Between the furious new Mad Max saga from director George Miller, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, the return of Tim Burton's Beetlejuice (Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice!) and biopics on music stars Amy Winehouse and Bob Marley, there's not a lot of hot pink coming to the cinema screen in 2024.
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Most of this year's Barbie colour palette and sass queen schtick looks to have been allocated to Mean Girls: The Musical.
But there are some most exciting Hollywood films due in cinemas in 2024. Maybe there's something here with the Barbie smarts and Oppenheimer sweep you need.
January
Priscilla: Director Sofia Coppola shifts the focus from Elvis Presley to his teenage lover, with Cailee Spaeny in the title role and Euphoria's Jacob Elordi following Austin Butler as Elvis.
Poor Things: Emma Stone turns in a tour de force performance in this black comedy about a woman brought back to life by Willem Dafoe's unconventional scientist. Mark Ruffalo is her caddish suitor.
Mean Girls: The Musical: Tina Fey revisits her 2004 masterpiece for a musical based on the Broadway hit, with pop star Renee Rapp in the role made famous by Rachel McAdams, high school queen bee Regina George.
The Colour Purple: This musical version of the beloved book by Alice Walker produced by Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey has Fantasia Barrino as Celie, who overcomes adversity to finds strength in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
February
Argylle: This spy spoof from Kick-Ass and Kingsman creator Matthew Vaughn will fill the James Bond-shaped hole in our lives in 2024. Ex-Superman Henry Cavill plays dashing Agent Argylle, the 007-esque creation of a reclusive novelist and cat-lover Elly Conway (Bryce Dallas Howard) whose espionage storylines attract the attention of a dinky-di spy (Sam Rockwell). Due in cinemas in February and also starring Dua Lipa, John Cena, Brian Cranston and Catherine O'Hara, Argylle has the internet intrigued because no one knows anything about the actual author of the first actual Argylle novel (due out in January) leading to viral TikTok speculation that - who else but - Taylor Swift is its multi-media mastermind.
American Fiction: Jeffrey Wright is tipped for an Oscar nomination for his turn as a frustrated novelist, who pens a book that propels himself into the centre of the hypocrisy he disdains.
Madame Web: Dakota Johnson makes her superhero debut as Cassandra Webb, a paramedic in Manhattan who may have clairvoyant abilities.
Bob Marley: One Love: Kingsley Ben-Adir plays the reggae star in this biopic directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, who propelled Will Smith to an Oscar in King Richard. Marley's children are among the producers.
March
Dune: Part 2: Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi epic concludes with Timothee Chalamet back alongside Zendaya.
Mickey 17: Parasite auteur Bong Joon-ho's follows his Oscar-winning satire with this sci-fi starring Robert Pattinson as a disposable employee sent on a human expedition to colonise an ice world.
April
Back To Black: Marisa Abela plays singer Amy Winehouse in this biopic about her intense journey to fame. The film has the backing of The Amy Winehouse Estate.
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Challengers: Zendaya plays the wife and coach of a tennis champ who signs him up for a match against her former lover.
Civil War: Billed as an adrenaline-fuelled thrill ride through a near-future USA at war with itself, Alex Garland's film stars Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemmons and Nick Offerman.
May
The Fall Guy: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt star in this comedy about a stuntman trying to track down a missing movie star, solve a conspiracy and win back the love of his life while still doing his day job.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga: Australia's George Miller revisits the character played by Charlize Theron in his eye-popping scorched-earth extravaganza Mad Max: Fury Road to reveal the origins of Furiosa (this time played by Anya Taylor-Joy). The young warrior fights for her life and her freedom from biker warlord Dementus (Chris Hemsworth) across endless wastelands of dust, fireballs and blood.
June
Inside Out 2: A new emotion, Anxiety, joins Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust in the head of newly teen-aged Riley in this sequel to Pixar's animated hit.
Ballerina: This John Wick spin-off follows a young assassin seeking revenge against the people who killed her family. stars Ana De Armas (Knives Out, No Time To Die).
July
Twisters: Starring Top Gun: Maverick's Glen Powell, this spin-off from 1996 disaster film Twister is billed as "a new chapter".
Deadpool 3: Ryan Reynolds is back as the foul-mouthed superhero and he brings Hugh Jackman's Wolverine with him.
August
Alien: Romulus: Set between the events of Alien and Aliens, this sci-fi is directed by Fede Alvarez, who previously terrified audiences with Speak No Evil and Don't Breathe.
September
Beetlejuice 2: Oddball auteur Tim Burton is back in the director's chair for a follow-up to his marvellously macabre 1988 comedy set to the calypso beat of Harry Belafonte. Michael Keaton is back as obnoxious poltergeist Betelguese and Wednesday's Jenna Ortega plays the daughter of original oh-so emo star Winona Ryder.
October
Joker: Folie A Deux: Lady Gaga joins Joaquin Phoenix in the sequel to the 2019 film that earned Phoenix an Oscar.
November
Gladiator 2: Sir Ridley Scott direct again, Russell Crowe reprises his role and Paul Mescal and Barry Keoghan co-star.
Wicked Part 1: Long-awaited adaptation of the Broadway and West End hit musical will star Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.
With Associated Press/Australian Associated Press
