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This film was directed and co written Matt Reeves and sees Andy Serkis return as “Caesar” and is joined by Woody Harrelson and Steve Zahn. This is a sequel to the 2014 previous film and is the 9th film overall in the franchise. In this film, a group of human military men are on the hunt for the ape known as Caesar, who has gone into hiding after all war has broken out amongst the remaining humans. Their leader is a cold blooded man known only as “The Colonel” who stop at nothing to kill Caesar and anyone who stands in his way, human or ape. Although this film did not do the same box office numbers as the previous film, it still critically acclaimed and nominated for Best Visual Effects & Best Special Effects at both the Academy Awards and the British Academy Awards.

This film is the sequel to the 2011 previous film, the second film in the reboot series and the 8th film overall in the franchise. The film is directed by Matt Reeves and sees Andy Serkis return from the previous film as the ape, Caesar. Joining him is a slew of a cast which include Jason Clarke, Keri Russell, and Gary Oldman. In the motion capture cast we see Toby Kebbell also return and is joined by Judy Greer, Terry Notary & Karin Konoval. In this film, after the events of the previous film, the drug used to experiment on Caesar, has caused a worldwide pandemic in which more apes have evolved just like Caesar but have a deadly effect on humans which causes conflict between the two. This film was the highest grossing film of the franchise and the 8th highest of the year and won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.

This franchise’s reboot began with this film that was directed by Rupert Wyatt and stars James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow & Andy Serkis. In this film, a chemist is experimenting with a new synthetic viral drug in order to cure Alzheimer’s. To test the cure, they use a small chimpanzee which proves to be highly successful. However, the chimp’s intellect grows at rapid pace that proves to be unstable and makes him a target by the government. This film is the first in the reboot series but the 7th film overall following the original 5 film from 1968 - 1973 as well as Tim Burton’s remake in 2001.

This sports drama was directed by Luca Guadagnino and stars Zendaya, Mike Faist & Josh O’Connor. In this film, 2 long time friends and tennis players fall for the same girl who also happens to be a tennis prodigy, but things take a dark turn as each of them realize she has bigger goals and ambitions that don’t pertain to relationships or family. This movie was originally supposed to come out in September of 2023 but due to the SAG-AFTA Strike it was pushed back to April of 2024.

The WWE’s premium live event was held Lyons, France. This was the WWE first event held in France and the first time Backlash was held outside of North America. The event featured 5 matches, 4 of which were championship matches. The team of Randy Orton & Kevin Owens took on The Bloodline’s Solo Sokia & Tama Tonga, Bayley defends the WWE Women’s title in a triple threat match against Naomi & Tiffany Stratton, The Kabuki Warriors, Asuka & Kairi Sane defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles against the team of Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill, Damien Priest defends the World Heavyweight Championship against “Main Event” Jey Uso and I. The main event, “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes has his first title defense against “The Phenomenal One” AJ Styles for the WWE Championship.

This film was written and directed by Alex Garland and produced by A24. The film stars Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeney, Stephen McKinely Henderson & Nick Offerman. In this film, a group of journalists are making their way through a modern day Civil War from New York to Washington DC, with deadly forces from both the US military and local militias tracking their moves and the enemy. This film was released in March 2024 at the South By Southwest Film Festival before its national theatrical release in April.