The official website of Mamoru Hosoda and Studio Chizu’s new Mirai no Mirai (Mirai of the Future) anime film revealed on Thursday that Hosoda will pen a novelization of the film.
The Directors’ Fortnight section will be held from May 9-19, while Cannes Film Festival will be held from May 8-19.
The film will open in Japan on July 20, after previously being announced with a May release date.
The film will have its world premiere at this year’s Directors’ Fortnight, an independent section held in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival.