Netflix's Secret Weapon Isn't Reboots—It's Genre Movies

When David Ayer strode across the stage of Hall H yesterday, he didn't sit down behind the placard with his name on it. He didn't stand at the long table, applauding the audience and waiting for the cast and producers of his new movie, Bright. No, the director walked past all that, straight to the lectern at the other end of the stage. He hugged the actor Terry Crews, who was there to moderate the panel—and then leaned over so he could talk into Crews' microphone. "Hall H!" he shouted.