2024 was a good year for movies with some huge releases including Inside Out 2, Deadpool & Wolverine, Dune: Part 2And many more, but there are still more exciting films to come before the year is out. In general, each year will provide a list of great new films, which see the box office reach great heights, and compete for awards after their release. However, the impact of the global pandemic on cinema has been a difficult moment to recover from, with many movies delayed, canceled and completely reimagined.
The box office has steadily recovered, with the list of billion dollar box office films steadily on the rise once again, but there are also exciting new projects on the horizon. Although many of these titles exist as part of a much larger IP, building out their current movie universes, there are some exciting projects that are expected to bring the crowds to theaters everywhere. With major holidays like Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas on the way, many big releases are hoping to capitalize on the upcoming holiday season.
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Transformers one
2024-09-20
Transformers has been a popular IP since 1984, when the toys and cartoons came out close together. The incredible transforming robots captured the minds and imaginations of kids everywhere, and over the years, the stories in the shows and films associated with it have become bigger and more exciting. After several explosive Michael Bay live-action feature films, The franchise is now returning to its animated roots with the upcoming Transformers one.
Starring Chris Hemsworth as the voice of Orion Pax, the film will reveal Pax’s humble origins before he became the robot so universally loved, Optimus Prime. The movie is an exciting new chapter in the story of how the origins of the robots on Cybertron are seen, and the events that see Orion and his best friend, D-16, on an incredible adventure that will change them both forever. It’s also expected to be the first of three animated features looking back at the early days of the Autobots and Decepticons.
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Joker: Folie à Deux
2024-10-04
Joker: Folie à Deux is the sequel to Todd Phillips’ critically acclaimed comic thriller Joker. Reprising his Academy Award-winning performance as failed comedian Arthur Fleck, Joaquin Phoenix revisits the iconic DC character alongside Lady Gaga, who makes her debut as Joker’s lover Harley Quinn in the DC Universe’s standalone continuity.
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Todd Phillips
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October 4, 2024
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Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Zazie Beetz, Steve Coogan, Harry Lawtey, Leigh Gill, Jacob Lofland, Sharon Washington, Troy Fromin, Bill Smitrovich, John Lacy, Ken Leung.
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138 minutes
In 2019, Joaquin Phoenix starred as Arthur Fleck, an incredibly well-known character from the DC Universe who was transformed into the Joker. The story was an attempt to provide insight into how the Joker became the JokerAnd it was very successful, becoming the highest grossing R-rated movie of all time Deadpool & Wolverine passed it in 2024. Now, director Todd Phillips and the team have a chance to reclaim the title in the highly anticipated sequel.
Queen is played by Lady Gaga, and the film is set to be a musical
Joker: Folie à Deux is set to revisit Arthur Fleck after the events of the first movie, and see him join forces with the defunct Harley Quinn. Queen is played by Lady Gaga, and the film is set to be a musical, which will likely add to the mysterious and eerie tones set in the original. The film currently resides in the DCU Elseworlds, a separate branch of James Gunn’s DCU, but excitement for the film remains high.
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Smile 2
2024-10-18
Smile 2 is the sequel to director Parker Finn’s 2022 psychological horror film that centers on a therapist who witnesses a patient’s suicide, which leads to a series of terrifying supernatural events. The sequel will see the return of Finn as director, with Paramount continuing distribution.
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Parker Finn
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October 18, 2024
Ahead of Halloween, a long list of horror titles tend to be released to add to the spooky season. In 2024, a global smash hit gets its first sequel, with Smile 2. smile was released in 2022, and it struck a nerve with horror fans as the creepy force that caused people to break into wide uncomfortable smiles before attacking others and getting killed made the movie a Interesting new story in a bloated landscape of horror titles.
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Now, the sequel will bring back the mysterious force that passes from person to person, as it stokes a global pop sensation on tour. While trying to provide her best for her adoring fans, young Skye Riley, played by Naomi Scott, finds herself surrounded by people with uneasy smiles, and terrible accidents that end in death. Smile 2 is expected to be a big Halloween hit for the 2024 season.
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Venom: The Last Dance
2024-10-25
While Sony Entertainment’s efforts to launch an adjacent Spider-Man universe revolving around the villains have struggled, the Poison Movies have enjoyed relative success. Tom Hardy stars as Eddie Brock in the trilogyWhich brings a down-on-his-luck bro along with a man-eating alien from space. The movies were funny and gritty enough to develop a dedicated following, despite a lack of success for other films in his universe.
Venom: The Last Dance Will mark the final film in the trilogy as it says goodbye to the biggest title in their franchise. However, the second Venom film received mixed to negative reviews, which put a big burden on the back of the last entry. If the trailers are anything to go by, it seems that the spark of fun and excitement is back in this entry, as Brock and Venom get into a run and make their latest adventure one to remember.
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Gladiator II
2024-11-22
when Top Gun Dropping a sequel after 36 years in 2022, Top Gun: Maverick Shattered expectations and earned huge numbers at the box office with nearly $1.5 billion worldwide (via Box Office Mojo). Now Paramount Pictures hopes to do the same with the 2000 hit Gladiator Get a long-awaited sequel in 2024. Gladiator II Seems to follow in the footsteps of the original movie like it Follows a young man who is imprisoned and given the opportunity to fight for his freedom in the Colosseum.
The dramatic difference will be the fact that the central figure in Gladiator was Russell Crowe’s character, Maximus
The sequel stars Paul Mescal as Lucius, the grandson of the first emperor. The film looks like the original in many ways, with a story that takes place decades after the original, just like that Top Gun: Maverick did. However, the dramatic difference will be the fact that the central figure in Gladiator was Russell Crowe’s character, Maximus, who died in the original film. Therefore, he will not return to reprise his role as Tom Cruise Maverick.
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Wicked
2024-11-27
While Wicked Technically part of a larger franchise, and a film adaptation of the popular stage play, this is the closest thing to an original standalone story on this list. However, it is also set to be the first of a two-part story, with Part 2 Expected to be released in 2025. Wicked is a story based on the Oz Novels by L. Frank Baum. The story focuses on the Wicked Witch of the West before she falls into her role as the menacing scourge of Oz.
The film will follow the stage show as a musical, with pop star Ariana Grande appearing as Glinda, the Good Witch, and Cynthia Erivo starring as Elphaba. The film is set in the magical land of Oz, and is sure to be a sight to behold with fantastic sets and incredible creatures throughout. However, where part 1 will end remains to be seen.
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Moana 2
2024-11-27
Moana 2 is the sequel to the 2016 animated film Moana. Directed by David G. Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, and Dana Ledoux Miller, the film continues Moana’s journey as she embarks on new adventures, exploring the vast Pacific Ocean while meeting new characters and challenges along the way.
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David G. Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, Dana Ledoux Miller
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27 November 2024
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100 minutes
Moana is one of Disney’s latest hit films that highlights a Disney princess on her adventures to save her home and explore the world. The first movie came out in 2016, with Dwayne Johnson as the voice of Maui, a Polynesian god. The sequel will reunite Maui and the titular lead, Moana, as She seeks to help her people realize their destiny and embrace the world of magic and mystery What exists beyond their island.
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The sequel has been a long time in the making, and interestingly, a live-action adaptation of the first film, with Johnson reprising his role in the live-action version, is expected to be released in 2026. Moana is a great example of representation in film and the strides Disney has made in order to try and create stories where kids from around the world, of every heritage, can enjoy and celebrate stories that they resonate with and feel represented in.
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Kraven the Hunter
2024-12-13
Another Sony Entertainment entry with a very different villain, Kraven the Hunter, Follows Craven, who has an extraordinary talent for tracking and killing his prey, no matter what size or species. The movie will be the latest in the series of Sony centric Sony centric titles, though it is expected to do better than Morbius. It will also star Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who previously played Quicksilver in the MCU, and the main character of the Kick-Ass Movies.
The experience in superhero movies will be tested when he embraces the challenge of playing the bad guy for once. The movie is expected to be action packed, violent and intense. Unusually, Kraven was expected to release years earlier, but delays and other production struggles meant the feature was on standby for an extended period of time. Hopefully, this will not affect the quality of the finished product, but only time will tell.
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Mufasa: The Lion King
2024-12-20
Mufasa: The Lion King is a prequel to the remake of the original Disney animated film, The Lion King. The film will follow Mufasa in his early days; Further plot details are currently under wraps. The film will likely explore Mufasa and Scar’s relationship and how it became as strained as it did. In this movie, Timon and Pumbaa will return, and Billy Icher and Seth Rogen will repeat their roles.
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Barry Jenkins
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December 20, 2024
in 1994, The Lion King became an instant classic that helped to continue Disney’s long-standing tradition of dominating the family film space. In recent years, Disney has faced stiff competition from studios like DreamWorks and Illumination. However, with their extensive backlog, Disney tried to bring back some classics with live action remakes, and in 2019, The Lion King was adapted with realistic computer-generated characters driving the story.
Although the remake was not a perfect success, it helped to let the studio know that people still cared passionately about the story and characters in the original film. As a result, The Lion King: Mufasa is due to hit theaters later this year. The movie will follow a brand new original story with Mufasa as the central figure during his earlier years. It will also have the same hyper-realistic graphics as the 2019 remake.
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Sonic the Hedgehog 3
2024-12-20
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is the sequel to the 2022 comedy adventure movie that featured the Blue Blair and his companions on an adventure to stop Dr. Robotnik from taking over the world. The new film sees new antagonist Shadow the Hedgehog arriving to cause trouble for the newly formed trio of heroes, Sonic, Tails and Knuckles, as they adjust to their earthly lives.
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Jeff Fowler
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December 20, 2024
For decades, video game adaptations struggled to capture the heart and soul of the games they adapted, and they generally flopped. However, in 2020, Sonic the Hedgehog The curse was broken when the film brought the world’s favorite speeding hedgehog to the big screen. Starring Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic, James Marsden as his best friend, and Jim Carrey as the villainous Dr. Robotnik, the film was an outstanding success. Then, in 2022, the film released a sequel that was immediately Adored, and it sets the story for a third entry.
2024 will see the release of the third installment with all three of the aforementioned actors returning, and theHe incredibly talented Keanu Reeves joining the cast as Shadow the Hedgehog. The story, cast and graphics are all incredibly exciting, and the third entry is expected to be just as popular as the first two, if not even more. The film will also be one of the last releases in 2024, as it will be released in theaters on December 20, 2024.