As long as directors have been saying “lights, camera, action,” there have been action movies in Hollywood. But there’s a definite lack of action in the remaining movies of 2023, as well as through 2024. And it’s because Hollywood came to a standstill over the dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. That’s why only a handful of films with SAG-AFTRA waivers have filmed since July. And while thewriters strikemay be over, the actors strike still lingers on.
The major studios haven’t come out and said this yet, but the strike-related delays may make the selection of movies coming in 2024 look pretty sparse. For example, it seems pretty unlikely thatMission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Twois going to make its premiere date if the actors strike lingers through the end of this year. And there will almost certainly be new release dates for several of the movies on this list. you’re able to bank on that.
In the meantime, the final weekend of October may be the last time for a while where three action movies are opening simultaneously. David Fincher’s next Netflix movie,The Killer, is getting a brief theatrical run before its streaming debut, whileBoudica: Queen Of Warappears to be a low-budget historical epic. The third film in that trio of October 27th releases isFreelance, a new action movie featuring John Cena and Alison Brie in the leading roles. Given how soft the current box office is outside ofTaylor Swift: The Eras Tour,Freelancehas a better chance than most to catch on. Unfortunately for the film’s studio, Relativity Media, neither Cena nor Brie can start promoting the film until an agreement with the actors and the studios is in place. For now, the release dates below are subject to change and tenuous at best.
