Next Attraction: Movies, series showing in January 2024

MANILA, Philippines — Three, two, one... Happy New Year!

2024 is here, and it's time for a fresh year full of surprises and excitement.

With so much hope to look forward to, the same could be said for a brand new bunch of movies and shows that will kick off the year.

Here is a list of movies and series premiering this month in local theaters and several streaming platforms:

"The Boy and the Heron" (Jan. 1)
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
English dub by Luca Padovan, Robert Pattinson, Karen Fukuhara, Gemma Chan, Christian Bale, Mark Hamill, Florence Pugh, Willem Dafoe, and Dave Bautista

Synopsis: A young boy in the middle of World War II discovers an abandoned tower in his new town after the death of his mother and enters a fantastical world with a talking grey heron.

"Anyone but You" (Jan. 17)
Directed by Will Gluck
Starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell

Synopsis: Two individuals who previously went on a date together unexpectedly find themselves at a destination wedding in Australia and pretend to be the perfect couple to keep up appearances.

"Migration" (Jan. 17)
Directed by Benjamin Renner
Starring Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Keegan-Michael Key, Awkwafina, and Danny DeVito

Synopsis: A family of mallards try to convince their overprotective father to go on a vacation of a lifetime and attempt to migrate from New England, through New York City, to Jamaica.

"Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween - Destiny" (Jan. 17)
Directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa
Starring Takumi Kitamura, Keita Arai, Shôtarô Mamiya, Nijirô Murakami, Kento Nagayama, Yôsuke Sugino, and Ryô Yoshizawa

Synopsis: Based on the manga series, Kitamura's Takemichi goes back in time to his school days to prevent the gang who killed his girlfriend.

"The Color Purple" (Jan. 24)
Directed by Blitz Bazawule
Starring Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, Halle Bailey, and H.E.R.

Synopsis: A musical film adaptation of Alice Walker's 1982 novel about the lifelong struggles of an African-American woman living in the South during the early 1900s.

"Argylle" (Jan. 31)
Directed by Matthew Vaughn
Starring Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston,