Gkids to do Spring 2015 US release of When Marnie Was There 

Gkids to Distribute Studio Ghibli\'s "When Marnie Was There"

Spring 2015 theatrical release and awards submissions planned

Gkids announced that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Studio Ghibli for the North American rights to

The company recently handled studio co-founder Isao Takahata\'s 

In 2011, they entered into an agreement for the non-home video rights to Studio Ghibli\'s movies from between 1984 and 2002.

deal was negotiated by Eric Beckman from GKIDS and Geoffrey Wexler from Studio Ghibli. It covers theatrical, non-theatrical, home video and television rights in North America. An English language version is being produced by Studio Ghibli and Geoffrey Wexler with a plans for a spring 2015 theatrical release and awards submissions.

Hiromasa Yonebayashi. The movie adapted Joan G. Robinson\'s novel, illustrated by 

\'s Peggy Fortnum, about a girl who moves with her older foster parentw to coastal Norfolk, where the lonely girl forms her first friendship with the ghostly title character. Ghibli\'s version moves the story to Japan\'s northernmost main island, Hokkaido and features the story of modern adolescent.

It was first the first Studio Ghibli movie made without the direct involvement of co-founders Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, and, barring new producitons in the future, Ghibli\'s final feature.

Speaking of other potential localizations, in regards to the 3DCG adaptation of Astrid Lindgren\'s

from Goro Miyazaki, the son of Hayao, at Polygon Pictures (

Interesting thing I noticed when composing news on GKIDS\' Marnie pickup...Geoffrey Wexler\'s linkedin profile says he\'ll do a Ronia dub

— Todd DuBois (@GWOtaku) January 14, 2015

Here\'s what I\'m talking about on apparent proof of a "Ronja, the Robber\'s Daughter" dub. Big Q...who can get it here? pic.twitter.com/eac9uUGc9C

Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain\'t It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.

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