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Warner Bros. & DC Wins 'Superman' Case
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Variety have news that Warner Bros. and DC Comics have won back the rights to 'Superman' in the suit filed by the heirs of "Superman" co-creator Jerome Siegel. One of the interesting highlights of the hearing is the judge ruled a 'Superman' film has to be made by 2011 or the Siegels will be able to sue for damages, could this ruling finally get the proposed 'Superman Returns' sequeal made? In a decision announced Wednesday, U.S. Judge District Court Judge Stephen G. Larson found that the license fees the studio paid to corporate sibling DC Comics didn't represent "sweetheart" deals as they weren't below fair market value. ...
Superman Creator's Heirs Lose Case Against Warner Bros.
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... none of them imagined that characters like Superman and Batman would bring in major paydays. Now, 70 some-odd years later, it's up to their heirs to try and get what's theirs, as movie studios make billions off characters created by some impoverished artists during the Depression. The family of one of those artists, Superman co-creator Jerome Siegel, initiated a lawsuit against Warner Bros., claiming they were entitled to more of the profit from 2006's Superman Returns . Now, Variety reports that the judge has ruled against them, meaning it's only DC Comics who could ...
Warner Bros. Wins Against ‘Superman’ Lawsuit
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wb-logo superman Warner Brothers has won the case filed against them for the Superman franchise. Warner Bros. and DC Comics have won a favorable ruling in the suit filed by the heirs of ”Superman” co-creator Jerome Siegel. In a decision announced Wednesday, U.S. Judge District Court Judge Stephen G. Larson found that the license fees the studio paid to corporate sibling DC Comics didn’t represent “sweetheart” deals as they weren’t below fair market value. That means the heirs will be able seek profits only from DC Comics — which earned $13.6 million from Warner Bros. for the 2006 release of ”Superman Returns” – rather than from Warner Bros. ...
Well, Here's One Way To Kick Start A New SUPERMAN Film...
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Merrick here... Seems Warner Bros. may have to launch another SUPERMAN film whether it's horny to or not. Otherwise, it could be dragged into court. Warner Bros. and DC Comics have won a favorable ruling in the suit filed by the heirs of "Superman" co-creator Jerome Siegel. In a decision announced Wednesday, U.S. Judge District Court Judge Stephen G. Larson found that the license fees the studio paid to corporate sibling DC Comics didn't represent "sweetheart" deals as they weren't below fair market value. That means the heirs will be able seek profits only from DC Comics -- which earned $13.6 million from Warner Bros. for the 2006 release of ...
Roman Polanski Wants Charges Dismissed... Again, Case Moves Into Its Seventh Millennia
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According to the Los Angeles Times, director Roman Polanski's legal team have asked a state appeals court to overturn a May decision that refused to throw out the three-decades-old child sex case that has kept Polanski from returning to the United States. Read the LA Times article for the full details, but the Reader's Digest version of the story thus far: in 1977 Polanski pleaded guilty to having sex with a 13 year-old girl (at Jack Nicholson's house, naturally). After the director spent 42 days in jail, the director (known for exploring the dark corners of the human soul in films like ...
Superman Returning Soon? In Green Lantern Movie, As Well As His Own?
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It’s a red letter day for Superman, pun intended. Not only is there some discussion about his potential appearance in the Green Lantern film, a crucially important law suit has been settled. Variety have reported that Warner Bros. and DC have been granted a favorable ruling in their case with the heirs of Jerry Siegel. This suit was first filed on April 16, 1999 so the decision has been a long time coming, and it is only an interim decision too, with more to come on other matters.
To cut this story down to the bits and pieces that really impact upon /Film business, I’ll quote the key lines ...
Superman To Get New Owners - What About a New Movie?
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This week, a U.S. District Court Judge made yet another ruling in the decade-long legal battle between DC/Warner Bros. and the estate of late Superman co-creator, Jerry Siegel. The latest ruling (in this convoluted case) stated that all was fair (legally at least) regarding the licensing fees WB paid to DC comics in 1999, in order to develop properties like Superman Returns and Smallville.
Here’s the part you’ll care about: while the judge found that the deals between WB and partner DC weren’t illegal, he did state that WB should’ve paid 3-4 times what they ...
Wait -- What Happens to Superman in 2013?
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Umm... am I hideously late on this news? I must be, because I don't know why everyone in the nerdosphere isn't losing their goddamn shit over the fact that DC is losing the rights to Superman in 2013. From Variety, as part of a long, boring article on the interminable legal battles between Superman co-creators Siegel and Shuster and DC/Warner Bros: "This trial was only an interim step in the multifaceted accounting
case which remains, in that it only concerned the secondary issue of
whether DC Comics, or DC Comics and Warner Bros., would have to account
to the Siegels," he said. "To put this in ...
Legal Issues and Indecision Keep Superman on Hold at WB
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We pretty much knew this; the fact that Superman is completely stalled at WB is barely news. In July, Alan Horn said the property wasn’t in development and that no script was underway. There’s legal trouble with the Siegel family — well, ‘legal trouble’ if you’re Warner Bros. If you’re the Siegel family it might be called ‘regaining control’. Questions of whether the heirs of Jerome Siegel deserve proceeds from the character he sold to Detective Comics in 1938 aside, the situation is nearly a catch-22 at this point.
WB will soon have to negotiate a deal with ...
