>>212227818MoS came the year after The Avengers, capeshit was definitely in a great place at the time and everyone was excited to see a DC universe to complement the Marvel one before the DC brand was tainted.
>Except for the fact that DC was only Batman, nobody gave a shit about Superman, especially after the flop that was SR.lmao how young are you? the movie was completely advertised as "LIKE THE DARK KNIGHT BUT SUPERMAN", the name, the aesthetic, Nolan being advertised as executive producer. It was 100% capitalizing on the goodwill earned from TDK trilogy.