Next Attraction: Movies, series showing this March 2024

MANILA, Philippines — 2024 is finally settling into place, and so are the wide variety of movies and television shows heading to Philippine shores.

With blockbuster franchises returning, Korean content galore, and loads of series on streaming, March definitely looks to be more than promising.

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

"Kung Fu Panda 4" (March 6)
Directed by Mike Mitchell
Starring Jack Black, Awkwafina, Viola Davis, Dustin Hoffman, James Hong, Bryan Cranston, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan, David Cross, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, Ke Huy Quan, and Ian McShane

Synopsis: Po must find his successor as the Dragon Warrior to become the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace but a threat arises in The Chameleon, who seeks the power to re-summon vanquished individuals from the spirit realm.

"The Color Purple" (March 6)
Directed by Blitz Bazawule
Starring Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Corey Hawkins, and Colman Domingo

Synopsis: The film adaptation of the musical based on Alice Walker's 1982 novel about Celie, an African American woman living in the 1900s American South.

"A Glimpse of Forever" (March 6)
Directed by Jason Paul Laxamana
Starring Jasmine-Curtis Smith, Diego Loyzaga, and Jerome Ponce

Synopsis: A woman in the near future tries out a "virtual dating studio" called ForeVR where clients choose what kind of virtual person they want to date.

"Apo Hapon: A Love Story" (March 6)
Directed by Joel Lamangan
Starring JC de Vera, Lianne Valentino, and Sakura Akiyoshi

Synopsis: A Japanese blogger travels to Benguet with a native historian in order to find out what happened to her great-grandfather, an Imperial Japanese soldier who deserted the army and spent half a century living among the Igorot people.

"Bob Marley: One Love" (March 13)
Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green
Starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch, and James Norton

Synopsis: A biopic about legendary singer-songwriter Bob Marley using his music to try to bring peace against the warring factions in Jamaica, in addition to the challenges and struggles he faced in his career and in his life.

"3 Days 2 Nights in Poblacion" (March