2024 has seen some of the worlds biggest movie stars share the screen.

But it also added some fresh faces to give the sequel an even more star-studded ensemble.

3Wicked

The movie adaptation ofWickedtook risks with its casting.

Ochi with its mouth open in The Legend of Ochi

The producers didnt go with the obvious choices for any of the roles.

All those risks paid off, because every actor in the movie was perfect for their role.

Jeff Goldblum makes for a delightfully eccentric Wizard of Oz.

Rosario in close-up with a cut on her cheek shielding her face with her hand in Rosario

Michelle Yeoh nails Madame Morribles mustache-twirling villainy with a healthy dose of nuance.

Finn Wolfhard ties the ensemble together with his role as an NBC page.

Nicholas Braun pulls double duty playing Andy Kaufman and Jim Henson.

A dwarf leaning into the frame and whistling in Snow White 2025

There are so many great actors jammed intoDune: Part Twothat some of them inevitably ended up feeling underutilized.

Pughs arc as Princess Irulan felt rushed and Taylor-Joys role is a cameo teasing future movies.

Collage of Florence Pugh in Dune Part Two and Cynthia Erivo in Wicked

Betelgeuse (Michael Keaton) and Lydia (Winona Ryder) looking at the camera in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Pedro Pascal’s Acacius tackling Paul Mescal’s Lucius in Gladiator II

Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Ariana Grande) looking up in Wicked

Gabriel LaBelle as Lorne Michaels in Saturday Night

Chani embraces Paul in Dune Part Two

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