Keiko Niwa (Ocean Waves, Tales from Earthsea, The Secret World of Arrietty, From Up On Poppy Hill, When Marnie Was There) and Emi Gunji (From Up On Poppy Hill assistant director) are writing the screenplay.
Film news website IndieWire revealed on Tuesday that GKIDS’ theatrical release of Studio Ghibli’s first CG feature Earwig and the Witch will be an Oscar-qualifying theatrical run.
Satoshi Takebe (From Up On Poppy Hill, Ronja the Robber’s Daughter) is composing the music, Koji Kasamatsu is directing the sound, and Eriko Kimura is directing the dialogue recording.
GKIDS will release the feature in theaters in North America in early 2021 with an English dub.