Every studio tends to save its most lavish and (hopefully) profitable movies for the summer, but Universal chairman Adam Fogelson at CinemaCon on Wednesday morning advocated a different approach, pushing for studios to release any movie at any time.

Citing his own studio’s success with releasing the “Fast & Furious” films in April and the horror movie “White Noise” in January, Fogelson said there was no reason “other than historical behavior that almost any film can open on any weekend.”

"White Noise," a low-budget horror film, went on to make $91 million at the box office and helped spark more studios to release similar movies early in the year. The "Fast" franchise has had great success in April, setting new records for two different weekends.

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Director Todd Phillips was at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Tuesday to show off the third installment of "The Hangover," and there was one question he could not avoid – is he nervous about Vin Diesel and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson?

“The Hangover Part III,” starring Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper and Phillips' merry band of tricksters, will appear in theaters the same day, May 24, as “Fast & Furious 6.” That pits two billion-dollar franchises, neither of which has ever missed at the box office, square against one another just a week after the next “Star Trek” opens.

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Director Zack Snyder took the stage at CinemaCon on Tuesday to give theater owners a sneak peek at his upcoming Superman reboot "Man of Steel."

The footage offers the deepest look at the tights-wearing hero in action. We also find out that Superman's trademark "S" is a symbol of hope on his home planet of Krypton, not shorthand for his name.

In addition to fatherly advice from Russell Crowe as Superman's biological pop and Kevin Costner as his adoptive father, the footage also contains a compelling glimpse of Michael Shannon's General Zod. Based on this trailer, Zod's eager to take on the "Man of Steel."

Snyder, who previously oversaw "300" and "The Watchmen," said he was initially trepidatious about taking on the Superman legend. Not because he thought Clark Kent's alter-ego was retrograde or...

Universal Studios Chairman Adam Fogelson praised the profane spirit of the original “Kick-Ass” Tuesday at CinemaCon while showing off foul-mouthed footage from this summer's sequel. 

Fogelson told theater owners that Universal revived the property based on strong home entertainment sales, which convinced the studio there was a "great and growing audience" for a follow-up to the controversial 2010 original.

The comic book adaptation didn’t do spectacularly at the box office – generating $48 million domestically for Lionsgate on a $30 million budget – and rebukes for its gore and portrayal of a foul-mouthed pre-pubescent assassin. The late Chicago Sun-Times reviewer Roger Ebert branded the film "morally reprehensible."

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