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So now people are blaming Nolan??? The one guy who has produced WB's only real hit with their superhero genre thus far? That's a joke...
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eh? No, Donner, Lester and Burton were the first. Their Superman and Batman films were huge hits in their time.
This hasn't exactly been overnight, they've had a long time since Superman Returns left theaters, not to mention the development of Green Lantern. They already have been taking their time.
Exactly.

Maybe DC just doesn't feel they can compete with the other tentpoles these days in regards to their characters... SR was destroyed by POTC and outgrossed by even X-3. There are a million and one active summer franchises right now that have to be reckoned with. Maybe they don't feel that either GL or Supes can hold his own. I have said it once... I'll keep saying it... Marvel can't keep this up forever. Once Marvel starts making pure crap that flops (and even though X-3/SM3 were bad, they still made decent money)... then would be a good time for DC to make their move. Now isn't that time.
But just because SR was a dramatic and character driven superhero film, that DIDN'T EVEN HAVE a supervillain, therefore no superfights. That's easy to fix in the next one. Superman can be a more profitable franchise if needed. And X3 didn't outgrossed SR by much, supervillains and superfights and all included.