I think they did, and consciously opted to take a different tone. When you look at the writers and directors they hired, and their previous work, it’s pretty clear.
They tried to mimic the world/team-building of Marvel, only in one thrown-together movie as opposed to the slow, planned approach Marvel took. Iron Man came out in 2008. That first big Avengers team up came in 2012. Between that time you had stand-alone Hulk, Captain America and Thor movies, where you also were introduced to Nick Fury, Black Widow, Hawkeye, and the two SHIELD agents who’d factor in strongly in later installments.
In comparison, WB/DC released Man of Steel in 2013, a year after the hit Avengers movie. But it was too late to do much with it as it had already been filmed. But they obviously wanted to get in on that “we’re putting together a team” angle.
One company/studio had a long term plan, the other just threw everything they had against the wall hoping something would stick.
It didn’t work. Obviously.
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