The tail end of June and the first half of July becomes very Asian-centric here at Movie Buzzers. Most of this is due to our coverage of the NYAFF and Japan Cuts Festival but this bit of news is a bit more mainstream and is for a film that I’ve been reporting on since news broke that it was coming to fruition.
Today, FUNimation dropped a big announcement for fans of Attack on Titan. The Texas-based distributor is going to be handling all of the distribution for the two part, live-action adaptation of the popular manga series, Attack on Titan. To make it all even better, the distributor, along with Toho, will be hosting the world premiere of Part 1 in LA two days after SDCC ends. If you’re still in town and want to see the film I suggest camping out and seeing if they let any fans in.
The only downside to this news is that no US release date has been announced yet, only the August 1 Japanese date is known for the first part. This is one of my most anticipated films of the year, if it even comes out this year in the US, and you can bet I’m going to rally as many people as possible to the theater when it comes out here in NY. This is going to be pretty epic on the big screen and I’m just hoping FUNimation sets a release date during SDCC so I can finally start my countdown.
Check out the full press release below which contains a few more details.
FUNIMATION ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES DISTRIBUTION OF “ATTACK ON TITAN” LIVE ACTION MOVIES THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS
World Premiere to Be Held July 14, 2015 at Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles, CA
FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS – June 29, 2015. FUNimation Entertainment is proud to announce today its distribution of the theatrical, home entertainment, video on demand and broadcast rights to the upcoming Japanese live-action feature film “Attack on Titan” across the Americas (North America, Central America and South America). The film will be released by Toho Co. Ltd. in two parts in Japan on August 1 and September 19, 2015. Series creator Hajime Isayama worked directly with the film’s producers to create the screen adaptation.
“Attack on Titan” is based on the popular manga series of the same name (“Shingeki no Kyojin” in Japanese), which tells the story of a world where most of humanity has been destroyed by giants and where the last of mankind fights to survive behind three concentric walls – walls that were once impenetrable to the giants. With more than 50 million copies in print today, “Attack on Titan” has also inspired four spin-off manga as well as a 25-episode anime series which FUNimation both simulcast and released to home video in North America.
“Attack on Titan” director Shinji Higuchi will be making a special appearance at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) for an autograph session with fans on Sunday, July 12, at 1:00 p.m. PST at FUNimation’s booth (#4135). Following SDCC, FUNimation Entertainment and Toho Co. Ltd. will host the world premiere of “Attack on Titan” (Part 1; in Japanese w/ English subtitles) at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on Tuesday, July 14. The SDCC special appearance and premiere are being held to promote the August 1 release of part 1 of the film in Japan and will include a red carpet event featuring special guests – Haruma Miura and Kiko Mizuhara, who portray Eren and Mikasa in the movie respectively, along with director Shinji Higuchi.
“FUNimation is honored to host the world premiere of Attack on Titan here in the United States with Toho,” said Gen Fukunaga, CEO and President of FUNimation Entertainment. “Attack on Titan is truly a worldwide phenomenon and we are excited to bring the live action movie to theaters across the Americas later this fall.”
Invited guests to the premiere, including celebrities and media, will be among the first in the world to see “Attack on Titan.” A limited number of tickets will be available to fans via FUNimation’s social channels.
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