Warner eventually acquired the full rights to the Superman franchise but no longer has the rights to Superman IV.

In August 2008, Warner Bros. officially announced they intended to reboot the Superman franchise.

In 2010 Hatcher made a return to the Superman franchise, with a special guest role in the final season of Smallville as Lois Lane's mother, Ella Lane.

Since the character's comic book debut, Kara Zor-El's Supergirl has been adapted into various media relating to the Superman franchise including merchandise, television, and feature film.

Four years later, Ilya Salkind sold the Superman franchise to Golan & Globus of Cannon Films.

Throughout the lean years of the 1970's the Superman franchise almost certainly saved the studios from financial crisis.

The fifth film in the Superman franchise was stuck in pre-production for nearly two decades.

Paramount's involvement in the Superman franchise did not end with the sale of the cartoons.

Different iterations of the Superman franchise have used them differently (and unless otherwise noted, we're talking about the more recent depictions).

Kristin Kreuk joins several other cast members with connections to the Superman franchise.