Well, Here's One Way To Kick Start A New SUPERMAN Film...

Merrick here...
Seems Warner Bros. may have to launch another SUPERMAN film whether it's horny to or not. Otherwise, it could be dragged into court.

Warner Bros. and DC Comics have won a favorable ruling in the suit filed by the heirs of "Superman" co-creator Jerome Siegel. In a decision announced Wednesday, U.S. Judge District Court Judge Stephen G. Larson found that the license fees the studio paid to corporate sibling DC Comics didn't represent "sweetheart" deals as they weren't below fair market value. That means the heirs will be able seek profits only from DC Comics -- which earned $13.6 million from Warner Bros. for the 2006 release of "Superman Returns" -- rather than from Warner Bros. as well. [EDIT] "The Court pointedly ruled that if Warner Bros. does not start production on another Superman film by 2011, the Siegels will be able to sue to recover their damages,"

...explains THIS WRITE-UP in Vairety. The Variety piece offers a significantly more cogent explanation of this case than I ever could, so check out the ins & outs of the topic via the link above. Will Smith as Superman? Shia, maybe? If McG and WB's relationship survived TERMINATOR SALVATION... Or, Ratner's not doing CONAN anymore...