The advance ticket page for the Aeon Cinema Dainichi theater in Osaka briefly listed the Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale anime with an opening date of February 18, 2017.
Tomohiko Ito is returning from the two TV anime series and the anime special to direct the film at A-1 Pictures.
A brand new story created by the original author, Reki Kawahara and directed by Tomohiko Ito, “Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale-” is coming to theaters in Spring 2017.
The film will play in about 150 theaters in Japan, and Aniplex of America confirmed its release overseas.