It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's ... Litigation! The Lawsuit Flying Around James Gunn's 'Superman,' Explained
The estate of Superman co-creater Joseph Shuster has filed a lawsuit that could impact the release of James Gunn's Superman. Here are the details.
Over the years, DC Comics and Superman in particular have had an interesting screen life. Retcons and reinventions are certainly nothing new throughout Warner Bros.' attempts to bring their iconic characters to life cinematically, though the end results have been wildly mixed. But, now, producer/director James Gunn, along with Peter Safran, one of the lead producers behind Warner’s massively successful The Conjuring Universe, have set out to reboot the series, shifting away from the DCEU in favor of the new DCU. Gunn’s highly anticipated Superman is set to inaugurate the newfranchise in the summer of 2025. However, it’s not all smooth soaring for everyone’s favorite Man of Steel, thanks to the filing of a recent lawsuit. Collider’s here to explain the matter, and what it means for the future of Superman as a whole.
