History has shown that video game adaptations don't need to be completely beholden to the source material in order to thrive and succeed, but it often helps exponentially as the reactions to this year's Mortal Kombat reboot made abundantly clear.
Based on nothing but his filmography as a writer, director and producer, Zack Snyder clearly loves zombies and superheroes above all else. Of the 21 movies and two TV shows to his name, including his quartet of in-development Netflix projects, eighteen of them are either comic book adaptations or involve hordes of the undead.
Having slid downwards to become the Marvel Cinematic Universe's first Rotten movie just 24 hours ago, Eternals has rebounded slightly to edge right back up to the 60% threshold, avoiding the ignominy for at least a little bit longer.
Even though we're less than three weeks away from the long-awaited sequel coming to theaters, we don't know much about the plot of Ghostbusters: Afterlife in any great detail other than the broadest strokes.
Barely a day goes by without some top-secret information purportedly being leaked from Spider-Man: No Way Home, and neither Marvel Studios or Sony have any intention of confirming or denying anything.
During the buildup to Captain America: The First Avenger, many insiders and analysts were predicting that the movie may struggle to reel in international audiences given its reliance on the United States' World War II effort, and a star-spangled title hero who acts as the living embodiment of Americana.
George Clooney has come a long way since people were predicting his career as a big screen leading man was over before it had even gotten started, following the disastrous reception afforded to Batman & Robin, a movie he still can't stop apologizing for almost 25 years later.
Denis Villenueve's Dune boasts one of the year's most star-studded ensembles, to the extent that working on such a high-profile project had Dave Bautista feeling like his decision to retire from professional wrestling to pursue a career in acting had been entirely vindicated.
Even though the movie has been performing slightly below expectations on the domestic front, there's no denying that No Time to Die has been anything less than a box office juggernaut internationally.
Matthias Schweighöfer was a largely unknown quantity to many viewers before his scene-stealing supporting performance as Dieter in Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead, and many fans were left surprised when he was announced to be directing spinoff Army of Thieves, as well as playing the lead role.