12 new Hollywood movies to watch in spring 2024, from If to Kung Fu Panda 4 and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Bollywood March 13, 2024

When asked to become the new spiritual leader of the valley, Po is reluctant to give up being a dragon warrior. As a last resort, he teams up with the cunning Fox (Awkwafina) to track down the evil Chameleon (Viola Davis), who has the ability to adopt the appearance of her enemies and absorb their kung fu. (Opens March 28)

2. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

After the success of 2021 Godzilla vs. KongNow, the two warring titans must put aside their differences and form an uneasy alliance against a new global threat lurking in the depths of the Hollow Earth.

While it falls short of the epic scene in Takashi Yamazaki’s award-winning film Godzilla minus one, Legendary’s MonsterVerse franchise continues to deliver escapist entertainment of the highest caliber, with Rebecca Hall and Dan Stephens providing human support. (Opens March 28)

3. The first omen

A belated introduction to the hit horror series, The first omen It marks the directorial debut of Arcasha Stevenson (Brand new cherry flavour), follows a young British woman (Nell Tiger Free) as she travels to Rome to receive her holy orders, only to discover a plot to give birth to the Antichrist.

After the last failed attempt to revive And exorcistCritics are understandably skeptical about this, but horror is a perennial box office hit, so at least a strong opening is guaranteed. (Opens April 4)

4. Ministry of Unnoble Warfare

Said to be based on the real-life exploits of ‘Churchill’s Secret Warriors’, Guy Ritchie’s latest crazy action-adventure looks to channel the chaotic energy of ‘Churchill’s Secret Warriors’. Inglourious scoundrels.

Henry Cavill stars as the obscenely mustachioed leader of the Dirty Dozen of ragtag soldiers, tasked with descending behind Nazi lines to pull off a series of covert operations during the height of World War II. Eiza Gonzalez, Alan Ritchson and Henry Golding also star. (Opens April 18)

5. The United

Originally scheduled to open the Venice Film Festival last September, before it was postponed due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, director Luca Guadagnino’s raunchy sports comedy arrives just in time to catch a wave of films. Sand dunes– Zendaya fever causing.

She plays a former tennis champion who turns to coaching after suffering a career-ending injury, but becomes embroiled in a three-way conflict involving her husband and her former lover, who find themselves facing off on and off the court. Josh O’Connor and Mike Feast star. (Opens April 25)

6. Autumn man

In the film loosely based on the popular 1980s TV show starring Lee Majors, Ryan Gosling plays a Hollywood stuntman in his prime who reluctantly returns to work when the leading man (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) in his ex-girlfriend’s film director disappears. .

Emily Blunt plays a former flame whose career is on the line, while David Leitch (Deadpool 2, Express train) directs what promises to be a sparkling, high-octane romance starring two of Tinseltown’s hottest talents. (Opens April 25)

7. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

The fourth part of the rebooted series picks up events 300 years after the events of Matt Reeves’ film. War for the Planet of the Apes. The highly evolved apes, led by Proximus Caesar, seek out human technology to weaponize their control of the world, while humans have retreated to an almost brutish existence.

Wes Ball, Director Maze runner takes the lead, while Kevin Durand, Owen Teague and William H. Macy star. (Opens May 9)

8. If

After the great success of the horror and science fiction film A quiet place And Its sequelActor, writer and director John Krasinski has vowed to make a movie that his young children can watch.

if is a realistic fantasy film in which a young girl (Cally Fleming) gains the ability to see other people’s imaginary friends (IFs), and the man who lives upstairs (Ryan Reynolds) shares the same gift. Together they set out to help IFs who have been abandoned by their adult human friends. (Opens May 16)

9. Furiosa: The Mad Max Saga

Amazing science fiction by George Miller Mad Max: Fury Road He wowed audiences not only because of his crazy, Oscar-winning stunt, but because his focus was primarily on the one-armed warrior Empress Furiosa, rather than Max’s eponymous hero.

Now comes Furiosa’s origin story, as Anya Taylor-Joy takes the wheel for another round of post-apocalyptic vehicular mayhem.

Chris Hemsworth, wearing unusual prosthetic hose, plays Dementus, the evil warlord responsible for her solitary life of vengeance. (Opens May 23)

10. Bad Boys: Ride or Die

Will Smith (left) and Martin Lawrence in a still from the 2020 film Bad Boys for Life.

Perhaps confirmation that “The Slap” at the 2022 Oscars has done nothing to derail Will Smith’s career, the action star returns, alongside Martin Lawrence, for a fourth dose of explosive law enforcement.

Details of the plot are scant on the ground, but suffice it to say that the director duo, Adel and Bilal, are returning after their work in 2020. Boys are bad for life – One of the biggest box office hits during the pandemic – As do his colleagues Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig and Paula Nunez. (Opens June 6)

11. Observers

Written and directed by Ishana Night Shyamalan, Daughter The Sixth SenseM Night Shyamalan, Observers It is a supernatural horror mystery set in rural Ireland and starring Dakota Fanning and Georgina Campbell.

The film marks the directorial debut of Tisch alumna, who previously directed her father’s second unit old And Knock on the cabinIn addition to writing and directing several episodes of the AppleTV+ series Servant. (Opens June 13)

12. A Quiet Place: Day One

One of the most successful horror franchises in recent years, A quiet place Now it gets its own prequel, detailing the alien invasion that tormented Emily Blunt and her family over the course of two thrilling previous films.

Creator John Krasinski hands over writing and directing duties this time to Michael Sarnoski, who directed the 2021 hit film pig. Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn and Alex Wolff star. (Opens June 27)

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