March 2024 Top 10 Most Anticipated Films (Photo Credit – IMDb)
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March 2024 is ready with a new set of releases, and some of the most anticipated films in this list might intrigue you as well. There’s a little for everyone, and this list of the top 10 most anticipated films includes comedy, horror, suspense, biopics, and more.
While the major streaming services, including Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, and others, have stuffed the month with some of the most entertaining shows and films, we are here to chalk out the plan for you.
While the buzz for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour dropping on Disney Plus is at an all-time high, Netflix’s biopic Shirley, based on Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress, is also grabbing attention. But there are a few others as well who are much higher on the buzz meter.
So here’s a guide on the top 10 most anticipated releases of March 2024 and a streaming guide on when and where to watch them.
1. Dune: Part 2
Starcast: Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Dave Bautista, Florence Pugh
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Release Date: March 1, 2024
Where To Watch: In Theaters
What Is It About?
Dune: Part Two 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.
The supernatural horror film is much-awaited, and the official synopsis says, “A woman returns to her childhood home to discover that the imaginary friend she left behind is very real and unhappy that she abandoned him.”
3. Kung Fu Panda 4
Starcast: Jack Black, Awkwafina, Viola Davis
Director: Mike Mitchell, Stephanie Stine
Release Date: March 8, 2024
Where To Watch: In Theaters
What Is It About?
Comedy icon Jack Black returns to his role as Po, the world’s most unlikely kung fu master, with a hilarious, beloved action-comedy franchise: Kung Fu Panda 4. After three death-defying adventures defeating world-class villains with his unmatched courage and mad martial arts skills, Po, the Dragon Warrior, is called upon by destiny to give it a rest already!
A dutiful damsel agrees to marry a handsome prince, only to find the royal family has recruited her as a sacrifice to repay an ancient debt. Thrown into a cave with a fire-breathing dragon, she must rely on her wits and will to survive.
5. The Thundermans Return
Starcast: Kira Kosarin, Jack Griffo, Addison Riecke, Diego Velazquez, Maya Le Clark, Chris Tallman, and Rosa Blasi
Director: Trevor Kirschner
Release Date: March 7, 2024
Where To Watch: Paramount+
What Is It About?
The Thundermans Return follows twins Phoebe and Max, who are enjoying their superhero lifestyle in a new city, but when one ‘save’ goes awry, the Thundermans
are sent back to Hiddenville. The movie features the return of show favorites, including familiar locations and new menacing supervillains.
6. Arthur the King
Starcast: Mark Wahlberg, Simu Liu, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Ali Suliman
Director: Simon Cellan Jones
Release Date: March 15, 2024
Where To Watch: In Theaters
What Is It About?
Over the course of ten days and 435 miles, an unbreakable bond is forged between pro adventure racer Michael Light and a scrappy street dog companion dubbed Arthur. Based on an incredible true story, Arthur the King follows Light, desperate for one last chance to win, as he convinces a sponsor to back him and a team of athletes for the Adventure Racing World Championship. As the team is pushed to their outer limits of endurance in the race, Arthur redefines what victory, loyalty, and friendship truly mean.
7. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Starcast: Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns
Director: Adam Wingard
Release Date: March 29, 2024
Where To Watch: In Theaters
What Is It About?
The 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.
8. Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate
Starcast: Keith Ferguson, Laura Post, Josh Brener,
Director: Eric Fogel
Release Date: March 1, 2024
Where To Watch: Peacock
What Is It About?
The official synopsis for the animation film reads, “Megamind’s former villain team, The Doom Syndicate, has returned. Our newly crowned blue hero must now keep up evil appearances until he can assemble his friends to stop his former evil teammates from launching Metro City to the Moon.”
9. One Life
Starcast: Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn, Lena Olin, Romola Garai, Alex Sharp, Jonathan Pryce, and Helena Bonham Carter
Director: James Hawes
Release Date: March 15, 2024
Where To Watch: HBO Max/Paramount+ (Rumored)
What Is It About?
Sir Nicholas’ Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued over 600 children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. Inspired from a real-life story, the biographical drama is based on ‘If It’s Not Impossible…The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton’ written by Barbara Winton.
The official synopsis of the film says, “Ex-UFC fighter Dalton (Jake Gyllenhaal) takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse, only to discover that this paradise is not all it seems.” The official trailer of this Adrenaline-fueled classic reimagination of the 80s cult classic has been received well.
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