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‘Superman’ Will Debut Globally This Summer As Warner Bros Discovery Escapes Legal Kryptonite In Rights Suit
Superman will soar this summer in cinemas all over the world after a tactical legal win by Warner Bros Discovery and DC Comics over the estate of one of the Man of Steel’s creators.
Citing jurisdictional reach, or lack there of, a federal judge this week TKO’d an ambitiouseffort launched in January by Mark Warren Peary, executor to the estate of Joseph Schuster to stop the release of the James Gunn helmed tentpole in parts of the former British Empire. Represented by long-time WB foe Marc Toberoff, the action sought “damages and injunctive relief for Defendants’ ongoing infringement in Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia” and multinational ownership rights. In response to what they hope to be a box office smash that reinvigorates the DC brand, the Daniel Petrocelli and O’Melveny & Myers represented WBD today said: “We are pleased with the court’s decision to dismiss this baseless lawsuit.
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