What are the biggest movies coming in 2024? Surprisingly, there aren’t as many superhero films gracing theatres this year, with , based on the life of Srikant Bolla, the visually impaired industrialist who founded Bollant Industries, which makes reusable products from waste. He is also the first international blind student to graduate from MIT in the USA and has set up many organizations for the rehabilitation of the disabled over the years.
Rajkumar Rao, who was last seen in Anubhav Sinha’s Bheed, will be playing the titular role, alongside Alaya F, Jyotika, and Sharad Kelkar. Tushar Hiranandani directs.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Release date: May 23, 2024
After a young Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy) is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers by Warlord Dementus (Chris Hemsworth) and his biker gang of desert bandits, she must survive many trials and find her way back home. Things get flaky when the group runs into the shielded, breathing apparatus-wearing Immortan Joe, kickstarting a ruthless power struggle which might be a worthy opportunity for her to escape. Serving as a prequel to 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road, this new George Miller entry will also offer some insight into how the wasteland heroine lost her arm — replaced by a metallic prosthetic one.
IF
Release date: May 2024
Following a traumatic experience, a young girl Bea (Cailey Fleming) develops the power to see people’s imaginary friends — abbreviated as IFs — who were left behind when the lonely kids of the past grew into adults with larger responsibilities. With the man living upstairs (Ryan Reynolds) as an accomplice, she must now use her psychic powers to lead all abandoned IFs to new helpless kids looking for company. It’s got a loaded voice cast, from Steve Carrell voicing a fluffy bear called Blue to Phoebe Waller-Bridge as a cartoonish humanoid insect named Blossom.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Release date: May 2024
300 years after Caesar’s death, a feral young woman (Freya Allan) and a young ape Noa (Owen Teague) head out on a spiritual journey to seek freedom from the chimpanzee king Proximus Caesar’s (Kevin Durand) rule, who took on the mantle and perverted ancient teachings in the hopes of enslaving other clans and collecting the last-remaining human technologies. Maze Runner-fame Wes Ball directs Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes after Matt Reeves was forced to pivot towards The Batman and related DC projects.
June 2024 movies
Ballerina
Release date: June 7, 2024
Ana de Armas steps into the pointe shoes of the ballerina-assassin Rooney, who’s thrust into a revenge arc when her family gets killed by a bunch of goons for hire. It’s the direct continuation of the on-stage ballerina act shown in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, where Rooney was portrayed by professional ballet dancer Unity Phelan, though now, she’s been replaced with de Armas. Many of the familiar actors from the franchise will make an appearance, including Keanu Reeves as John Wick running for his life from the High Table and the late Lance Reddick in his final appearance as Charon, the Continental Hotel concierge.
Inside Out 2
Release date: June 14
The Inside Out sequel picks up with Riley as a teenager, dealing with a whirlwind of complicated emotions that come with adolescence. As such, the film will include new anthropomorphised feelings that wreak havoc inside her head, in addition to the existing five — Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust, and Anger. Anxiety appears to be one of the newest joinees, who will be voiced by Stranger Things-fame Maya Hawke.
Chandu Champion
Release Date: June 14, 2024
Kaartik Aaryan steps into the shoes of Murlikant Petkar, India’s first Paralympic gold medallist, in this biographical sports drama. A major part of the film has been shot in the valleys of Kashmir, including an intriguing eight-minute-long war sequence. Katrina Kaif and Shraddha Kapoor will also be essaying prominent roles. Kabir Khan directs.
A Quiet Place: Day One
Release date: June 28
This prequel to the John Krasinski horror film shows the origins of the alien invasion that plunged the world into dead silence; thanks to some horrid creatures who hunt their prey using sound. Set in New York City, A Quiet Place: Day One features an all-new cast featuring Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, and Alex Wolff — the last of whom is reunited with director Michael Sarnoski (Pig).
July 2024 movies
Despicable Me 4
Release Date: July 3, 2024
Grumpy Gru and his Minions are returning in this fourth installation of the Despicable Me series, bringing back the beloved voice actors Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, and Steve Coogan. The last spin-off film went on to become the fifth highest-grossing film of 2022 — it would be interesting to see if director Chris Renaud manages to replicate that success. Unfortunately, plot details are under wraps for this one.
Deadpool 3
Release date: July 26, 2024
Hugh Jackman brandishes his adamantium claws one more time in Deadpool 3, as he prepares to take on the merc-with-a-mouth, in what happens to be the first franchise instalment set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That said, lead Ryan Reynolds has assured that the animalistic mutant’s death — shown in 2017’s Logan — will remain intact and that this new film is set in a different timeline altogether. The untitled Deadpool project is being directed by Shawn Levy, who previously worked with Reynolds on Free Guy.
August 2024 movies
Borderlands
Release date: August 9, 2024
After spending years in development hell, the Borderlands film adaptation is finally coming to us this year, centring around the infamous outlaw Lilith (Cate Blanchett), who returns to her home planet of Pandora to seek the missing daughter of the universe’s most powerful S.O.B. Atlas (Édgar Ramírez). To finish the task, she pulls together a ragtag group of misfits — former elite mercenary Roland (Kevin Hart), a feral demonologist Tiny Tina (Ariana Greenblatt), and the blabbermouth robot Claptrap (Jack Black) — and battle swarms of aliens, bandits, and psychos, before the mission eventually takes a world-saving turn.
Singham Again
Release Date: August 15, 2024
Ajay Devgn returns as the titular rowdy cop. Singham Again marks the fifth instalment of Rohit Shetty’s Cop Universe and serves as a direct sequel to Singham Returns (2014).
Besides Devgn an ensemble cast of Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Tiger Shroff, Jackie Shroff, Arjun Kapoor, and Siddharth Jadha will be seen in the movie. Indian Police Force, the first spin-off web series from Shetty’s Cop Universe is also slated for a 2024 release on Amazon Prime. It stars Sidharth Malhotra, Shilpa Shetty Kundra and Vivek Oberoi in lead roles.
Pushpa 2
Release Date: August 15, 2024
The rivalry between red sandalwood smuggler Pushpa (Allu Arjun) and the ruthless police officer Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat (Fahad Faasil) continues in the sequel. Given that the first part was a roaring success both in theatres and OTT, Pushpa 2 is one of the most anticipated Indian movies of the year — and one of the most expensive ones too.
Kraven the Hunter
Release date: August 30, 2024
Aaron Taylor-Johnson is joining Sony’s Spider-Man Universe as Sergei Kravinoff, a big game hunter, whose open wound was mixed with the blood of a mutated wild lion. Having gained enhanced strength and the ability to live longer, he makes it his life’s mission to take down his mafia father’s (Russell Crowe) empire, preying from the dark and commanding a pack of wolves to attack oncoming enemies. Kraven the Hunter was originally set to release in October last year but got delayed due to the Hollywood labour strikes, alongside other major releases. It also stars Ariana DeBose as the voodoo priestess Calypso and Alessandro Nivola as The Rhino.
Stree 2
Release Date: August 30, 2024
The spooky plotline takes a flip in the sequel as the original slogan changes from ‘O Stree Kal Ana (Stree, come tomorrow)’ to ‘O stree raksha karna (Stree, please protect us)’. The primal theme revolves around the terror of a headless man, as opposed to the wandering spirit of a woman in the first part. Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor, Pankaj Tripathi, Aparshakti Khurrana and Abhishek Banerjee star.
September 2024 movies
Transformers One
Release date: September 13, 2024
We’re going further back in time to learn about the origins of Autobots and Decepticons, in this new instalment set in the home planet of Cybertron. It features the voices of Chris Hemsworth as Optimus Prime, Brian Tyree Henry as Megatron, Keegan-Michael Key as Bumblebee, Scarlett Johansson as Elita, Jon Hamm as Sentinel Prime, and Laurence Fishburne as Alpha Trion. Josh Cooley, best known for helming Toy Story 4, directs.
Jigra
Release Date: September 27, 2024
Jigra — which loosely translates to courage in Hindi — narrates the brave, intertwined story of a prison break and sibling love. The action flick marks the second project from Eternal Sunshine Productions, lead actor Alia Bhatt’s home production house, after Darlings (2022). Bhatt recently received a national award for her stellar performance in Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022).
October 2024 movies
Joker: Folie à Deux
Release date: October 4, 2024
Despite initial claims that there would never be a sequel, Todd Phillips is once again bringing his grounded take on the Clown Prince of Crime to the big screen. This time, Joaquin Phoenix has been paired with Lady Gaga as the psychiatrist Dr. Harleen Quinzel, who as we all know was assigned to treat Joker at a mental asylum, before her curiosity grew into a romantic obsession and turned her into the villainous Harley Quinn. Plot details are under wraps, but the film is said to feature some musical elements.
Deva
Release Date: October 11, 2024
Shahid Kapoor will be seen playing a rugged cop investigating a high-profile case in this action thriller. The film also marks the Hindi debut of Rosshan Andrrews, a popular Malayalam director. Pooja Hedge plays the female lead.
November 2024 movies
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Release Date: November 1, 2024
Kaartik Aaryan reprises his role as the spooky Rooh Baba in the third instalment of this horror comedy franchise. The plotline is expected to be related to the storyline of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, which had an abandoned mansion of Bhawanigarh in focus. Although Tabu played dual roles in the last film, she has reportedly turned down Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. Anees Bazmee, who replaced Priyadarshan in the Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, directs again.
Venom 3
Release date: November 8, 2024
Tom Hardy is reprising the role of Eddie Brock/ Venom in this sequel, having previously fled the country when his secret identity was exposed. The character was last seen at a tropical location in the MCU’s Spider-Man: No Way Home, leaving behind a tiny piece of the symbiote, before getting warped back to his original timeline by Doctor Strange. Sony Pictures hasn’t revealed any plot details for Venom 3, which has cast Juno Temple (Ted Lasso) and Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) in undisclosed roles.
Gladiator 2
Release date: November 22, 2024
Aftersun-fame Paul Mescal stars in the Gladiator sequel as Lucius Verus, son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) and nephew of Joaquin Phoenix’s villainous Commodus, the antagonist of the first film released in 2000. It’s been nearly 15 years since then, and the now fully-grown man has been living in the wilderness, having lost all contact with his mother, who probably thinks her son is dead. Ridley Scott returns to direct the follow-up and has cast an ensemble lineup including Denzel Washington (Malcolm X), Joseph Quinn (Stranger Things), Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us), and more.
December 2024 movies
Chhaava
Release Date: December 6, 2024
Vicky Kaushal plans on delivering yet another biopic of his career — this time from the pages of history. He’ll be essaying the role of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, the son of 17th-century Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The period drama is packed with intense action sequences, as hinted by the actor on social media. Rashmika Mandanna, who was last seen in the box office super hit Animal, stars opposite Kaushal for the first time. Laxman Utekar directs.
Mufasa: The Lion King
Release date: December 20, 2024
Barry Jenkins’ prequel to the 2019 ‘live-action’ adaptation of The Lion King will explore Mufasa’s life as a cub, from his rise to become the ruler of the Pride Lands to his gradually forming rivalry with power-hungry younger brother Scar. Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen will reprise the roles of an older Timon and Pumbaa respectively, while Aaron Pierre voices the titular bestial emperor.
Welcome To The Jungle
Release Date: December 20, 2024
The third instalment in the hit comedy franchise, Welcome 3 is a melting pot of big names from the Indian film industry. The multi-starrer has over 20 popular actors sharing screen time — a cinematic experiment of its own — including Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Johnny Lever, Rajpal Yadav, Raveena Tandon, Lara Dutta, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Disha Patani, to name a few. While the first two parts focused on the notorious dons played by Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor — both of whom won’t be appearing in this one — Welcome 3 has a police duo looking for a criminal in focus.
Nosferatu
Release date: December 2024
Robert Eggers’ highly-awaited Nosferatu remake is finally headed our way, promising a haunting tale of obsession about a young woman (Lily-Rose Depp), who is tormented by the terrifying vampire Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård). For some, this marks the filmmaker’s return to full-fledged period horror since his 2016 debut feature The Witch, and it also stars Willem Dafoe as a gothic vampire hunter and Nicholas Hoult as Thomas Hutter, the young man who was invited to a terrifying castle by the monster.
Lily-Rose Depp in a still from Nosferatu
Photo Credit: Focus Features
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Release date: December 2024
Ben Schwartz returns to voice the iconic blue hedgehog, ready to zoom and hop across cinema screens, this Holiday season. Jeff Fowler is once again attached to this project, bringing back Colleen O’Shaughnessey as Tails and Idris Elba as Knuckles, as they’re thrust into battle against the villainous Shadow the Hedgehog.
Other notable releases in 2024
Emergency
Release Date: TBD
Yet another Indian Prime Minister biopic in line for release this year is Kangana Ranaut’s Emergency. She is essaying the role of Indira Gandhi, the third Prime Minister of India — with a special focus on the nationwide Emergency she implemented in 1975. It also features Anupam Kher, Mahima Chaudhary, Milind Soman, Shreyas Talpade, Vishak Nair and the late Satish Kaushik. Ranaut is also serving as one of the producers besides playing the lead role.
Kalki 2898 AD
Release Date: TBD
Previously slated for a January release, Kalki 2829 AD has yet again been postponed. The film is touted to be an epic science fiction revolving around the modern-day avatar of Hindu Lord Vishnu. National award winner Nag Ashwin has directed the movie and has also hinted towards the possibility of creating a cinematic universe of its own. Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, and Prabhas feature in prominent roles.
