2023 was a rollercoaster in Hollywood, the fact that the WGA and SAG-AFTRA went on strike for months has slowed the production of many movies, including the likes of Marvel who had scheduled a few movies for theatrical release in 2024. With the DCEU also taking a hit with new changes as well as a new scope of where the DC universe will go has been the question and in 2024 – Joker: Folie a Deux is the only DC Comics adaptation set for the big screen.
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Even though most of the movies slated for next year are now moved to 2025, the lineup is still solid and will likely be another amazing year of movies!
Let’s take a look at the 10 movies we’re most looking forward to in 2024
The BeeKeeper
In The Beekeeper, one man’s brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as “Beekeepers”.
Director: David Ayer
Writer: Kurt Wimmer
Cast
Jason Statham, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Josh Hutcherson, Bobby Naderi, Minnie Driver, with Phylicia Rashad and Jeremy Irons
Release Date: 12 January 2024
Madame Web
Madame Web tells the standalone origin story of one of Marvel publishing’s most enigmatic heroines. The suspense-driven thriller stars Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Webb, a paramedic in Manhattan who may have clairvoyant abilities.
Director: SJ Clarkson
Writers: Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless, Claire Parker
Cast
Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste O’Connor, Tahar Rahim, Mike Epps, Emma Roberts, Adam Scott
Release Date: 14 February 2024
Dune Part Two
This follow‐up film will explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Cast
Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Tim Blake, Nelson Stephen, McKinley Henderson,Léa Seydoux, Souheila Yacoub, Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling, Javier Bardem
Release Date: 1 March 2024
Mickey 17
Feature adaptation of the science fiction novel by Edward Ashton follows the story of Mickey 17, an “expendable”, who is a disposable employee on a human expedition sent to colonize the ice world Niflheim. After one iteration dies, a new body is regenerated with most of his memories intact.
Director: Bong Joon-ho
Cast
Robert Pattinson, Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette, Mark Ruffalo
Release Date: 29 March 2024
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
This latest entry in the Monsterverse franchise follows up the explosive showdown of Godzilla vs. Kong with an all-new cinematic adventure, pitting the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence – and our own.
Director: Adam Wingard
Cast
Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns, Fala Chen
Release Date: 12 April 2024
Civil War
Alex Garland, writer of the game Enslaved: Odyssey to the West and also director of award-winning movies now has a movie where a team of journalists travel across the United States during a rapidly escalating civil war that has engulfed the entire nation. Struggling to survive during a near-future civil war where the government becomes a dystopian dictatorship and partisan extremist militias regularly commit political violence.
Director: Alex Garland
Cast
Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura, Stephen McKinley, Henderson, Nick Offerman
Release Date: 26 April 2024
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is an upcoming post-apocalyptic action-adventure film, the world falls, and young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and into the hands of a Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. While two Tyrants war for dominance over the Citadel, Furiosa survives many trials as she plots a way back home through the Wasteland.
Director: George Miller
Cast
Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke
Release Date: 23 May 2024
Deadpool 3
We still don’t know the plot details about Deadpool 3. The film is meant to be the character’s introduction to the MCU. Fans have long wondered how Reynolds’ wisecracking, vulgar, fourth-wall-breaking mercenary would fit into the MCU, and by the looks of it, Deadpool 3 will have a ball with the possibilities.
Director: Shawn Levy
Cast
Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Morena Baccarin, Brianna Hildebrand, Jennifer Garner
Release Date: 26 July 2024
Kraven the Hunter
Kraven the Hunter is the visceral story about how and why one of Marvel’s most iconic villains came to be. Set before his notorious vendetta with Spider-Man, Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as the titular character in the R-rated film.
Director: J. C. Chandor
Cast
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Russell Crowe, Ariana DeBose, Fred Hechinger, Alessandro Nivola, Christopher Abbott
Release Date: 30 August 2024
Joker: Folie à Deux
Joker: Folie à Deux is an upcoming musical thriller film that follows the 2019 film Joker. Joaquin Phoenix reprises his role as the DC Comics character the Joker, and Lady Gaga plays Harley Quinn. Zazie Beetz also reprises her role from the first film.
Director: Todd Phillips
Cast
Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Zazie Beetz
Release Date: 4 October 2024
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