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From Chris Hemsworth ’s Warlord Dementus inFuriousa , to Michelle Yeoh ’s Madame Morrible in the movie variant ofWicked , there are severalgreat movie villains coming in 2024 . Indeed , many of the secure upcoming movie villain represent some of the adult and most promising franchises in innovative movie theatre . At the same time , there ’s also no dearth of smart scoundrel from newly - minted cinematic worlds , such as Alisha Weir ’s titular lamia inAbigailand Bill Skarsgard ’s Count Orlok in Nosferatu .
Undoubtedly,2024 could be another year filled withmovies where the villain is the just eccentric . Although they hail from various genre and each have their own motivations , great baddie have one affair in common : they are essential to the hero ’s journeying and in establishing the film ’s overarching themes . When this is executed absolutely , it ’s not unheard of for villains to outshine the heroes and everyone else in the cast . This has been an increasingly common phenomenon in twenty-first C cinema , and any of the dandy pic villains coming in 2024 have the potential to further lend to this tendency .
10Abigail (Alisha Weir)
Abigail (Release Date: April 19, 2024)
Cast
InAbigail , a mysterious employer pays several mercenaries to abduct and confine Abigail ( Alisha Weir ) , the daughter of a very wealthy man . After their employer ’s representative ( Giancarlo Esposito ) leaves the mercenaries alone with Abigail in the dependable house , the action thriller fully transforms into a horror . As seen inAbigail ’s full laggard , it ’s presently revealed thatAbigail is a lamia , and that the mercenaries - play by various stars - are actually her captive fair game . After Weir starred as the protagonist inRoald Dahl ’s Matilda the Musicaland re-introduce audiences to the wholesome tale , it will be interesting to see how she conform to play the Universal Monsters villain .
9Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen (Austin Butler) & Emperor Shaddam IV (Christopher Walken)
Dune: Part Two (Release Date: March 13, 2024)
While the villains Feyd - Rautha Harkonnen and Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV are two of the most important character in the Scripture , they were notably absent in Denis Villeneuve’sDune , which is base on the first half of Frank Herbert ’s sci - fi masterpiece . Though this disappoint long - sentence lector , it also only further increase the prevision for their eventual launching . This is because thefates of both Feyd ( Austin Butler ) and Shaddam ( Christopher Walken ) are profoundly intertwined with that of Paul Atreides ( Timothee Chalamet ) inDune : Part Two . The continuation will also introduce Princess Irulan ( Florence Pugh ) and Lady Margot Fenring ( Lea Seydoux ) , who will be joined by these returningDunecast extremity :
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sand dune : Part Two Role
Timothee Chalamet
Paul Atreides
Zendaya
Chani
Rebecca Ferguson
Lady Jessica
Josh Brolin
Gurney Halleck
Dave Bautista
Rabban
Stephen McKinley Henderson
Thufir Hawat
Stellan Skarsgard
Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
Javier Bardem
Stilgar
Charlotte Rampling
Gaius Helen Mohiam
Denis Villeneuve ’s Dune only tells half the story from the original novel by Frank Herbert . The story preserve in 2024 ’s Dune : Part Two
8Proximus Caesar (Kevin Durand)
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (Release Date: May 4, 2024)
Set 300 long time afterWar for the Planet of the Apes , Caesar and even his son Cornelius are long beat inthe fourth film . InKingdom of the Planet of the Apes , human beings has plough ferine , and the clan Caesar led to the foretell land has blossomed into an ape civilization . However , with thevillain Proximus Caesar ( Kevin Durand ) twist Caesar ’s teachings , enslaving other clans , and hoarding human technology , the futurity looks bleak . Standing in the way of Proximus Caesar ’s army are the rough-cut chimpanzee Noa ( Owen Teague ) and the human Mae ( Freya Allan ) , making them the three most importantKingdom of the Planet of the Apescastmembers .
7Nikolai Kravinoff (Russell Crowe)
Kraven the Hunter (Release Date: August 30, 2024)
While Marvel Comics ' Kraven is a renowned big - game Orion and longsighted - prison term foe of Spider - Man , the new alive - natural action Kraven / Sergei Kravinoff ( Aaron Taylor - Johnson ) is reimagined as a conservationist and creature buff . Central to this adaptation is Kraven ’s male parent , the violent and overbearinghunter Nikolai Kravinoff ( Russel Crowe ) , whose villainous bar make him closer to the original Kraven than his son . Indeed , it is through Nikolai ’s refutable parenting that Sergei becomes a raw reading of Kraven the Hunter . Having toy his adequate percentage of iconic champion and scoundrel roles in films likeGladiatorandUnhinged , Russell Crowe ’s performance as Nikolai might just slip the show from the titular villain - turned - antihero inKraven the Hunter .
Here ’s all the detail and entropy known so far for Sony ’s upcoming Kraven the Hunter solo film , featuring one of Spider - Man ’s deadliest foe .
6Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgard)
Nosferatu (Release Date: December 25, 2024)
5The Chameleon (Viola Davis)
Kung Fu Panda 4 (Release Date: March 8, 2024)
Thestory ofKung Fu Panda 4will see Po ( Jack Black ) scramble to terms with his raw role as the spectral leader of the Valley of Peace , which includes train the slick fox Zhen ( Awkwafina ) to become the novel Dragon Warrior . This time , the Valley of Peace faces sure-enough and new menace with thedebut of the nefarious Chameleon ( Viola Davis ) , a shapeshifting sorceress who can copy Po ’s past opponents and seeks to put down the Dragon Warrior . Known to most audiences primarily asThe Suicide Squad ’s Amanda Waller , Davis is no unknown to baddie part . Black , Awkwafina , and Davis will be joined by these render shed members :
Kung Fu Panda Role
Dustin Hoffman
Master Shifu
James Hong
Mr. Ping
4Warlord Dementus (Chris Hemsworth) & Immortan Joe (Actor Unknown)
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (Release Date: May 24, 2024)
Previously act by Charlize Theron inMad Max : Fury Road , Furiosa ( Anya Taylor - Joy ) and her origin level will be the focus of George Miller ’s prequelFuriosa : A excited Max Saga . Starring opposite her is themain villain Warlord Dementus ( Chris Hemsworth ) , the deranged and charismatic rival of Immortan Joe - both of whom have deep connexion to Furiosa ’s dark past . WhileBad Times at the El Royaleproved Hemsworth can play compelling villains , he ’s mostly famous for being the MCU ’s Thor . The trailer also disclose that Furiosa and Dementus ' story are tied to the rise of Immortan Joe , the actor behind which has not yet been disclosed .
Chris Hemsworth play Dementus in Furiosa : A Mad Max Saga , but who is this warlord and how does he tie in with Fury Road ’s Immortan Joe ?
3Skar King
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (Release Date: March 29, 2024)
A toy news leak has revealed the seemingly of import actual name for the unseasoned member of Kong ’s mintage seen in the Godzilla x Kong : The New Empire trailer .
2Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton)
Beetlejuice 2 (Release Date: September 6, 2024)
Over 35 years after Beetlejuice ( Michael Keaton ) set a high bar for revulsion comedies in the ' 80s , the cleverly circuitous and always entertain bio - exorciser is back to sow more terror inBeetlejuice 2.Reportedly , the sequel will tell the news report of a family - theaftermath of the shotgun wedding ceremony of Beetlejuice and Lydia Deetz ( Winona Ryder ) in the original film . After over 3 tenner , expectations are extremely high for Keaton ’s return to one of the office that made him a fable . asunder from Keaton and Rider , other extremely anticipatedBeetlejuice 2cast members let in Lydia ’s girl ( Jenna Ortega ) and a B - flick - actor - turned - afterlife - tec ( Willem Dafoe ) .
1Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh)
Wicked Part One (Release Date: November 24, 2024)
AlongsideWickedmain character Elphaba ( Cynthia Erivo ) and Glinda ( Ariana Grande),Madame Morrible ( Michelle Yeoh ) stars as the villain of the cinematic adaptation of the renowned stage phantasy musical . Morrible answer as the headmistress of Shiz University , where she manipulates event to maintain index for herself and the Wizard ( Jeff Goldblum ) . Indeed , Morrible plays a polar purpose in mold the storey ’s event , particularly in orchestrating Elphaba ’s downfall by spreading hearsay and manipulating public opinion . Having just lately won her first Best Actress Oscar for star inEverything Everywhere All At Once , Yeoh ’s Madame Morrible could potentially become the breakout character of the long - awaited motion-picture show reading of the popular musical .
