The best upcoming VFX films of 2024

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We've seen the release of several visual masterpieces this year, most notably Dune: Part Two, and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. But 2024 isn’t done with us yet; there are still several upcoming features that promise spectacular VFX. To understand what goes into this kind of work read our feature on making Ridley Scott's Napoleon or our deep dive into the VFX behind The Creator.

Out on Christmas Day, Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu features suitably gruesome VFX created by BlueBolt and Atomic Arts. Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II, with VFX from MPC and The Third Floor, another of our top picks.

November 2024

Wicked, 27 November, 2024

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Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum star in the first installment of a two-part adaptation of the stage musical of the same name. The story takes place in the land of Oz and begins before the arrival of Dorothy, and centers around a young woman who is wrongly characterised as a wicked witch as she tries to expose a corrupt and powerful wizard. The visual effects are made by ILM and Framestore.

Also out this month

  • Gladiator 2, November 22
  • Moana 2, November 27

December 2024

Nosferatu, December 25, 2024

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Director Robert Eggers has been trying to make this film a reality for almost a decade, and now it’s finally here. It’s a remake of the 1922 German film of the same name, and stars Bill Skarsgård as Count Orlok, a vampire infatuated with a young woman, Ellen Hutter (Lily-Rose Depp). BlueBolt and Atomic Arts provided VFX for the gore and other mayhem in this grisly, gothic horror.

Also out this month

  • The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, December 13
  • Kraven the Hunter, December 13
  • Mufasa: The Lion King, December 20
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3, December 20

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Tanya Combrinck
Freelance writer

Tanya is a writer covering art, design, and visual effects. She has 16 years of experience as a magazine journalist and has written for numerous publications including ImagineFX, 3D World, 3D Artist, Computer Arts, net magazine, and Creative Bloq. For Creative Bloq, she mostly writes about digital art and VFX.