Audiences may expect a wide range of films to be released on the big screen in April 2024. All types of entertainment are catered to this month, with highly anticipated blockbuster sequels carrying on beloved franchises and thought-provoking dramas exploring intricate societal concerns among many other offerings. Family-friendly animated films are likely to captivate viewers with their vibrant animation and endearing stories, but independent films present novel viewpoints and inventive narratives. Horror and thriller films are known for their suspenseful, adrenaline-pumping experiences that keep audiences on the tip of their seats. All things considered, April 2024 promises to be an exciting month for movies and a rich tapestry of genre-spanning narratives.
1. Bade Miyan Chote Miyan
Ali Abbas Zafar is the writer and director of the next action-thriller movie in the Hindi language, titled Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (translates to “Big Master and Little Master“). Under the auspices of Pooja Entertainment and AAZ Films, Ali Abbas Zafar, Jackky Bhagnani, Vashu Bhagnani, Deepshikha Deshmukh, and Himanshu Kishan Mehra are producing it. Prithviraj Sukumaran plays the antagonist in the movie, which stars Tiger Shroff and Akshay Kumar in the lead roles. Important parts are also played by Sonakshi Sinha, Manushi Chhillar, Alaya F, and Ronit Bose Roy.
On April 10, 2024, which is Eid, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan will be released in theaters.
2. Maidaan
Amit Ravindernath Sharma is the writer and director of Maidaan (transl. Field), an Indian Hindi-language biographical sports drama film released in 2024. Boney Kapoor and Zee Studios are the producers. Gajraj Rao, Priyamani, and Ajay Devgn are the main stars. Syed Abdul Rahim (Devgn), a well-known football coach in India from 1952 to 1962, is the main character of the movie.
On April 10, 2024, over the weekend of Eid, the movie is supposed to be released.
3. Civil War
Author and director Alex Garland’s dystopian action picture Civil War is set to release in 2024. Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Nick Offerman are among the film’s cast members. The story follows a group of journalists as they travel across the country in the midst of the Second American Civil War, which is spreading quickly and engulfing the entire country.
On March 14, 2024, Civil War made its international premiere at South by Southwest, to favourable reviews. On April 12, A24 in the US and Entertainment Film in the UK are set to release it in theaters.
4. Do Aur Do Pyaar
Vidya Balan, Pratik Gandhi, Ileana D’Cruz, and Sendhil Ramamurthy are the main cast members of the upcoming Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film Do Aur Do Pyaar, which translates to “Two Plus Two is Love.” It is the first film that Shirsha Guha Thakurta has ever directed. Under the auspices of Applause Entertainment and Ellipsis Entertainment Production, Sameer Nair, Deepak Segal, Tanuj Garg, Atul Kasbekar, and Swati Iyer Chawla are producing the movie.
The movie is slated to release in theaters on April 19, 2024.
5. Monkey Man
The 2024 American action thriller Monkey Man is directed by Dev Patel, who also co-wrote the screenplay with John Collee and Paul Angunawela. Alongside Sharlto Copley, Pitobash, Sobhita Dhulipala, Sikandar Kher, Vipin Sharma, Ashwini Kalsekar, Adithi Kalkunte, and Makarand Deshpande in the starring part, this is Patel’s first feature film as director.
On March 11, 2024, Monkey Man made its international premiere at South by Southwest. Universal Pictures plans to release the film in the US on April 5, 2024.
6. How to Date Billy Walsh
Since they were young kids, Archie has been Amelia’s closest friend, but now that they are teenagers, he is starting to feel something for her. Amelia falls in love with Billy Walsh, an American student who attends their school, while Archie struggles to summon the confidence to come out as gay. Subsequently, Archie chooses to undermine Amelia and Billy’s connection, jeopardizing Amelia’s friendship with her.
The movie’s Prime Video release date was rescheduled from September 8, 2023 to April 5, 2024.
7. The First Omen
The screenplay for the upcoming American supernatural horror film The First Omen was co-written by Arkasha Stevenson, Tim Smith, and Keith Thomas, based on a tale by Ben Jacoby. It is the sixth movie in the Omen trilogy and acts as a prequel to The Omen (1976). Nell Tiger Free, Tawfeek Barhom, Sônia Braga, Ralph Ineson, and Bill Nighy are among the movie’s stars.
April 5, 2024 is when 20th Century Studios plans to release The First Omen in the US..
8. Rebel Moon: Part Two – The Scargiver
Zack Snyder is the director of Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver, a forthcoming American epic space opera war picture based on a scenario he devised and co-wrote with Kurt Johnstad and Shay Hatten. It is the second installment of the two-part tale and a direct sequel to Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire (2023). The movie is set on the moon Veldt, where Kora and her warrior group go to aid the farmers in defending and fighting the Motherworld for their land. Reunited from Part One: A Child are Sofia Boutella, Djimon Hounsou, Ed Skrein, Michiel Huisman, Doona Bae, Ray Fisher, Staz Nair, Fra Fee, E. Duffy, Charlotte Maggi, Stuart Martin, Cary Elwes, and Anthony Hopkins.
Netflix will stream Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver on April 19, 2024. After the movie’s first release, an R-rated extended cut is scheduled for release.
9. Abigail
The screenplay for the upcoming American monster horror movie Abigail was written by Guy Busick and Stephen Shields, and it was directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Kathryn Newton, William Catlett, Kevin Durand, Angus Cloud, Alisha Weir, and Giancarlo Esposito star in the film, which is based on and a reinterpretation of the 1936 Universal Classic Monsters picture Dracula’s Daughter.
On April 7, 2024, Abigail will make its global premiere at the Overlook Film Festival. On April 19, 2024, Universal Pictures is set to release Abigail.
10. Challengers
Challengers is an upcoming romantic sports film from the United States, written and directed by Justin Kuritzkes and Luca Guadagnino. Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist are the film’s main stars. The story revolves around a Grand Slam tennis winner who decides to take on his wife’s and coach’s ex-lover in a challenger event.
Amazon MGM Studios plans to distribute Challengers in the United States on April 26, 2024. The 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike caused it to be postponed from its original September 2023 release date and to be withdrawn from its scheduled opening film position at the 80th Venice International Film Festival.
11. Back to Black
The planned biographical drama film Back to Black, starring Marisa Abela, is based on the life of British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse. The film, which also stars Lesley Manville, Eddie Marsan, and Jack O’Connell, was written and directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson.
After Winehouse passed away in 2011, a number of directors tried to develop biographical projects, but none of them got very far. The Winehouse estate declared in 2018 that a movie about her life and career had been signed. StudioCanal proceeded with production by July 2022, and from January to April 2023, filming was conducted in London.
12. Ruslaan
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