Mamoru Hosoda-Directed ‘Scarlet’ Now Set To Slay Wide In Early 2026 After December Awards Run

Mamoru Hosoda-Directed ‘Scarlet’ Now Set To Slay Wide In Early 2026 After December Awards Run

UPDATE: Mamoru Hosoda’s Scarlet, which is now going out under the Sony Pictures Classics label, will have an exclusive run in Imax on Feb. 6, 2026 with a subtitled print before expanding nationwide on Feb. 13. The movie will play in both subtitled and dubbed versions in its wide break. As previously announced, Scarlet is getting a one week qualifying run on Imax screens in ten cities on Dec. 12. The film is written and directed by Oscar nomine…

Academy Award-nominated director Mamoru Hosoda's Scarlet gets an exclusive IMAX release in February

Mamoru Hosoda, the Academy Award-nominated director of my favorite anime film of all time, Summer Wars, is taking a go-big-or-go-home approach to releasing his next film, titled Scarlet. Sony Pictures Classics announced today that it will release the subtitled version of Scarlet exclusively in IMAX on February 6, 2026, before expanding nationwide on February 13, 2026, with both subtitled and dubbed versions of the film in standard theaters.  The…