Mamoru Hosoda's Scarlet Anime Film's N. American Wide Release Delayed to Early 2026
Sony Pictures also announced that its Sony Pictures Classics division will release the film in North America, while its Sony Pictures Releasing International division will release the film throughout the rest of the world for Columbia Pictures.The film was previously slated to open in the United States on December 12. The film is still planned to have an awards-qualifying run in North America this year.The film will open in Japan on November 21.The 82nd Venice International Film Festival will screen the world premiere, with five screenings on September 4-5. The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will screen the North American premiere at the 50th annual event as a Special Presentation, with four screenings on September 10-12. The New York Film Festival will screen the film with two screenings on October 7 and 8.Sony Pictures describes the film: Mana Ashida stars as the princess Scarlet and Masaki Okada as Hijiri, a nurse from modern Japan.The cast also includes: Many of these characters share the same names as characters in William Shakespeare's tragedy play Hamlet.Hosoda is directing the film and writing the screenplay, and is also credited for the original work. Hosoda stated the film is not 2D animation or "Hollywood-style CG," and he is aiming for a completely new look. Hosoda also stated the film will have a different feel to his past works, and will also have action and romance elements. He added that the film is based on a "global classic."The film's producer Yūichirō Saitō stated the film will have worldwide distribution. TOHO is releasing the film in Japan, while Sony Pictures is releasing the film outside Japan. Sony Pictures has also invested in the film.Comic Natalie noted that since The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Hosoda's films have previously opened in Japan in summer, but this new film will open in winter.Source: Sony Pictures
