Washington DC, Feb. 2 -- The estate of Joseph Shuster, co-creator of Superman, has filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and DC Comics, Deadline reported.

The lawsuit claims that the studio does not have the rights to release the upcoming 'Superman' movie in certain territories.

Mark Warren Peary, the executor of Shuster's estate, filed the case in a New York federal court earlier this week. According to Deadline, the lawsuit seeks damages and an injunction to stop WBD from distributing Superman-related content in Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia. It argues that Shuster's foreign copyright rights to Superman reverted to his estate years ago.

As per the publication, a WBD spokesperson responded to the la...