Got this lil bit of info from Empire...its a bit long winded but interesting
Warner Bros., DC Comics and Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel (technically, his estate) have been locked in a custody battle for Superman for some time now, and the latest stage in the case has gone Warner Bros.' way - but the continuing suit could force Warners to put a Superman film in development by 2011 in order to hold onto the rights.
This is a bit dry, but stick with us. The contention of Siegel's heirs was that DC Comics made a "sweetheart deal" with Warners, giving the latter the rights to film Superman Returns at a fraction of their market value. If proved, this would have allowed the Siegel estate to share in the movie profits as well as income from the comics.
U.S. Judge District Court Judge Stephen G. Larson rejected that argument on Wednesday. The Siegels' attorney, Marc Toberoff, however, claimed that the judgment also noted that it was "inequitable" that there was no reversion clause in the Warners/DC agreement, which would allow the Superman film rights to revert back to DC (and the Siegels) if Warners did nothing with them for a certain length of time.
The Court ruled that if Warners did not put a Superman film in development by 2011, the Siegels could sue to recover damages as a result of the non-reversion. Given that part of the copyright in any case reverts back to the Siegel estate and that of co-creator Joe Shuster in 2013 anyway, there is now a definite timetable within which Warners will need to get a film moving if they're to make another Man of Steel film.
Warner Brothers's Alen Horn was quoted "our hope is to develop a Superman property that keeps the character alive and reinvent to try again"...so i guess no Routh!
So i would expect in the next 18 months or so you will probably hear word of a new Superman film in production.
Teabag out
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Donny is a 17-year-old ninth grader who is becoming increasingly disillusioned with the public school system. One day he got an easy homework assignment. All he had to do was put each of the following words in a sentence. This is what he did....
1. HOTEL -- I gave my girlfriend da crabs and the HOTEL everybody.
2. RECTUM -- I had two Cadillacs, but my ol' lady RECTUM both.
3. DISAPPOINTMENT -- My parole officer tol me if I miss DISAPPOINTMENT they gonna send me back to the big house.
4. FORECLOSE -- If I pay alimony this month, I'll have no money FORECLOSE.
5. CATACOMB -- Don King was at the fight the other night, Man, somebody give that
CATACOMB.
6. PENIS -- I went to da doctor and he handed me a cup and said PENIS.
7. ISRAEL -- Alonso tried to sell me a Rolex, I said Man, that looks fake. He said, No, ISRAEL.
8. UNDERMINE -- There is a fine lookin' hoe livin' in the apartment UNDERMINE.
9. TRIPOLI -- I was gonna buy my old lady a bra but I couldn't find no TRIPOLI.
10. STAIN -- My mother-in-law axed if I was STAIN for dinner again.
11. SELDOM -- My cousin gave me two tickets to the Knicks game, so I SELDOM.
12. ODYSSEY -- I told my bro, you ODYSSEY the tits on this hoe.
13. HORDE -- My sister got into trouble because she HORDE around in school.
14. INCOME -- I just got in bed wit dis hoe and INCOME my wife.
15. FORTIFY -- I axed da hoe how much? And she say FORTIFY.
Donny got an A.