The estate of Superman co-creator Joseph Shuster is suing Warner Bros. Discovery ahead of the July release of the new James Gunn film, alleging the company does not have the rights to release it in several countries.
The filed suit claims WBD lost the international rights to the hero years ago but continued to profit off him. The lawsuit is seeking “damages and injunctive relief for Defendants’ ongoing infringement in Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia, as well as declaratory relief establishing the Shuster Estate’s ownership rights across relevant jurisdictions.”
The suit continues, “Shuster died in 1992 and Siegel in 1996.