Crown Publishing has acquired worldwide rights to an upcoming ebook by Tatiana Siegel, Selection’s government editor of movie and media, that covers the sweeping historical past of the DC movie franchise. The ebook will provide an entire, behind-the-scenes story of one of the crucial storied, dramatic and profitable superhero franchises in Hollywood historical past, from George Reeves to David Corenswet.

Crown editor Aubrey Martinson will shepherd the mission for the publishing home, which has been behind best-sellers like Michelle Obama’s “Turning into” and Matthew McConaughey’s “Greenlights.”

Siegel is represented by Aevitas Inventive Administration’s Jon Michael Darga. She has extensively coated each the enterprise of the DC and Marvel franchises, from drama on the set of the “Aquaman” sequel to a “Joker: Folie à Deux” autopsy to a 2023 cowl story on Marvel’s latest spiral.

Earlier than becoming a member of Selection in 2023, Siegel labored as a senior author for Rolling Stone and beforehand served as government movie editor at The Hollywood Reporter. She additionally had a five-year stint at Selection between 2007-2012.

The primary movie ever primarily based on DC Comics was 1951’s “Superman and the Mole Males,” which starred George Reeves because the titular superhero and acted as a pilot for the “Adventures of Superman” TV sequence. Different notable releases included the 1966 “Batman,” starring Adam West; 1978’s “Superman” starring Christopher Reeve, which additionally had three sequels; and 1989’s “Batman,” starring Michael Keaton, which launched a number of sequels.

2005’s “Batman Begins” started a brand new, grittier period for the movies, which, after two extra Christopher Nolan-helmed sequels, started a brand new period known as the DC Prolonged Universe. In 2025, a brand new “Superman” film with David Corenswet is about to relaunch the DC Universe, which was co-created by James Gunn and Peter Safran.