Hayao Miyazaki's Last Film? Here's Everything You Need to Know About The Boy and the Heron

(SPOT.ph) Fans of the Japanese animation studio Studio Ghibli can now rejoice as the studio's latest film from legendary anime filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki is finally getting its theatrical rollout outside of Japan. Previously only having a U.S. theatrical release date of December 8, the film entitled The Boy and the Heron has been reported to be dropping in PH cinemas on November 29.

While we sit and wait patiently for another thrilling on-screen Studio Ghibli adventure—and, somewhat delusionally, for the off chance the Studio Ghibli theme park to be brought to the Philippines—we've compiled everything you need to know about Miyazaki's rumored final film.

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Here's The Boy and the Heron's official English cast:

As reported by Hollywood trade Variety, The Boy and the Heron's English cast is stacked with A-list celebrities. The English dub of the film has Luca Padovan (You) and Robert Pattinson (The Batman) in the titular roles of Mahito Maki and the Grey Heron, respectively.

Rounding out the cast are Karen Fukuhara (The Boys), Gemma Chan (Crazy Rich Asians), another Batman Christian Bale, Mark Hamill (Star Wars), and Florence Pugh (Black Widow, Oppenheimer). To top it all off, the film also has Willem DaFoe (Spider-Man) playing a character named Noble Pelican and Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy, Glass Onion) voicing "the Parakeet King." A stellar cast for those who will catch the dubbed-not-subbed version in cinemas.

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Where to Watch The Boy and the Heron

So far, the only place to watch The Boy and the Heron is in cinemas, as the film doesn't have a streaming or a digital release schedule announced. The Boy and the Heron was released theatrically in Japan in July and is only receiving its international theatrical rollout in late November and December of 2023.

Is The Boy and the Heron Hayao Miyazaki's Last Film?

Despite previous reports and rumors that The Boy and the Heron would be Hayao Miyazaki's final film, Studio Ghibli Vice President Junichi Nishioka stated in an interview with CBC News that The Boy and the Heron will not be Miyazaki's last film—and that he's already began brainstorming "new ideas" with the studio.

Check out The Boy and the Heron trailer

Above is the official teaser trailer for The Boy and the Heron posted by GKIDS Studios, the distributor of the film in North America.

The Boy and the Heron drops in PH cinemas on November 29.