Superhero movies may have taken a down go in 2023 , but Hollywood is still all - in when it comes to franchises . Considering the state of the box office , the movie diligence and the cyclosis - verse may be in some pretty hot water if the films and TV show on this leaning fail to render in 2024 . If there ’s anything we ’ve learned from the last twelvemonth , it ’s that prior success does not guarantee future success .

disregardless , we ’re still very excited about the following 10 franchises that are return with raw film or show in 2024 . Some of the franchises are even getting film and television receiver series in the same twelvemonth , which will hopefully make 2024 pleasurable for buff . Either way , we ca n’t waitress to see how these stories wreak out on our concealment .

Dune

As they say inDune , “ the spice must menstruate . ” And 2024 is going to be the biggest year in the history of this franchise because the sequel , Dune : Part Two , is arriving in theaters on March 1 , with the Max original serial , Dune : Prophecy , premiere later this year .

Dune : Part Twowill continue the story of Paul Atreides ( Timothée Chalamet ) as he attempt to avenge his family and land down a astronomic conglomerate . sand dune : Prophecytakes place several centuries before that , but the events of the past times will illuminate some of the aspects of the modern Dune films . If the motion picture and the show are successful , we may even get to see more Dune novels translate to the big screen .

Ghostbusters

It took forever and a day and a day to get a right Ghostbusters continuation , butGhostbusters : Frozen Empireis arriving on March 29 , just under three long time afterGhostbusters : Afterlifegave the franchise new life . The new coevals of Ghostbusters are all back , including Phoebe ( Mckenna Grace ) and Trevor Spengler ( Finn Wolfhard ) , with their mom , Callie Spengler ( Carrie Coon ) , and her young man , Gary Grooberson ( Paul Rudd ) , joining the squad as well .

Of course , it would n’t be a party without the original cast members . Bill Murray , Dan Aykroyd , Ernie Hudson , Annie Potts , and even William Atherton are confirmed to seem . Ghostbusters young and older will face up the menace of the Death Chill , which could start a newfangled trash age in New York City .

Legendary’s MonsterVerse

There are still two more episodes of the Apple TV+ seriesMonarch : bequest of Monstersset to premiere this month . But that ’s just the kickoff for Legendary ’s MonsterVerse in 2024.Godzilla x Kong : The New Empireis come to theaters on April 12 .

And whileGodzilla vs. Kongplayed up the contention between these two Titans , it looks like they ’re going full bro mode in the subsequence as they team up against an even more deadly foe .

Mad Max

Why does it take such a farseeing , recollective time for Mad Max continuation to arrive?Mad Max : Fury Roadwas one of the most - herald action film of the last decade , and it still took another nine years forFuriosa : A Mad Max Sagato give the enfranchisement another kick - start on May 24 .

Since this movie is Furiosa ’s origin story , the lead role will be played by Anya Taylor - Joy or else of Charlize Theron . Thor : Love and Thunder‘s Chris Hemsworth is playing against type as Warlord Dementus , one of the film ’s elementary villain and the world resist between Furiosa and her freedom . If you ’re putting money down , always count on Furiosa to come out on top .

Planet of the Apes

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apesis getting the coveted May 24 release appointment ahead of Memorial Day weekend . That ’s a sign that twentieth Century Studios has a circumstances of confidence that this Planet of the Apes sequel will observe the impulse of the modern prequel serial that began in 2011 withRise of the Planet of the Apes .

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apesis not another reboot , but it is a fresh commencement because it ’s jump 300 long time into the time to come afterWar for the Planet of the Apes . A young Pan troglodytes named Noa ( Owen Teague ) is tread to the forefront alongside a vernal cleaning lady called Mae ( The Witcher‘s Freya Allan ) as they face a common foe : Proximus Caesar ( Kevin Durand ) . Against the teachings of his namesake , Proximus Caesar is enslave anthropoid and human alike in his quest for dominance . And only the unconvincing duo of Noa and Mae can fetch him down .

X-Men

The one redeem aspect ofThe Marvelsis that it send upa reasonably openhanded signalthat the X - Men are about to officially make their entrance into the MCU . In the live - action realm , we ’ll have to waitress until July 26 to see Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman squad up inDeadpool 3 . Somehow , we doubt that superhero weariness will get in the way of fans who want to see Deadpool ( Reynolds ) and Wolverine ( Jackman ) headline a film together . Other cristal - Men and Marvel graphic symbol from 20th Century Fox ’s films are also rumor to appear .

Disney+ is also set to premiereX - Men ’ 97 , a sequel series to the classicX - Isle of Man : The Animated Series , which will pick up where that show allow for off . The first X - Men cartoon helped pave the way for the X - Men movies and the MCU itself , and it ’s still very pop . If the new serial publication can retake that show ’s lightning in a nursing bottle , it could be the X - Men revival that we ’ve been waiting for . regrettably , Disney+ has n’t set a day of the month forX - Men ’ 97yet , but we surmise it will arrive in February or March .

Batman

This is going to be the year of the Batman villains . On October 4,Joker : Folie à Deux – the continuation to the billion - one dollar bill hitJoker – will get in theatre with Joaquin Phoenix reprising his role as Arthur Fleck , the man who became the Joker . It ’s not clear if there ’s going to be a Batman in this creation , but there will be a Harley Quinn . Lady Gaga is co - star in the sequel as Dr. Harleen Quinzel , the Joker ’s fresh psychologist , who will get warped by his ever - expanding hydrophobia .

Meanwhile on Max , The Batmanis getting a spinoff for Colin Farrell ’s Oswald Cobblepot . The Penguinwill arrive on Max in late 2024 , and it will chronicle Oz ’s ascension to the top of Gotham City ’s deplorable underworld . The story does take place afterThe Batman , but we ’re not expecting Robert Pattinson to show up for any cameo .

Those two project are n’t the only big things happening in Gotham for 2024 . Prime Video is expected to premiere the young ripe audiences animated seriesBatman : Caped Crusaderlater this year .

Alien

Because of the Hollywood strikes , it depend like FX’sAlienseries may slip to a 2025 sack appointment . gratefully , the next film in the franchise , Alien : Romulus , has already secured a 2024 release escort : August 16 . Fede Álvarez , the film director behind 2013 ’s intense reboot ofEvil beat , has put together a newfangled account that take aim place between the firstAlienmovie andAliens .

secret plan details have been a nearly guarded secret so far , but the form members include Cailee Spaeny , Isabela Merced , David Jonsson , Archie Renaux , Spike Fearn , and Aileen Wu . If this motion picture is like any of the previous films , then you should n’t expect a lot of characters to make it to the end .

Fallout

TheFalloutvideo games could n’t get a live - action picture together , but the enfranchisement will soon have the next in force thing : a big - budgetFalloutoriginal seriesthat is coming to Prime Video on April 12 . Much like the games , the show take lieu one C of days after the surface of the world was devastated by a nuclear war .

Ella Purnell stars in the serial as Lucy , a young cleaning woman who has lived in a vault for most of her life before emerging in the wasteland of Los Angeles . However , the most notable cast penis may beJustified‘s Walton Goggins ( envision above ) , who impersonate the mutant torpedo known as The Ghoul .

Arcane: League of Legends

Netflix’sArcane : League of Legendsanimated series dazzled hearing in 2021 with Pixar - timbre animation and a arresting report that brought the world of the video recording plot to life . It ’s been an excruciating hold between seasons , specially sinceNetflixhas already herald thatArcaneseason 2 wo n’t be arriving until previous 2024 .

The first season was largely about the emotional rift between two sisters , Vi ( Hailee Steinfeld ) and Jinx ( Ella Purnell ) , specify against the backdrop of the conflict between the affluent metropolis of Piltover and the downtrodden city be intimate as Zaun . In the first season finale , Jinx come to terms with Vi , but that did n’t stop Jinx from can a devastating artillery at Piltover ’s find council just as they were about to yield Zaun independence and avert a war . Now , there ’s no going back in season 2 , and the radioactive dust from that should be intense .