User blog comment:ADour/Official title for Marvel's The Avengers sequel announced!/@comment-4651179-20130721032030/@comment-3317214-20130721130931

No, they're not mutually exclusive, but dude, Man of Steel has made $600 million at the Box Office. That's usually enough money to instill faith in a Man of Steel sequel. With or without Batman. It's not a lack of faith, it's universe building. Well, and hype and money building as well...

And how is it not universe building? It's a Superman movie with Batman in it! It's building the Superman universe beyond just Superman, into the territory of another well-known superhero. And it should work well as a stepping stone to Justice League. I say, bring on the World's Finest thing, I can wait for another solo Superman outing.