SONY PICTURES CLASSICS

Sony Releases Preview Of “Scarlet” Ahead Of Blu-Ray Debut
Mamoru Hosoda’s latest film Scarlet has dropped on several streaming platforms and is set for a Blu-ray release on May 19th. The film was released theatrically in the United States on February 6 and has since been nominated in the 2026 Annie Awards. With inspiration from Shakespeare’s Hamlet woven into the very setting of 16th century […]
Sony Classics To Release Sylvain Chomet’s “A Magnificent Life” on March 27th

Sony Classics To Release Sylvain Chomet’s “A Magnificent Life” on March 27th

Avatar photoJerry Beck|
February 2nd, 2026
The film was written and directed by four-time Academy Award nominee Sylvain Chomet (THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE), and it has since been nominated for “Best Feature (Independent)” at the 2026 Annie Awards.
‘Scarlet’: Mamoru Hosoda Re-Imagines a Gender-Swapped, Trippy, Anime ‘Hamlet’

‘Scarlet’: Mamoru Hosoda Re-Imagines a Gender-Swapped, Trippy, Anime ‘Hamlet’

Avatar photoBill Desowitz|
December 9th, 2025
Mamoru Hosoda had no idea that there were so many Hamlet movies in 2025 until he was asked about it at the Toronto Film Festival. These include Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet, which explores the tragic inspiration for Hamlet, the modern take set in London’s South Asian community, starring Riz Ahmed, King Hamlet, a documentary about Oscar Isaac facing personal grief during his […]

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Sony Classics Schedules Qualifying Runs for Hosoda’s “Scarlet”

Mamoru Hosoda's Scarlet will get an Oscar qualifying theatrical run, in iMax theaters, starting December 12th. Here's the trailer - and a list of theaters and cities.
Avatar photoJerry Beck|December 6, 2025
Sony Classics Schedules Qualifying Runs for Hosoda’s “Scarlet”

INTERVIEW: Sylvain Chomet Chronicles “A Magnificent Life”

Four-time Academy Award nominee and BAFTA and Caesar Awards winner Sylvain Chomet (director of The Triplets of Belleville) discusses his latest animated feature, A Magnificent Life.
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|November 19, 2025
INTERVIEW: Sylvain Chomet Chronicles “A Magnificent Life”

Director Mamoru Hosoda’s “Scarlet” Heads To The Big Screen

Sony Pictures Classics announced that Mamoru Hosoda’s Scarlet will release to North American theatres in early 2026. For audiences outside of North America, Sony Pictures Releasing International is handling distribution. Ahead of its theatrical release, Scarlet will appear at several film festivals, debuting for the first time at the Venice International Film Festival. Scarlet will […]
Haylie Baker|August 28, 2025
Director Mamoru Hosoda’s “Scarlet” Heads To The Big Screen

Sony Releases Preview Of “Scarlet” Ahead Of Blu-Ray Debut

Mamoru Hosoda’s latest film Scarlet has dropped on several streaming platforms and is set for a Blu-ray release on May 19th. The film was released theatrically in the United States on February 6 and has since been nominated in the 2026 Annie Awards. With inspiration from Shakespeare’s Hamlet woven into the very setting of 16th century […]