Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (シン・エヴァンゲリオン劇場版𝄇, Shin Evangerion Gekijōban) is an upcoming Japanese animated science fiction film written and chief directed by Hideaki Anno and produced by Studio Khara. It is the fourth and final film in the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy, based on the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. Originally expected for release in 2015,[2] the film was indefinitely delayed due to Anno's involvement with the 2016 film Shin Godzilla.[3] Production resumed after the production of Shin Godzilla ended in late 2016.[4][5] The film was originally scheduled for release on June 27, 2020,[6] but was removed from the release calendar twice due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8]

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Japanese theatrical release poster
Japaneseシン・エヴァンゲリオン劇場版:
HepburnShin Evangerion Gekijōban:
Directed by
Screenplay byHideaki Anno
Based onNeon Genesis Evangelion
by Hideaki Anno
Music byShirō Sagisu
CinematographyToru Fukushi
Edited byEmi Tsujita
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Toei Company
Khara
Release date
  • 2021 (2021)[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Production

The film was announced alongside Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo as the final part of the Rebuild tetralogy under the working title Evangelion: Final. Following the troubled production of the third film, director and producer Hideaki Anno succumbed to depression and stated publicly in 2015 that he could not work on another film.[9] However, Toho (which will co-distribute the film in Japan with Toei) approached him in an offer to direct a reboot of its well-known Godzilla film series titled Shin Godzilla, which Anno has cited as the reason work was delayed on 3.0+1.0 despite its critical success.[10] After a formal apology, animation director Takeshi Honda stated that the last film had resumed development and work on it was currently underway.[11] The studio tweeted on April 5, 2017, that the film's development was going smoothly.[12]

In May 2018, the studio put out a job listing for animation staff to work on 3DCG, VFX, and 2D animation starting on June 30, 2018.[13]

Dialogue recording for the film, including retakes, wrapped on November 19, 2020.[14] On December 16, 2020, Studio Khara officially announced compositing and editing work for the film was finished.[15]

Music

On December 9, 2020, it was announced that the movie's theme song will be "One Last Kiss", performed by Hikaru Utada. The song will be released for digital download on January 24, 2021, and as an extended play CD and LP record featuring remastered versions of the previous Rebuild of Evangelion theme songs on January 27, 2021.[16] However, it was later announced that these release dates are postponed 'until further notice' due to the delayment of the film itself. [17]

A soundtrack album, titled Shiro Sagisu Music from "Shin Evangelion", will be released on February 10, 2021.[18]

Release

On July 6, 2019, Khara screened the first ten minutes of the film on Japan Expo in Paris, Anime Expo in Los Angeles and CCG Expo 2019 in Shanghai.[19]

In April 2020, it was announced that the film has been removed from the schedule due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, later being rescheduled for January 23, 2021.[20][21] The theatrical release poster was revealed shortly afterwards with the tagline "Bye-bye, all of EVANGELION.", indicating that this would likely be Anno's final Evangelion-related project.[22] Anno released a statement via Studio Khara's Twitter in October apologizing for the delay while confirming the film was near completion. Khara suggested the run time of the finished film could be over two hours, with the "D-part" clocking in at 41 minutes. They also reported that as of October 2 the film was undergoing a "rush check", a final check of the animation before editing.[23] On January 14, 2021, the film was removed from the release calendar again.[24]

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