Yeah, i liked and i'm happy about cyclops death! Its nothing with Ratner, he offed cyclops, but that's not the only way he ruined the movie, there are so many horrible mistakes in X3, for example - " I'm juggernaut! Bitch!"
Actually Jim wanted to do 'BA Alita ' before Avatar! But after watching LOTR, i mean after impressed by WETA's and Peter's achievement, he wanted to do Avatar!
And btw 1 billion was low end of WB! They predicted this to pass DH part 2!!
read this - http://variety.com/2013/film/news/warner-bros-sets-bar-high-for-latest-and-priciest-incarnation-of-superman-1200493334/
seems like you have no idea of DC comics, i mean you haven't read comics?? or at least DC animation movies??...
Anyway watch the dark knight returns part 1 and 2 both!! In part 2 you will see how batman beat superman!