In June 2008 Warner bros. took pitches from comic book writers, screenwriters and directors on how to successfully restart the superman series.Comic book writers Grant Morrison, Mark Waid, Geoff Johns and Brad Meltzer were among those who pitched their ideas for a reboot.
In August 2008, Warner Bros. suggested a reboot of the film series. Studio executive Jeff Robinov planned to have the film released either by 2010 or 2011, explaining "Superman Returns didn't quite work as a film in the way that we wanted it to. It didn't position the character the way he needed to be positioned. Had Superman worked in 2006, we would have had the movie for Christmas of this year or 2009. Now the plan is just to reintroduce Superman without regard to a Batman and Superman Movie at all."
In February 2009, McG, who previously planned to direct Superman:Flyby, expresseed interest in returning to the Superman franchise.
August 2009 saw a court ruling in which Jerry Siegel's family recaptured 50% of the rights to superman's origins and Siegel's share of the copyright in Action Comics#1. In addition, a judge ruled that Warner Bros. did not owe the families additional royalties from previous films. However, if they did not begin production on a Superman film by 2011, then Siegel estate would have been able to sue for lost revenue on an unproduced film.
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