Originally posted by Darth Thor
Nope they had Avengers planned at that time, because I remember reading about it at the time. It's just that people weren't buzzing about the idea yet.Don't forget Marvel made both IM1 and TIH in the same year. The plan was always for them both to be a part of shared Universe eventually leading to Avengers.
He's explained in the past how BvS came about. They were simply discussing who should be the villain in the sequel to MOS, and Snyder said "what about Batman?" and it went from there.
I actually think that was a brilliant idea he came up with for a Superman sequel shaping up a shared Universe. Not really hyped for the Justice League Prequel they've turned it into tbh.
Yes, I know that, I was referring to the long interview he did several weeks ago. Here is part of it.
http://batman-news.com/2015/07/30/18-things-revealed-in-the-batman-v-superman-issue-of-empire-that-no-ones-talking-about/
2.Zack Snyder has a whiteboard in his office with the entire DCEU sketched out.
Warner Bros. are taking a very different approach to their Cinematic Universe (or "Extended Universe" as they're calling it) than Marvel, with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League introducing the heroes before their origin stories are presumably told in solo outings which are going to follow those movies. It all begins with Batman v Superman next year though. "What we are doing is ground up all the way. It is one giant story," director Zack Snyder explains. "The first thing we had was the Justice League concept. The other movies, in a way, have to support that. That is our Wonder Woman, our Aquaman. They have their own creative concepts that supports them, but they do serve Justice League in the coming together of those heroes."
http://crusadercast.com/entertainment-(movies-tv-music)/the-dc-cinematic-universe-discussion/15/
“There’s a big plan in place at WB for the whole DC franchise. So, all of this stuff ties in. They’re not thinking from movie to movie, they’re thinking from a big tent pole type thing and each story has its own story, which is attached to the major issue,” Cavill told Uproxx. “Yeah, there’s a big plan.”
So, there is a big plan set in motion, unless WB is lying to us. Seeing as Geoff Johns is part of the crew who is behind this big plan, you should be happy. 🙂