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20 December, 2023
Dates for Your Diary: Warner Bros. 2024 Cinema Releases
A new year of film releases is upon us and we’ve got a very exciting line-up. From historical dramas to hugely anticipated sequels, original thrillers and familiar franchises, featuring an incredible list of filmmakers and acting talent.
ONE LIFE
Release Date: In cinemas January 1
Director: James Hawes
Cast: Sir Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Flynn, Lena Olin, Jonathan Pryce, Romola Garai and Alex Sharp
ONE LIFE tells the true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued 669 predominantly Jewish children from the Nazis. Nicky visited Prague in December 1938 and found families who had fled the rise of the Nazis in Germany and Austria, living in desperate conditions with little or no shelter and food, and under threat of Nazi invasion. He immediately realised it was a race against time. How many children could he and the team rescue before the borders closed?
Fifty years later, it’s 1988 and Nicky lives haunted by the fate of the children he wasn’t able to bring to safety in England; always blaming himself for not doing more. It’s not until a live BBC television show, ‘That’s Life’, surprises him by introducing him to some surviving children – now adults – that he finally begins to come to terms with the guilt and grief he had carried for five decades.
Watch the trailer now and book tickets.
THE BOYS IN THE BOAT
Release Date: In cinemas January 12
Director: George Clooney
Cast: Callum Turner, Joel Edgerton, Sam Strike, Hadley Robinson, Jack Mulhern, Thomas Elms and Alec Newman
Based on the non-fiction novel about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympic games, this true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they’re thrust into the spotlight and take on elite international rivals.
Watch the trailer now.
THE COLOR PURPLE
Release Date: In cinemas January 26
Director: Blitz Bazawule
Cast: Fantasia Barrino, Colman Domingo, Taraji P. Henson, Jon Batiste, Corey Hawkins, Danielle Brooks, Halle Bailey
Produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Scott Sanders and Quincy Jones, the film is a bold new take on the classic story of love and resilience. Torn apart from her sister Nettie and her children, Celie faces many hardships in her life, including an abusive husband simply called Mister. With the support of sultry singer Shug Avery and stand-her-ground stepdaughter Sofia, Celie ultimately finds extraordinary strength in the unbreakable bonds of a new kind of sisterhood.
DUNE: PART TWO
Release Date: In cinemas March 1
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Léa Seydoux, Souheila Yacoub, with Stellan Skarsgård, with Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem
This follow-up film will explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.
Watch the trailer now.
MICKEY 17
Release Date: In cinemas 2024
Director: Bong Joon Ho
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, with Toni Collette, and Mark Ruffalo
GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE
Release Date: In cinemas 2024
Director: Adam Wingard
Cast: Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns, Fala Chen
The epic battle continues! Legendary Pictures’ cinematic Monsterverse follows up the explosive showdown of “Godzilla vs. Kong” with an all-new adventure that pits the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence—and our own. “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” delves further into the histories of these Titans and their origins, as well as the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond, while uncovering the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humankind forever.
Watch the trailer now.
CHALLENGERS
Release Date: In cinemas 2024
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Cast: Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, Mike Faist
From visionary filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, “Challengers” stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court. Married to a champion on a losing streak (Faist), Tashi’s strategy for her husband’s redemption takes a surprising turn when he must face off against the washed-up Patrick (O’Connor) – his former best friend and Tashi’s former boyfriend. As their pasts and presents collide, and tensions run high, Tashi must ask herself, what will it cost to win.
Watch the trailer now.
FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA
Release Date: In cinemas 2024
Director: George Miller
Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Alyla Browne, Tom Burke
As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.
Watch the trailer now.
THE WATCHERS
Release Date: In cinemas 2024
Director: Ishana Night Shyamalan
Cast: Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Oliver Finnegan, Olwen Fouere
The Watchers follows Mina, a 28-year-old artist who gets stranded in an expansive, untouched forest in western Ireland. When Mina finds shelter, she unknowingly becomes trapped alongside three strangers that are watched and stalked by mysterious creatures each night.
TRAP
Release Date: In cinemas 2024
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donahue, Saleka Shyamalan, Alison Pill, Hayley Mills
An original thriller from renowned filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan.
BEETLEJUICE 2
Release Date: In cinemas 2024
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Arthur Conti,
with Jenna Ortega, and Willem Dafoe
Michael Keaton returns to the titular role in the long-awaited sequel to Tim Burton’s award-winning Beetlejuice.
JOKER: FOLIE Á DEUX
Release Date: In cinemas 2024
Director: Todd Phillips
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Zazie Beetz, Steve Coogan,
Harry Lawtey, Leigh Gill, Ken Leung, Jacob Lofland, Bill Smitrovich, Sharon Washington
ALTO KNIGHTS
Release Date: In cinemas 2024
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Robert De Niro, Debra Messing, Kathrine Narducci, Michael Rispoli, Ed Amatrudo, Joe Bacino,
Anthony J. Gallo, Wallace Langham, Louis Mustillo, Frank Piccirillo, Matt Servitto, Robert Uricola
Alto Knights follows two of New York’s most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, and how their separate paths to power place them on a deadly collision course.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE WAR OF ROHIRRIM
Release Date: In cinemas 2024
Director: Kenji Kamiyama
Cast: Brian Cox, Gaia Wise, Luke Pasqualino, Miranda Otto, Lorraine Ashbourne, Benjamin Wainwright, Laurence Ubong Williams, Shaun Dooley, Michael Wildman, Jude Akuwudike, Bilal Hasna, Janine Duvitski
Set 183 years before the events chronicled in the original trilogy of films, “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” tells the fate of the House of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan. A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and ruthless Dunlending lord seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg—a mighty fortress that will later come to be known as Helm’s Deep. Finding herself in an increasingly desperate situation, Hera, the daughter of Helm, must summon the will to lead the resistance against a deadly enemy intent on their total destruction.
And that rounds up our 2024 cinema releases! Which are you most excited for?
Release Date: In cinemas January 1
Director: James Hawes
Cast: Sir Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Flynn, Lena Olin, Jonathan Pryce, Romola Garai and Alex Sharp
ONE LIFE tells the true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued 669 predominantly Jewish children from the Nazis. Nicky visited Prague in December 1938 and found families who had fled the rise of the Nazis in Germany and Austria, living in desperate conditions with little or no shelter and food, and under threat of Nazi invasion. He immediately realised it was a race against time. How many children could he and the team rescue before the borders closed?
Fifty years later, it’s 1988 and Nicky lives haunted by the fate of the children he wasn’t able to bring to safety in England; always blaming himself for not doing more. It’s not until a live BBC television show, ‘That’s Life’, surprises him by introducing him to some surviving children – now adults – that he finally begins to come to terms with the guilt and grief he had carried for five decades.
Watch the trailer now and book tickets.
THE BOYS IN THE BOAT
Release Date: In cinemas January 12
Director: George Clooney
Cast: Callum Turner, Joel Edgerton, Sam Strike, Hadley Robinson, Jack Mulhern, Thomas Elms and Alec Newman
Based on the non-fiction novel about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympic games, this true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they’re thrust into the spotlight and take on elite international rivals.
Watch the trailer now.
THE COLOR PURPLE
Release Date: In cinemas January 26
Director: Blitz Bazawule
Cast: Fantasia Barrino, Colman Domingo, Taraji P. Henson, Jon Batiste, Corey Hawkins, Danielle Brooks, Halle Bailey
Produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Scott Sanders and Quincy Jones, the film is a bold new take on the classic story of love and resilience. Torn apart from her sister Nettie and her children, Celie faces many hardships in her life, including an abusive husband simply called Mister. With the support of sultry singer Shug Avery and stand-her-ground stepdaughter Sofia, Celie ultimately finds extraordinary strength in the unbreakable bonds of a new kind of sisterhood.
DUNE: PART TWO
Release Date: In cinemas March 1
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Léa Seydoux, Souheila Yacoub, with Stellan Skarsgård, with Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem
This follow-up film will explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.
Watch the trailer now.
MICKEY 17
Release Date: In cinemas 2024
Director: Bong Joon Ho
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, with Toni Collette, and Mark Ruffalo
GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE
Release Date: In cinemas 2024
Director: Adam Wingard
Cast: Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns, Fala Chen
The epic battle continues! Legendary Pictures’ cinematic Monsterverse follows up the explosive showdown of “Godzilla vs. Kong” with an all-new adventure that pits the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence—and our own. “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” delves further into the histories of these Titans and their origins, as well as the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond, while uncovering the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humankind forever.
Watch the trailer now.
CHALLENGERS
Release Date: In cinemas 2024
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Cast: Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, Mike Faist
From visionary filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, “Challengers” stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court. Married to a champion on a losing streak (Faist), Tashi’s strategy for her husband’s redemption takes a surprising turn when he must face off against the washed-up Patrick (O’Connor) – his former best friend and Tashi’s former boyfriend. As their pasts and presents collide, and tensions run high, Tashi must ask herself, what will it cost to win.
Watch the trailer now.
FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA
Release Date: In cinemas 2024
Director: George Miller
Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Alyla Browne, Tom Burke
As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.Watch the trailer now.
THE WATCHERS
Release Date: In cinemas 2024
Director: Ishana Night Shyamalan
Cast: Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Oliver Finnegan, Olwen Fouere
The Watchers follows Mina, a 28-year-old artist who gets stranded in an expansive, untouched forest in western Ireland. When Mina finds shelter, she unknowingly becomes trapped alongside three strangers that are watched and stalked by mysterious creatures each night.
TRAP
Release Date: In cinemas 2024
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donahue, Saleka Shyamalan, Alison Pill, Hayley Mills
An original thriller from renowned filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan.
BEETLEJUICE 2
Release Date: In cinemas 2024
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Arthur Conti,
with Jenna Ortega, and Willem Dafoe
Michael Keaton returns to the titular role in the long-awaited sequel to Tim Burton’s award-winning Beetlejuice.
JOKER: FOLIE Á DEUX
Release Date: In cinemas 2024
Director: Todd Phillips
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Zazie Beetz, Steve Coogan,
Harry Lawtey, Leigh Gill, Ken Leung, Jacob Lofland, Bill Smitrovich, Sharon Washington
ALTO KNIGHTS
Release Date: In cinemas 2024
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Robert De Niro, Debra Messing, Kathrine Narducci, Michael Rispoli, Ed Amatrudo, Joe Bacino,
Anthony J. Gallo, Wallace Langham, Louis Mustillo, Frank Piccirillo, Matt Servitto, Robert Uricola
Alto Knights follows two of New York’s most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, and how their separate paths to power place them on a deadly collision course.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE WAR OF ROHIRRIM
Release Date: In cinemas 2024
Director: Kenji Kamiyama
Cast: Brian Cox, Gaia Wise, Luke Pasqualino, Miranda Otto, Lorraine Ashbourne, Benjamin Wainwright, Laurence Ubong Williams, Shaun Dooley, Michael Wildman, Jude Akuwudike, Bilal Hasna, Janine Duvitski
Set 183 years before the events chronicled in the original trilogy of films, “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” tells the fate of the House of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan. A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and ruthless Dunlending lord seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg—a mighty fortress that will later come to be known as Helm’s Deep. Finding herself in an increasingly desperate situation, Hera, the daughter of Helm, must summon the will to lead the resistance against a deadly enemy intent on their total destruction.
And that rounds up our 2024 cinema releases! Which are you most excited for?