Los Angeles, April 26 -- The highly anticipated 'Superman' film, directed by James Gunn, will hit the cinemas worldwide this summer, following a significant legal victory for Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) and DC Comics.

The ruling came after a legal challenge from Mark Warren Peary, the executor of the estate of Joe Shuster, one of Superman's creators, according to Deadline.

In a federal court decision this week, US District Judge Jesse Furman dismissed a lawsuit filed in January by Peary, which sought to halt the release of the James Gunn-directed 'Superman' film in several countries, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia.

As per Deadline, the lawsuit claimed that WBD and DC Comics were infringing on the Shuster e...