COLUMBUS – Faster than a speeding bullet, the bill to create a Superman license plate has passed the Ohio House and now moves on to the Ohio Senate. State Rep. Bill Patmon (D-Cleveland) said H.B. 339 was unanimously passed out of committee in early March, and has continued movement through the legislature. Patmon, who introduced H.B. [...]
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Superman: Man Of Steel (2013): New Scene Footage Description Legit (We’re Told)
The Avengers Made $1 Billion, So Will Batman and Superman Do a Justice League Movie Now?
You’d think that between Batman’s utility belt, Wonder Woman’s invisible jet and Superman’s icy breath of righteousness, the Justice League would be able to get something done on a big screen—especially given that The Avengers just hoovered up an obscene billion dollars in box office income. But no. For years, Warner Bros. has struggled to [...]
Superman: Man Of Steel (2013): Possible Scene Descriptions Leaked
Two possible scene descriptions for the new Superman movie, the Man of Steel have hit the net via the IMDbMessage Boards. Apparently, a visual effects supervisor has posted some info about scenes involving Henry Cavill, Michael Shannon and Christopher Meloni. Check it all out below. None of it has been authenticated, so keep it as [...]
Warner gets victory in legal fight with Superman heirs’ attorney
Warner Bros. has won the rights to use what it believes could be damaging documents in its long-running legal fight to hold on to the rights to Superman. The ruling from three U.S. Court of Appeals judges issued Tuesday came as part of the studio’s lawsuit against Marc Toberoff, a pugnacious attorney who represents the [...]
Ninth Circuit: Attorney must release plan to capture Superman
PASADENA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Stolen documents related to an attorney’s fight to claim possession of Superman are no longer subject to attorney-client privilege, a federal appeals court has ruled. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Marc Toberoff, a movie producer and intellectual property attorney, must produce documents once stolen by [...]
Lawyer for Superman Heirs Loses Privilege Claims
(CN) – An attorney for the creators of Superman waived attorney-client privilege by giving the government legal documents that were allegedly stolen by another lawyer and shopped to D.C. Comics, the 9th Circuit ruled Tuesday. A dispute has been brewing for years over the rights to the iconic and lucrative superhero, whom writer Jerry Siegel [...]
Superman Check Sold For $160,000
The rights to Superman were sold in 1938 for $130, but the paycheck brought significant more money to the heirs of the two cartoonists. The document was sold during an online auction that was held on Monday for $160,000 says Reuters. Superman holds a very special place in the American culture because he was the [...]
Warner Bros. Wins Big Superman Ruling, Can Use Key Documents
Warner Bros. has prevailed at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a challenge made by one of its legal adversaries, Marc Toberoff, who represents the estates of Superman co-creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, over the use of stolen documents. In the midst of working on the case to terminate the studio’s rights to Superman, many of Toberoff’s [...]

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