Idk, I always thought the dumb circus was a fun stage in the journey.
I've always found it irritating, because people just pull out names out of their asses, and...
Oof, was I glad when they broke the news of Heath Ledger being cast back in the day. I was tired of the constant BS rumors.
And ever since them I really couldn't care less about the rumor mill, and just wait for actual news of offers and proper trade reports.
And now with social media and Youtube it's even worse, everyone and my grandma is a scooper.
And fellow fans have gotten dumber and dumber and they believe and repost E-VE-RY-THING as if they were an almost done deal.
And the truth is: I generally have faith and respect for filmmakers and casting directors, so it's not like a race for me where I have a favorite and I follow the process sweating, hoping that Hollywood will pick my horse at the finish line.
I like actual news. And get excited excited or cautionally curious after I get the news, and cross my fingers... Then the trailer comes and I'll form an initial idea of whether it looks interesting to me, until the movie's out... and I can finally judge it, and the choices made .
TLDR, I like facts . Gossip bores me.