Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Scarlet’ Gets Bumped to 2026 in North America

Mortal Kombat II isn’t the one film leaving 2025. Scarlet, the following movie from Studio Chizu and anime director Mamoru Hosoda, is now arriving in early 2026 for North American audiences. Sony’s opted to push the movie out of its preliminary December 12 slot. It’s nonetheless anticipated to launch on November 21 in Japan and display at movie festivals in Venice, Toronto, and New York by their respective movie festivals in early September and early October. The press launch calls these competition screenings “qualifying runs,” which can assist clarify the delay: earlier Hosoda movies have received native and worldwide awards and get well-received by critics, making it look extra attractive to audiences. First introduced this previous April, Scarlet facilities on the titular younger princess who escapes throughout time and area after witnessing her father’s homicide. After her first go at revenge ends in failure, she winds up within the Land of the Useless, a limbo for individuals who fail of their quests for payback. However Scarlet’s not giving up simply but, and he or she crosses paths with a modern-day man named Hijiri. For these residing outdoors North America and Japan, Sony’s worldwide subsidiary will deal with the movie’s launch in different territories. However like with North America, there’s no exhausting date for the movie in these territories fairly but—anticipate to attend some time earlier than we hear or see extra from the movie. Need extra io9 information? Take a look at when to anticipate the newest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what’s subsequent for the DC Universe on movie and TV, and every part you’ll want to find out about the way forward for Physician Who.