EVANGELION: 3.0 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO U.S. and Canadian Theatrical Release Update

: 02 January 2014

Source: Eleven Arts Entertainment press release Official Movie Site: evangelion.co.jp (Japan), elevenarts.net/evangelion3 (US) Special Thanks to Erika T. Wright

ELEVEN ARTS and FUNimation announced that on January 10, 2014, they will be releasing EVANGELION: 3.0 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO (?????????????Q, Evangerion Shin Gekijooban: Kyuu, 2012), the latest installment in the "Rebuild of Evangelion" movie series in the United States. The film will be also shown in participating Cineplex theaters throughout Canada on the 11th and 16th of January 2014. A list of theaters and dates for the U.S. is available on ELEVEN ARTS’ Evangelion 3.0 site along with the theatrical teaser trailer. The theater listing for Canada will be announced shortly. U.S. Release Date: January 10, 2014 Canada Show Dates: January 11 and 16, 2014 EVANGELION: 3.0 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO is an all new story, following the events of EVANGELION: 2.0 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE (????????????:?, Evangerion Shin Gekijooban: Ha, 2009). Written and Directed by the legendary Hideaki Anno, EVANGELION: 3.0 delivers a new chapter in the "Rebuild of Evangelion" saga. 14 years after nearly ending the world in the “Third Impact,” Shinji Ikari awakes to a devastated world. Though he was once this world’s last hope, he is seen now as a harbinger of destruction. Enter Kaworu Nagisa, a mysterious pianist who understands Shinji on a level that nobody has ever done before. As Shinji returns to his life, the battle for humanity rages on. Will Shinji ever pilot the Evangelion Unit-01 again? Or does his very awakening herald the final destruction of all mankind? For more details, please go to elevenarts.net/evangelion3.0 and facebook.com/EvangelionMovie.

About ELEVEN ARTS, INC.

ELEVEN ARTS is the Los Angeles based film distribution company that has brought many acclaimed Japanese films, live-action and animation, to North American audiences. ELEVEN ARTS’s major live-action titles include Japan Academy Awards winner MEMORIES OF TOMORROW (starring Ken Watanabe) and Oscar nominated director (with THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI in 2004) Yoji Yamada’s samurai film LOVE AND HONOR. ELEVEN ARTS is also a respected distributor of popular animation titles such as the EVANGELION franchise, FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: THE SACRED STAR OF MILOS, and PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA THE MOVIE PART 1: BEGINNINGS/ PART 2: ETERNAL/ PART 3: REBELLION.

About FUNimation Entertainment

FUNimation Entertainment is the leading anime company in North America. FUNimation has a proven formula for launching and advancing brands. The company manages a full spectrum of rights for most of our brands including broadcasting, licensing, production, internet, and home video sales and distribution.

For more information on "Rebuild of Evangelion" please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan: