Superman in film as Superman, but it was shelved in 2008 and the film series was rebooted in 2013 with "Man of Steel", directed by Zack Snyder with Henry Cavill starring as Superman. Snyder and Cavill worked together again in "" and "Justice League". Superman first appeared in cinemas in a series of 17 theatrical animated shorts from between 1941 and 1943. They were released by Paramount Pictures. Of those seventeen, nine were produced by Fleischer Studios and further eight by its successor, Famous Studios. The first appearances of Superman in live-action film were in two serials for Columbia Pictures: "Superman" in 1948
Superhero film a retired superhero couple and their children, which did extremely well both critically and financially and went on to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. In 2010 DreamWorks Animation released "Megamind" to middling success. In 2014, Walt Disney Animation Studios released an adaptation of the Marvel Comics superhero team "Big Hero 6". The same year, Warner Bros. released "The Lego Movie", which had Batman and other DC Comics superheroes in major and supporting roles. A significant box-office success, it was followed in 2017 by "The Lego Batman Movie". Superhero film A superhero film, superhero movie, or superhero motion