Poster Roundup: Most Anticipated Films of 2016

2016 will be a huge year for movies, and of the many blockbusters coming our way, several of them have already released teaser posters. So what characteristics make up the posters for the most anticipated films? Let's take a look.

Whether you love him or hate him, you can't deny that Deadpool is a different kind of superhero, and all of the posters reflect that. Instead of the typical disembodied heads floating around, there's just Deadpool in a humorous pose. You see he's a superhero, you see he's funny, and you see the release date. As far as the promotional campaign goes, mission accomplished. 

Batman, Superman, a clear division between them, and the release date. It could do without the seriousness and grittiness, but that's a fault of the movie as a whole, not the poster. 

A boy faces off with a panther in a thriving jungle. What more do you need? 

"Why would I want to see a Snow White movie without Snow White?" The answer consists of the eight most surprisingly perfect words in the English language: Emily Blunt Is Charlize Theron's Ice Queen Sister. Who needs K Stew when you've got these talented A-listers (and their Magic Mirror) on a genocidal joy ride? (Also, to the artist of this poster who thought we wouldn't notice how sloppily that crown is photoshopped onto Theron's head: sorry, but we did.) 

Captain America, Iron Man, a clear division between them, and the release date. Knowing Marvel, they'll release a jam-packed theatrical poster in a few months with the rest of the Avengers gang, but as a teaser poster, this works fine. 

You've got the titular villain in a seriously Hamlet-y pose, the title of the film, and a solid (if not vague) tagline. Props to whoever came up with this Shakespearean concept, because you wouldn't expect anything with a Marvel logo to have a reference as classy as this. 

As if the title wasn't self-explanatory enough, this poster tells us exactly what the movie is about. And the vast, blue expanse of the ocean brings us right back to 2003. 

Amid the neon hues lies a creepy smiley face, reflecting the film's uniquely twisted sense of humor, with the Suicide Squad forming the mouth and Jared Leto's Joker standing apart from them. 

Let's be honest: Fantastic Beasts' success depends on the filmmakers constantly reminding the target audience that it's in the same universe as the Harry Potter movies, so it's a little surprising that they mention it in such fine print above the title of the film. But you've still got Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) and the setting of an old-timey New York City (1926, to be precise). 

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