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The animated category seemed at first glance to be wide open, with Hayao Miyazaki's critically acclaimed film The Boy and The Heron leading the pack by only the tiniest of margins. Miyazaki faced strong competition on home turf from the local entry Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, the latest and only the…

SUNDAY AM: GKIDs’ and Studio Ghibli’s The Boy and the Heron posted a $12.8M opening after a near $4M Saturday, giving both studios, and esteemed animated filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, their biggest openings ever in the U.S./Canada marketplace. While a…

Gkids on Thursday released the new English-language trailer for Oscar-winning filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron, the latest feature from Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli. The English-language dubbed version features the voices of Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem…

Distributor Gkids has announced the English voice cast for Oscar-winning filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki's new feature, The Boy and the Heron. The dubbed version of the film will feature the voices of Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Robert Pattinson and…

Front Row Filmed Entertainment has acquired Middle East and North African (MENA) rights for Japanese animation maestro Hayao Miyazak's The Boy And The Heron. The Dubai-based company will release the Studio Ghibli title theatrically in the region on December 14. The deal follows the feature's…

Elysian Film Group, Anonymous Content, and Bleecker Street have jointly acquired UK rights to The Boy and the Heron, the latest animated feature from celebrated Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki that opened the Toronto Film Festival. Elysian will release the film in UK cinemas later this year. The Boy…

French filmmaker Claire Denis has been announced as the jury president for the Official Section of the 71st San Sebastian Film Festival, running from September 22-30. Denis will be joined by the German director Christian Petzold; Chinese actress Fan Bingbing; Colombian producer, director, and writer…

In cinema, few names are as iconic as Hayao Miyazaki, and his latest adventure carries the weight of expectation. Drawing inspiration from the mysticism of Japanese folklore and grounded in the pain of personal loss, The Boy and the Heron, which opened the 2023…

EXCLUSIVE: Sources tell Deadline that the Toronto International Film Festival’s opening night film on Sept. 7, The Boy and the Heron from Hayao Miyazaki, has sold out in record time. This despite the fact that Miyazaki won’t be in attendance at TIFF in a year that’s heavily relying on the turnout…

Hayao Miyazaki will open the 71st edition of the San Sebastian Film Festival with his latest pic, The Boy and the Heron. The film will screen out of competition at the festival's Kursaal Auditorium on September 22, following the opening night gala. This is the fourth time Miyazaki has played the…

Acclaimed anime director Hayao Miyazaki's latest film, The Boy And The Heron (aka How Do You Live?), hit Japanese theatres on Friday, July 14 with no advance publicity apart from a title and a poster.  The move was a deliberate ploy by Studio Ghibli head Toshio Suzuki to encourage audiences to see…

Gkids has acquired North American rights to Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron, the Japanese maestro's latest feature which Toho is releasing today in Japan as Kimitachi wa Do Ikiruka (How Do You Live?). The Boy and the Heron is now the official international title. This all-rights deal marks a…