70 Science Fiction and Fantasy Movies to Watch Out for in 2012 (from io9.com)

Link out for a great summary of the scifi/fantasy/horror horizon for this new year. Reading through the list, I noticed four odd trends, and one great one:

1. Fairytale reinterpretations – We already have TV’s Once Upon a Time and Grimm, now the big screen is getting in on the act with at least four new movies (including two versions of Snow White).
2. Old franchise revivals – New installments and reinventions take a shot at beating new life into dead horses such as: Men In Black, GI Joe, Spider-Man, Resident Evil, Halloween, Amityville Horror, Total Recall, and Red Dawn.
3. Continuing not one, but three of the recently played out trends: Superheroes, Vampires, and Zombies.
4. Potter alums Daniel Radcliffe, Tom Felton, Robert Pattinson, and director Alfonso Cuaron are all taking another ride on the supernatural side this year.
5. My favourite trend: cool directors doing genre stuff:

• Christopher Nolan – Dark Knight Rises
• Tarsem Singh – Mirror Mirror
• Ang Lee – Life of Pi
• Sam Mendes – Skyfall (i.e. new James Bond)
• Tom Tykwer – Cloud Atlas
• Joss Whedon – Avengers
• Timur Bekmambetov – Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter
• Bryan Singer – Jack the Giant Killer
• Peter Jackson – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

That last one, plus The Hunger Games, are probably my two most anticipated movies this year (though many of those others are sounding pretty exciting too.)