In the Sight and Sound interview, Suzuki also stated that he does not expect the film to release for another three years.
Suzuki further stated that he persuaded Goro Miyazaki to use 3D CG instead of the cel-shading CG he used in Ronja the Robber’s Daughter.
Suzuki added in the interview that he agrees with Goro Miyazaki, who stated to the press the studio should continue with both hand-drawn 2D films as well as 3D CG films.
Goro Miyazaki directed the anime as the studio’s first full 3D CG feature, and his father and studio co-founder Hayao Miyazaki is credited for the movie’s planning and development.