Comic Book Movies To Anticipate This Year

It seems like 2024 is going to be a really exciting year for fans of superhero movies. With all the effects of the Hollywood strike action being put behind, the release schedules are getting shaken up. But don’t worry, if you’re feeling a bit worn out  from watching the normal Oscar worthy movies on the big screen, 2024 might bring some relief to comic book fans. Here is a short list of some upcoming comic book films slated for 2024.

Madam Web

Release Date: February 14

Cast: Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste O’Connor

Based on the Marvel comic character ,Madam Web centres on young female paramedic who develops psychic abilities after an accident . Her ability to for see future events leads her to three other girls who are unknowingly being hunted by a spider-man like villain known as Ezekiel Sims . She makes it her utmost priority to save the girls from the relentless villain. Although the film is tied loosely to the origin of the Spiderverse story,  Madam Webb is set in a different universe. The movie is already out and playing in theatres.

Deadpool 3

Release Date: July 26, 2024

Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Morena Baccarin, Stefan Kapici

After several years of comic book fans longing to see the infamous Deadpool team up with Wolverine, the most adored mutant in the X-men franchise, we’ll finally get to see this team up on the big screens in July. Though the plot of the movie remains under wraps,  hardcore fans of these two characters can’t wait to see them battle it out against their foes.

Venom 3

Release Date: November 8

Cast: Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple

The release date for Venom 3 got pushed back from July to November 2024. The plot details are still a mystery, but the movie will be directed by Kelly Marcel, the writer of the first two films. It’s interesting how “Venom” is part of Sony’s Spiderverse, even though Hardy had a cameo in “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and left behind a piece of the symbiote, potentially connecting Venom to the MCU. Super exciting, right?

Kraven the Hunter

Release Date: August 30

Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ariana DeBose, Russell Crowe, Fred Hechinger, Christopher Abbott, Alessandro Nivola

Aaron Taylor-Johnson is starring as a character who’s not exactly a hero in this  intense and action-packed, with some R- rated graphic content. The film is based on the Marvel comic character called  Kraven, a hunter who gained his power after consuming a  potion from a witch doctor.  However in this film , Sony decided to switch up the storyline a bit by portraying Kraven as a boy who  gained animalistic and enhanced superhuman powers after he was attacked by a vicious lion during a hunt with his stern father who loved to hunt down big game for his leisure.  Rumour has it that,  Sony is trying to set up the sinister six villains Morbius , Vulture ,Venom and now Kraven.

Written by: Jonathan Quartey