The cinema year 2024 seems to be a year of sequels. Many highly anticipated films are sequels, such as ‘Gladiator 2’, ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ or ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’.
Other films such as ‘Dune: Part Two’ and ‘Deadpool 3’ were postponed until this year due to the Hollywood strike.
Here you will find an overview of this year’s most highly anticipated film releases:
Scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter succeeds in bringing the deceased Bella back to life. At first she struggles to balance her body and mind, but then Bella runs away from her sheltered home and discovers both herself and the world.
Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe
January 18
The teen classic ‘Mean Girls’ was released twenty years ago. Now the film is getting a remake. However, the new film will not be completely the same, because the story of the shy Cady and the Plastics is told as a musical.
Renée Rapp, Tina Fey, Jenna Fischer, Tim Meadows, Angourie Rice, Auli’i Cravalho
January 25
This remake of the book of the same name by Alice Walker is about two black sisters living in America at the beginning of the 20th century. They are inseparable, but must go their separate ways when a sister marries a man who abuses her physically and psychologically for years.
Fantasia Barrino, Halle Bailey, Danielle Brooks, Taraji P. Henson, Colman Domingo, Ciara, HER, Jon Batiste
February 8th
The House of Atreides fell and Paul and his mother only survived because they fled into the desert. But they do not give up and, together with the Fremen, offer resistance from the underground. Paul’s visions grow stronger and he sees a holy war that threatens to take over the entire universe in his name.
Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Stellan Skarsgård, Javier Bardem, Florence Pugh, Christopher Walken
February 29
In this adventure, Po will try to become leader of the Valley of Peace. He becomes embroiled in a turbulent venture and must train a new kung fu fighter to take over his former role as a dragon warrior.
Jack Black, Jackie Chan, Awkwafina, Viola Davis, Dustin Hoffman, Ke Huy Quan, Bryan Cranston
March 14
Mickey is part of a space expedition to colonize the icy planet Niflheim. He is expendable because when he dies he is simply replaced by a clone. When Mickey is declared dead after a mission, he returns to base to discover that this exact event has occurred and his place has been taken by a clone.
Robert Pattinson, Toni Collette, Mark Ruffalo, Steven Yeun
28th of March
Ex-tennis professional Tashi now works as a renowned trainer. She teaches her husband Art, whom she turned into a world tennis star. During a match, Art suddenly comes face to face with his old rival, who is also Tashi’s ex-boyfriend.
Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, Mike Faist
April 25
Inspired by the 80s series of the same name, ‘The Fall Guy’ tells the story of a stuntman in Hollywood. To save a film project, he must search for a missing movie star and discover a conspiracy in the process.
Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor Johnson
May 1
This film is a prequel to “Mad Max: Fury Road” and tells the story of Furiosa before she met Max. Furiosa is kidnapped from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a motorcycle gang.
Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Angus Sampson
May 23
This spin-off of ‘John Wick’ is about a hitman who searches for the killers of her family.
Ana de Armas, Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, Anjelica Huston
June the 6th
The plot of “Deadpool 3” is still being kept secret by Disney. What is known so far is that Deadpool aka Wade Wilson will meet Wolverine.
Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Morena Baccarin, Emma Corrin
July 24
Not much is known about the plot yet. This new film has been in the works for a long time, but it kept getting postponed. It is known that Jenna Ortega will play Lydia Deetz’s daughter – Willem Dafoe will take on the role of a police officer.
Michael Keaton, Jenna Ortega, Winona Ryder, Monica Bellucci, Catherine O’Hara, Willem Dafoe
5 September
There is no official description for the film yet. But sticking to the comics, the film is set in the mental institution Arkham Asylum, where the Joker and Harley Quinn meet and fall in love. What is known again is that it is a musical.
Lady Gaga, Joaquin Phoenix
October 3
24 years after its release, ‘Gladiator’ is getting a sequel. This takes place many years after the original film – the main character is Lucius, Commodus’ cousin, who is now an adult.
Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Paul Mescal, Connie Nielsen, Joseph Quinn
November 21st
This animated film is set approximately 250 years before the events of “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers”, in the Third Age. Helm Hammerhand, the ninth king of Rohan, must defend his kingdom against the Dunlendings. A bloody battle awaits that will go down in the history books of Middle-earth.
Brian Cox, Miranda Otto
12 December
This film is a remake of the vampire classic. It is a story about a terrifying vampire who possesses a young woman and causes untold horror.
Bill Skarsgård, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Willem Dafoe, Emma Corrin
No start date known yet.
Gym manager Lou falls in love with bodybuilder Jackie. Their romance is fueled by ego, violence and the American dream.
Kristen Stewart, Katy O’Brien, Ed Harris, Dave Franco
No start date known yet.
Source: Watson
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