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Image: Studio GhibliGreat news if you missed The Boy and the Heron during its initial theatrical run, and felt serious FOMO when it picked up an Oscar for Best Animated Feature last night: Hayao Miyazaki’s (possibly final?) movie is coming back to North American theaters soon. Alex Winter on His Character in Destroy All Neighbors This news was bundled in with a message on X from Studio Ghibli co-founder and film producer Toshi Suzuki, as well as New York-based distributor GKIDS. Director Miyazaki, who is 83 years old,…

Image: Studio GhibliIn defense of English dubs, no one does it better than Studio Ghibli. It’s not a matter of either-or; with the incredible global talents that span the original Japanese voices and the English casts, it just means we get more!With the release of The Boy and the Heron, which features Robert Pattinson’s dedicated vocal bird transformation, we’re looking back at the best Studio Ghibli dubs. When it comes to Hayao Miyazaki’s films, care has always been taken between by the Disney and GKIDS distributors to…

When Hayao Miyazaki announced that The Boy and the Heron might be his last picture, Studio Ghibli’s U.S. distributor GKIDS knew it had a big task ahead, assembling a very special dub cast for the English-language version of the film.Zillow Says You’ll Buy Your Next House With… AI? | AI UnlockedWhile dubs can be a contentious topic in the animated film world, GKIDS and Ghibli have always partnered up with incredible collaborators to meet the challenge. Personally, I’m a huge Howl’s Moving Castle (starring Christian Bale…

Image: GKIDSThe legendary Hayao Miyazaki’s new film releases today in Japan, and there’s good news for Studio Ghibli fans not in that part of the world: GKIDS will be releasing it theatrically in North America later this year. Miyazaki’s first feature in 10 years comes with multiple titles; in Japan, it’s How Do You Live, but here it’ll be called The Boy and the Heron.Finding Uhura’s Confidence in Strange New Worlds | io9 InterviewThat’s not the only puzzling element about the new release. From a GKIDS press release: “In…

Screenshot: GkidsIf you’re looking for a reason to brave movie theaters and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania ended up giving you Quantumalaise, might I make a modest proposal: Why not go watch an anime masterpiece or nine? Because GKids is bringing nine of the legendary Hayao Miyazaki’s films back into U.S. movie theaters for Studio Ghibli Fest 2023.The “fest” will be premiering nine movies over the course of the spring, summer, and fall, ranging from March all the way to November, as well as the previously announced…

Image: GKids/KharaEvangelion 3.0+1.0's purported sendoff of Hideaki Anno’s iconic mecha anime is finally coming to U.S. theaters later this year—but now GKids has announced it’s getting even more screenings, letting you experience emotional distress in the largest cinema format possible.GKids has announced that in addition to the previously revealed December theatrical screenings for the fourth and final film in the Rebuild of Evangelion movie saga Thrice Upon a Time, there will be a single extra day of IMAX screenings on…

Image: KharaThe final chapter in the Rebuild of Evangelion movies—perhaps even the final chapter of Neon Genesis Evangelion at large—made its international debut not on the big screen, but at homes through Amazon Prime Video last year, thanks to the pandemic. Now, at long last, you can go experience every head-spinning second of it in a movie theater.GKids has announced that Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time will receive a limited theatrical release in the U.S.this December, finally bringing the fourth entry in…

Image: Science SARUInu-Oh, from acclaimed director Masaaki Yuasa (Ride Your Wave, Keep Your Hands Off Of Eizokuen!), has gotten a new trailer in anticipation of its showing at the Annecy International Film Festival. With an exciting soundtrack and incredibly vibrant visuals, the trailer feels totally unique while still retaining the texture of Yuasa’s previous work. Masaaki Yuasa - INU-OH | Theatrical TrailerThe film follows the legendary 14th-century Noh performer Inu-oh as he travels from town to town, relegated to the…