Most Anticipated Movies of 2024

After an exceptional year for cinema in 2023, where we have seen the ‘Barbenheimer’ phenomenon sweep the industry at the box office, here is a breakdown of my most anticipated movies of 2024. Due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes this year, a number of these movies were originally scheduled for a 2023 release but after pushbacks, now make up the 2024 movie slate. This in turn has had a knock on effect, with major blockbuster films including Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two now not scheduled until 2025.

My most anticipated movie releases of 2024:

1. Dune: Part Two

Dir: Denis Villeneuve

Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Florence Pugh, Austin Butler, Christopher Walken, Dave Bautista

UK Release Date: 15th March 2024

Synopsis: Following on from the fantastic first film, Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) continues his journey, united with Chani (Zendaya) and the Fremen, as he seeks revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family, and endeavours to prevent a terrible future that only he can predict.

2. Mickey 17

Dir: Bong Joon-ho

Cast: Robert Pattinson, Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, Toni Collette, Mark Ruffalo

UK Release Date: 29th March 2024

Synopsis: A feature adaptation of the science fiction novel by Edward Ashton follows the story of Mickey 17 (Robert Pattinson), 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.

3. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Dir: George Miller

Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke

UK Release Date: 24th May 2024

Synopsis: As the world falls, young Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy) is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and into the hands of a Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus (Chris Hemsworth). While two Tyrants war for dominance over the Citadel, Furiosa survives many trials as she plots a way back home through the Wasteland.

4. Nosferatu

Dir: Robert Eggers

Cast: Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Willem Dafoe

UK Release Date: 25th December 2024

Synopsis: A remake of the classic 1922 German expressionist film of the same name, Nosferatu is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake

5. Civil War

Dir: Alex Garland

Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Cailee Spaeny, Jesse Plemons, Nick Offerman

UK Release Date: 26th April 2024

Synopsis: The United States stands on the brink of civil war in a near-future setting.

6. A Quiet Place: Day One

Dir: Michael Sarnoski

Cast: Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff, Djimon Hounsou, Denis O’Hare

UK Release Date: 28th June 2024

Synopsis: An apocalyptic horror film that serves as a prequel to John Krasinski‘s A Quiet Place

7. Joker: Folie a Deux

Dir: Todd Phillips

Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Zazie Beetz, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener

UK Release Date: 4th October 2024

Synopsis: An American musical thriller film that serves as a sequel to the 2019 film Joker with Joaquin Phoenix reprising his role of Arthur Fleck/Joker and Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn

8. Challengers

Dir: Luca Guadagnino

Cast: Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, Mike Faist

UK Release Date: 26th April 2024

Synopsis: Following a losing streak, the wife and coach of a Grand Slam champion signs him up for a Challenger event where he will face off against her former lover.

9. The Bikeriders

Dir: Jeff Nichols

Cast: Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon, Mike Faist, Norman Reedus

UK Release Date: 21st June 2024

Synopsis: Set in the 1960s, it follows the rise of a fictional Chicago motorcycle club. Seen through the lives of its members, the club evolves over the course of a decade from a gathering place for local outsiders into a more sinister gang, threatening the original group’s unique way of life

10. Alien: Romulus

Dir: Fede Alvarez

Cast: Cailee Spaeny, Isabela Merced, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Spike Fearn, Aileen Wu

UK Release Date: 16th August 2024

Synopsis: All that is known about the latest Alien film is that it takes place between the events of Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986).