EVANGELION: 3.0 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO North American Presskit

Source: Eleven Arts Entertainment Official Movie Site: evangelion.co.jp (Japan), elevenarts.net/evangelion3 (US) Special Thanks to Erika T. Wright Eleven Arts and FUNimation Entertainment will release the highly anticipated third installment of the "Rebuild of Evangelion" series, EVANGELION: 3.0 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO (?????????????Q, Evangerion Shin Gekijooban: Kyuu, 2012), in theaters across the U.S. and Canada on January 10, 2014. The following EVANGELION: 3.0 presskit is courtesy of Eleven Arts...

ELEVEN ARTS and FUNimation Present EVANGELION: 3.0 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO

Coming to Select Theaters January 2014 RELEASE DATE: January 10, 2014 RUNNING TIME: 106 Minutes LANGUAGE: English Dubbed, Japanese with English Subtitles OFFICIAL SITE: elevenarts.net/evangelion3 FACEBOOK: facebook.com/EvangelionMovie SYNOPSIS EVANGELION: 3.0 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO continues the ground breaking rebuild with stunning robot battles and mind-bending revelations. Shinji Ikari just woke up fourteen years after starting the Third Impact. He hasn’t aged, but everything else has changed. The earth is in ruins. The people he once protected treat him like a prisoner and threaten to kill him if he pilots another Eva. At NERV headquarters, Shinji meets pianist Kaworu. As the boys bond, the organization’s true mission comes into focus. Lost in a labyrinth of deception, Shinji careens toward a mental breakdown that could bring about the end of humanity. ABOUT EVANGELION FRANCHISE NEON GENESIS EVANGELION (TV series) NEON GENESIS EVANGELION (???????????, Shin Seiki Evangerion) is the anime TV series that was originally aired in Japan from October 1995 to March 1996 consisting of 26 episodes. It has been critically acclaimed as one of the most influential anime series of all time and has achieved immense popularity worldwide. NEON GENESIS EVANGELION follows Shinji Ikari, a boy who moves to Tokyo-3, in the hopes of living with his estranged father. It is not until he arrives Shinji discovers that the only reason his father brought him there was to pilot the Evangelion Unit-01, mankind’s only defense against the Angels -- monstrous titans which continually attempt to destroy Tokyo-3. Shinji reluctantly agrees to fight, joining the mysterious Rei Ayanami and the headstrong Asuka Langely Soryu. But as the three are plunged into battle they begin to learn the truth behind the “Second Impact" -- which destroyed most of the world fifteen years ago -- the Angels, and the fierce behemoths they pilot known as the Evangelion.

Rebuild of Evangelion (Film Series) In 2006, it was announced that a tetralogy of reboot films of the original NEON GENESIS EVANGELION series would be produced, known collectively as "Rebuild of Evangelion". The first two films -- EVANGELION 1.0: YOU ARE (NOT) ALONE (????????????:?, Evangerion Shin Gekijooban: Jo, 2007) and EVANGELION: 2.0 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE (????????????:?, Evangerion Shin Gekijooban: Ha, 2009) -- have been released worldwide and met with critical acclaim and mass box office success. The series comprises an original story which completely departs from events of the television series. DIRECTOR: HIDEAKI ANNO (Also Original Story and Screenplay)

Japanese animation and film director Hideaki Anno is best known for his work on the hugely popular anime television series NEON GENESIS EVANGELION. Anno has been involved in the production of films since his days as an amateur in high school. He began his professional film career as an animator in numerous commercial projects such as Hayao Miyazaki`s 1984 film NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND. Later that year he helped found the animation production studio Gainax (previously known as the independent film company Daicon Film) with others he had met while enrolled in Osaka University of Arts. In 2006, he established the film development and production company Studio Khara. Anno is currently involved in the production of the "Rebuild of Evangelion" films, the latest of which is EVANGELION 3.0: YOU CAN (NOT) REDO. FILMOGRAPHY Animation • GUNBUSTER (1988: Video Animation / Director) • NADIA: THE SECRET OF BLUE WATER (1990: TV Animation Series / Chief Director) • NEON GENESIS EVANGELION (1995: TV Animation / Director) • EVANGELION: DEATH AND REBIRTH (1997: Animated Film / Chief Director) • HIS AND HER CIRCUMSTANCES (1998: TV Animation Series / Director) • KUSOH NO KIKAI-TACHI NO NAKA NO HAKAI NO HATSUMEI (2002: Short Animated Film Shown in Ghibli Museum Theater / Director) • RE: CUTIE HONEY (2004: OVA Animation / Chief Director) • REBUILD OF EVANGELION (2007- : Animated Films (Tetralogy) / Chief Director) Live-Action • LOVE & POP (1998: Film / Director) • SHIKI-JITSU (2000: Film / Screenplay, Director) • RYUSEI-KACHO (2002: Short Video / Director) • CUTIE HONEY (2004: Film / Director) VOICE CAST & PRODUCTION STAFF ENGLISH VOICE CAST SHINJI IKARI: Spike Spencer ASUKA LANGLEY SORYU: Tiffany Grant REI AYANAMI: Brina Palenci KAWORU NAGISA: Jerry Jewell MARI MAKINAMI: Trina Nishimura JAPANESE VOICE CAST SHINJI IKARI: Megumi Ogata ASUKA LANGLEY SORYU: Yuko Miyamura REI AYANAMI: Megumi Hayashibara KAWORU NAGISA: Akira Ishida MARI MAKINAMI: Maaya Sakamoto PRODUCTION STAFF Chief Director/Original Story/Screenplay? Hideaki Anno Directors? Masayuki, Mahiro Maeda, Kazuya Tsurumaki Production? Kahara Inc. Executive Producers? Toshimichi Ootsuki, Hideaki Anno Main Character Design? Yoshiyuki Sadamoto Main Mechanic Design? Ikuto Yamashita Special Effects Director? Shoichi Masuo Assistant Directors? Katsuichi Nakayama, Daizen Komatsuda Chief Animation Director? Kiyotaka Suzuki (Tatsunoko Productions) Assistand Animation Director? Emi Miyazaki Chief Art Director? Hiroshi Kato (Totonyan) Assistant Art Director? Hirotsugu Son CGI Directors? Daisuke Onitsuka, Hiroyasu Kobayashi Cinematography? T2 Studio Editor? Hidemi Lee Music? Shiro Sagisu

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.

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