Sony Pictures Entertainment has taken on the quest to globally distribute Scarlet, the new time-traveling animated fantasy from Oscar-nominated director Mamoru Hosoda (Belle, Mirai, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time). Sony will co-produce and co-finance the pic with Hosoda’s Studio Chizu and Nippon TV.
Sony will handle global distribution, including the U.S. theatrical release planned for Winter 2025. Toho is handling theatrical release in Japan.
According to Variety, Scarlet will center on “a princess who transcends time and space.” The project is produced by co-founder Yuichiro Saito and Nozomu Takashi for Studio Chizu, and Toshimi Tanio for Nippon TV.
In addition to the Best Animated Feature Oscar-nominated, Japan Academy Film Prize- and Annecy Prize-winning Mirai and most recent (and highest-grossing) pic, the Cannes premiere Belle, Hosoda’s filmography includes Wolf Children, Summer Wars and The Girl Who Leapt through Time, all of which were also awarded Animation of the Year by the Japan Academy.
Prior to striking out as an indie auteur, Hosoda directed Digimon: The Movie and One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island for Toei.
Sony Pictures will release the highly anticipated new animated film ‘Scarlet’ from Academy Award-nominated animation director Mamoru Hosoda with Studio CHIZU and Nippon TV in the US winter 2025. pic.twitter.com/4FPtEFK2En
— Sony Pictures (@SonyPictures) December 23, 2024
[Sources: Sony, Variety]
