20th Century Fox and Marvel Enterprises have withdrawn the suit they filed in June against Revolution Studios and Sony Pictures, charging them with copyright infringement and unfair competition for planning to release the superhero comedy “Zoom” two weeks ahead of Fox’s own superhero sequel “X3” next May.
Fox declined comment beyond saying the dispute had been resolved amicably. “Zoom” now is moving to an August date from May 12. A source at Revolution would not say that was a condition for Fox’s withdrawing the suit, instead noting it was dictated by the fact Warner Bros. Pictures has announced a May 12 release date for “Poseidon,” forcing “Zoom” to move to a less-heavily populated August date.
Dezz the Bounty Killer says
This is just another reason why I am starting to really dislike Marvel and Fox. Marvel will attack anything it feels is an “infringement” onto their properties. The crap they have pulled with City of Heroes (comic based MMO)really left a sour taste in my mouth. I am thinking that X3 is going to be a stinker without Singer, and I am huge X-Fan. I guess in this day and age it all boils down to the almighty dollar.