2024 may be halfway over already, but we still have plenty of upcoming movies to look forward to. Be it action, thrillers or remakes, there’s something for every film fan when you scan all the exciting movie release dates racing towards the big screen.
So far, we’ve had a slew of amazing new movies. In fact, over the past month alone, we’ve published a Deadpool & Wolverine review, a Twisters review, a Longlegs review, and so much more. However, the future looks equally bright for our upcoming cinema trips, with tons of highly anticipated sequels heading our way, like Beetlejuice 2, Joker: Folie à Deux, and Alien: Romulus. We even have Francis Ford Coppola's long-awaited Megalopolis and the long-delayed Kraven the Hunter, starring Aaron Taylor Johnson, to watch out for.
That may sound like a lot of titles to keep track of, but luckily, you found our page. Here's our guide to the most exciting upcoming movies in 2024. And, if that's not enough, we've also got a guide to all the most exciting new TV shows to add to your streaming queue too! But for now, grab your bucket of popcorn and check out the newest movies heading to your local Cineplex down below.
Trap
Release date: August 9
M. Night Shyamalan returns with another twisty tale for Trap, a crime thriller starring Black Mirror's Josh Hartnett. In it, the actor plays a doting dad father who takes his daughter to a pop concert. The youngster's favorite singer, Lady Raven (played by Shyamalan's real-life daughter Saleka), has sold out the huge stadium, but Hartnett's character isn't worried: he booked their floor seats.
Turns out, though, Hartnett's character is a serial killer with a penchant for "chopping people up", and the police have organized the whole event in a bid to catch him once and for all. Will he be able to worm his way out? We are optimistic about this one, but we may have one of the best thriller movies of 2024 on our hands, folks.
Alien: Romulus
Release date: August 16
Fede Álvarez's take on the Alien franchise (aka some of the best sci-fi movies ever made) takes place between 1979's Alien and 1986's Aliens with a whole new cast of characters. Cailee Spaeny, Rye Lane's David Jonsson, Shadow and Bone's Archie Renaux, and Madame Web's Isabela Merced play a group of young space colonizers who find themselves getting up close and personal with the xenomorph while scavenging a derelict space station.
"We set it between the first movie and the second. We were talking about, 'How could this be a child of the two?' So we have those heightened moments, but then proper horror," Spaeny told Total Film.
The Crow
Release date: August 23
John Wick: Chapter 4 star Bill Skarsgård plays the titular character Eric Draven in The Crow, a modern reimagining of James Barr's graphic novel.
Much like the source material and its subsequent film adaptation, which stars the late Brandon Lee, who tragically died while making the 1994 movie, this remake is expected to center on the resurrected musician who embarks on a quest to avenge the deaths of himself and his partner (FKA Twigs). This remake comes during the same year as The Crow's 30th anniversary, so it has a lot to live up to in our books!
Beetlejuice 2
Release date: September 6
Everyone's favorite (?) bio-exorcist is set to return from the grave in Beetlejuice 2, a sequel that's been 35 years in the making. Despite the plot of the upcoming movie remaining under wraps, we do know that Wednesday star Jenna Ortega is playing the daughter of Winona Ryder's character from the original, Lydia Deetz, and that Monica Bellucci is set to bring Betelgeuse's wife to life.
Other details that have been confirmed are the return of Michael Keaton as the titular ghoulie and Catherine O'Hara as Lydia's mother Delia. Tim Burton is also back in the director's chair, and Willem Dafoe and Justin Theroux's casting has been confirmed. If you loved the original Beetlejuice, check out our list of the best horror movies of all time while we wait for the specter's return.
Megalopolis
Release date: September 27
Sci-fi epic Megalopolis centers on a young woman torn between her father, an old-fashioned mayor, and her forward-thinking architect lover, as they clash on how best to rebuild New York after a devastating disaster. Giancarlo Esposito, Laurence Fishburne, Aubrey Plaza, Dustin Hoffman, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Adam Driver star.
Booed at Cannes Film Festival 2024, it reportedly cost around $120 million to make, was largely bankrolled by writer-director Francis Ford Coppola himself.
Joker: Folie à Deux
Release date: October 4
Joaquin Phoenix returns as Arthur Fleck in Joker 2, officially titled Joker: Folie à Deux. This is a French term that translates to "shared madness" and is also used to refer to shared delusional disorder, a psychiatric syndrome in which symptoms of a delusional belief, and sometimes hallucinations, are transferred from one person to another.
The title makes more sense when you factor in the addition of Harley Quinn, played by Lady Gaga. Zazie Beetz will reprise her role from the first movie, while Brendan Gleeson and Catherine Keener have joined the cast of the upcoming DC movie in undisclosed roles. A trailer for the film has been released, which shows a glimpse at Joker and Harley's crime spree.
Venom: The Last Dance
Release date: October 25
Tom Hardy's Eddie Brock and his symbiote bestie seem to be working like a well-oiled machine to defeat baddies. Well, almost...
When it comes to their unlikely double act, problems arise in Venom 3 when it turns out there's a major threat incoming from outer space. It looks like the biggest danger Eddie and the symbiote have ever had to face, and, by the looks of things, they might not make it out alive. That might be why it's called The Last Dance. The good news is that fans can have a sneak peek at the upcoming film thanks to the Venom 3 trailer that released in early June!
Paddington in Peru
Release date: November 8 in the UK, January 17 in the US
Paddington in Peru (commonly known as Paddington 3) will see the marmalade-loving bear and Brown family pack up and head to his home country to pay a visit to Aunt Lucy at the Home for Retired Bears. There's a problem, though...
Lucy, according to a nun played by Olivia Colman, went on an expedition in the Amazon a while back and never returned. So now it's up to Paddington and Co to venture deep into the jungle, find her, and bring her back safely. Ben Whishaw is back to lend his voice to Paddington, while Hugh Bonneville, Julie Walters, and Antonio Banderas also star. Emily Mortimer is on board, too, replacing Sally Hawkins as Mrs. Brown.
Gladiator 2
Release date: November 15 in the UK, November 22 in the US
Gladiator 2 is the unexpected follow-up to Ridley Scott's epic Gladiator and is set to pick up 20 years after the original. The first trailer for the film, screened behind closed doors at Cinema Con, sees Paul Mescal's former nobleman, Lucius Versus, forced to become a gladiator. It also showcases Mescal fighting a rhino, man-eating baboons, and Pedro Pascal.
Mescal's Lucius is the son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) and nephew of Emperor Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix, who will not be in the sequel). Joseph Quinn, May Calamawy, Derek Jacobi, and Denzel Washington also feature.
Kraven the Hunter
Release date: December 13
We were originally supposed to meet Aaron Taylor-Johnson's Sergei Kravinoff in October 2023, but the new Marvel movie is one of several delayed releases. The film follows the anti-hero as he sets out to prove he's the greatest hunter in the world. From what we've seen in the trailer, we're expecting one of the most violent takes in the Sony Marvel universe so far.
The film has been delayed until December. "Kraven moved to Christmas because we're excited about it, and Christmas is the best release period there is - when you get people with time to go back to the movies over and over again," producer Matt Tolmach explained.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Release date: December 20
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is introducing Keanu Reeves as Shadow, with Colleen O'Shaughnessey back as Tails and Idris Elba back as Knuckles. Of course, Ben Schwartz is returning as Sonic and James Marsden is back as his human bestie.
"It's going to be this giant, fun, incredible movie that obviously takes a lot from Sonic Adventure 2 and some of the games that I know the core Sonic Team grew up loving," producer Toby Ascher previously told GamesRadar+.
Mufasa: The Lion King
Release date: December 20
When it comes to new Disney movies, love them or hate them, live-actions are in the conversation. Mufasa: The Lion King is a prequel to the 2019 live-action Disney movie. In it, we'll see the rise of Simba's father, Mufasa, from orphan cub to Pride Rock ruler.
Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen will reprise their roles as Timon and Pumbaa, respectively, which is fun. But what's funnier is that the movie has already drawn comparisons to The Godfather Part II. We'll also see (or more accurately, hear) Aaron Pierre, who worked on the Emmy-nominated series The Underground Railroad, and Kelvin Harrison Jr. voice Mufasa and Scar, respectively.
The first trailer for the film is already out if you want to see a first look at the flick for yourself.
Nosferatu
Release date: December 25
Written and directed by Robert Eggers, the filmmaker behind The Witch, The Lighthouse, and The Northman, Nosferatu is set to offer a brand new take on the 1922 silent film of the same name.
Starring Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Ralph Ineson, Willem Dafoe, and Bill Skarsgård as the eponymous bloodsucker, the upcoming movie is set to explore the complicated obsession between a troubled young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her. With high hopes for this one, in fact, it's one of our most anticipated upcoming horror movies of 2024!
For more on what's to come, check out our guide to all the new Marvel movies and shows and all the new anime heading your way soon.
