Multitude of things:
1. Universal has been better at locking up.
2. People are talking less because it leads to trouble.
3. It's still March 3.
But I agree with Joe. There was such a fervor to get all the info so early that by the time it came out, everyone was already burned out by June, right when announcement season usually starts. It ended up getting quiet when it should have been ramping up. I'd rather Spec be slow, and talk about the actual event be rampant. IMO