Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice was "divisive," which is to say critics nearly unanimously tore it to ribbons while others leapt to its defense online (though its B CinemaScore - the same as Catwoman and Green Lantern - suggests that reviewers weren't the only ones unhappy with the movie). Regardless, Suicide Squad is continuing to look more and more like a slam-dunk for Warner Bros. and DC Comics. It has a terrific cast of characters to play with, a much more energetic and fun tone than BvS, and - best of all - a killer director in David Ayer.
Despite the last one coming out four years ago and earning shrugs from critics and moviegoers alike (as well as being down a central star), Universal is banking on there still being a considerable audience for the Bourne franchise with this summer's Jason Bourne.
After nailing a fourth season of his gritty, Idris Elba-powered detective series Luther, Neil Cross has been tapped to adapt Patricia Highsmith's novel The Talented Mr. Ripley (and the other books in that series, which spans five books) for the small screen.
Last year's Kingsman: The Secret Service was one of 2015's best cinematic surprises: a balls-out, badass spin on the James Bond mythos that gave Colin Firth one of his best roles and made a star out of the young Taron Egerton. It was also a pretty big hit for its studio, which made it none too surprising when a sequel was green-lit.
After stepping away from the horror genre to direct Furious 7, James Wan is back in full, frightening force this year, directing The Conjuring 2 (for which a blood-curdling trailer just dropped) and producing the very creepy-looking Lights Out. The first full trailer for the latter, which Warner Bros. is heavily backing with a prime summer release slot, just arrived, and it's immediately clear why the studio is so gung-ho about the frightener - this thing looks absolutely terrifying.
AMC may have another Walking Dead-sized hit on its hands with graphic novel adaptation Preacher - or at least that was the impression out of SXSW, where the pilot screened to rapturous praise.
Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice had a lot of problems, chief among them a self-serious, dreary tone that weighed the proceedings down like a sack of wet cement. And with that film getting dragged by critics more savagely than any superhero movie since Green Lantern, people are naturally starting to wonder whether that same aesthetic will be present in future titles in Warner Bros. and DC's cinematic universe (a worrying thought).
It's safe to say Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice received a much more divisive reception than Warner Bros. had been hoping for, but assuming the studio decides to proceed with its plans for a DC Movieverse and a two-part Justice League blockbuster, one actor is still very eager to participate. Tyrese Gibson, who's been openly lobbying for the role of Green Lantern for some time now, recently went on Larry King's talk show and set the record straight about his interest in the part, saying that he has met with WB about the role, despite not knowing whether or not his chances of landing it are good.
Were you among the lucky few able to expunge that thoroughly obnoxious Super Bowl spot for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from memory? If so, good for you - and I'm sorry, because Paramount has flooded the Internet with another new look at the movie that non-franchise devotees will probably recoil from with just as much force.
The Witch aside, the first few months of 2016 haven't been kind to horror fans. From The Forest to The Boy, witless and largely worthless chillers have come and gone without leaving so much as a bad dream in their wake. So it's relieving to get a jolting reminder of what good horror should look like with the first trailer for The Conjuring 2, James Wan's much-anticipated follow-up to the 2013 frightener.
