by someone else though, and he kills the kid some how, there's the unnecessary dark everyone thinks will work
4 - Bizzaro obviously threatens the earth, that writes itself
5 - Brainiac thinks the Earth is a danger to "new krypton" again it writes itself
6 - Superman some how tricks Bizzaro and Brainiac into destroying the magical floating land mass, Bizzaro dies, and Brainiac without a Krytpon moves on

Come on WB chop chop I came up with this garbage on the fly surely you must be able to come up with something worthy of Superman.

(Please my god no body begin to point out all the problems with this, I really just spit it out on the fly and realize all the continuity issues.)

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Xavier Telouran writes:
on Jul 10 2009 09:10 AM

With great deference to those that have already spoken, I believe that a remake/reboot/restart/reimagining/retelling (any re-'s I'm missing?) has become wholly necessary not for Superman's sake, but for Luthor's.

I'm tired of this whiney, impotent Luthor. Why is the "greatest criminal mind of our time" flat broke all the time? They need to get to the "ruthless genius with unlimited resources" the comics and cartoons have been milking for the last two decades.

I'll give them my six ideas, but first I'll need an agent, a lawyer, and a nondisclosure agreement. Don't want them stealing it like what happened to the guy who wrote that one "Rocky" movie...

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James M. writes:
on Jul 11 2009 05:38 AM

Warners Brothers took a comic strip cartoon and turned it into a fine series of films for the most part. Instead of being grateful, the heirs who had NOTHING to do with creating Superman, saw dollar signs and want money, money and more money even though they had NOTHING to do with the movies. Zip. The 2 original creators were given a nice bonus out of the kindness of Warner Brothers, they didn't have to pay them a penny. However, the heirs want to sit on their butts and collect money for a creation they weren't even alive when it was thought up and they haven't contributed one thing to since. They have done nothing but sue out of pure greed and with no appreciation for what Warner Brothers has done for their fathers.

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