It was almost inevitable, wasn't it? Despite the fact that the casting Heath Ledger raised questions and concerns, Dallas Buyers Club star Jared Leto was faced with a similar feeling of apathy from the vocal minority of the interwebs upon joining David Ayer's Suicide Squad as the Joker.
"Everybody has a little darkness in them," whispers Tom Hiddleston in the first full trailer (see below) for musical biopic I Saw The Light. Headlining the drama as the late, great Hank Williams, the British thesp is taking a firm step back from the superhero scene, and it's a creative departure that will even have him flexing his husky vocal chords for Marc Abraham's feature.
Make no mistake, although Rocksteady's conclusive chapter in the Arkham series brought a sense of closure to the studio's take on The Caped Crusader earlier in the year, publisher Warner Bros. will continue to expand the DC universe in the video game space, and a recent job listing posted by WB Games Montreal suggests that a pair of unannounced DC projects are in the works.
Fresh off reprising the role that helped put him on the map in Ryan Coogler's really rather great Rocky spinoff Creed, Sylvester Stallone is primed to reprise another character from his decorated catalogue: John Rambo.
Sharp-suited and rebooted, The Gray Man has recently undergone a new creative overhaul at Sony, with writing duo Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse coming aboard to rewrite the script.
Keen to pick up Avalanche's explosive sequel Just Cause 3? You may want to hold off for a while. Digital Foundry has published a video essay pinpointing the raft of technical issues in the open-world title, with everything from framerate drops to glitches affecting the gameplay experience.
While the first full-length trailer for the really, really, ridiculously good-looking Zoolander 2 debuted a mere two weeks ago, Paramount has rolled out the international clip for the upcoming fashion bonanza that sends Derek and Hansel on a trip to Europe.
But beyond software, there will also be a "special announcement" reserved for hardware - specifically, the Oculus Rift. Due to release in Q1 2016, early signs point to Oculus and co-founder Palmer Luckey finally unveiling a price for the head-mounted VR device, though we'll hedge our bets until the lights go down on Thursday.
Despite unofficial sales figures painting the action-adventure sequel as a flop, Microsoft and Square Enix have issued a response to the launch of Rise of the Tomb Raider, claiming that both parties are "very happy" with Crystal Dynamic's effort.
