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 2011. Although the film "" was released on February 17, 2012, to little audience interest, the superhero genre dominated that year's lucrative summer film market with three superhero films occupying the top three positions of the box office chart. This includes the May 2012 release of "The Avengers". "The Avengers" broke the box office record as the highest-grossing superhero film of all time. The next Batman film from Christopher Nolan, "The Dark Knight Rises", is the sequel to Christopher Nolan's film "The Dark Knight", and was released on July 20, 2012 in the second position while the third was occupied