Not necessarily, they’ve been trying to make a “Batman vs Superman” movie since the late 90s. This one has been a long time coming.
Unfortunately, I think The Avengers has changed the landscape of the superhero movie genre...audiences are going to be no longer content with solo franchises. The demand for team-up/crossover movies is only going to grow, so WB more or less HAS to push Batman vs. Superman, leading up to a Justice League series.
That’s the world we live in...personally, I think The Avengers was both the greatest and worst thing to happen to comic book movies. Marvel’s doing a fantastic job at this, but they’re also slowly killing the genre...eventually it will all run out of steam...
I know DC’s aiming for a Justice League franchise, but I also remember how the once-sizzling-hot Batman franchise petered out in the ‘90s ... Later to be brilliantly resurrected in the new century. I think we’re again at the “petering-out” point of the new run. If I were in charge of things, I’d wait a year or two and launch my Justice League series, but with completely unknown actors, and make instant stars out of them ...
hopefully not before The Infinity Gauntlet.
The guy who plays Superman is also cast as Napoleon Solo in the Man From U.N.C.L.E. - unlike Robert Vaughn, Henry Caville has ZERO personality or suave'a faire. The Man From UNCLE trailer looks as awful as Batman vs Superman.
Daredevil on Netflix is better than all this stuff