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 on the "Harbinger Wars" arc from the comic books. In 2015, Italian filmmaker directed a superhero film, titled "They Call Me Jeeg" starring Claudio Santamaria. Its original title is "Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot", from the Italian name of the anime and manga series "Steel Jeeg". It was released in Italy on February 25, 2016. In 2016, the eighth installment in the "X-Men" series "Deadpool" was released in February, which went on to become the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time when unadjusted for inflation, and the highest-grossing film of the series. The ninth installment, "" was also released. Warner Bros.