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Rebuild Of Evangeriwon: Shin Gekijou-ban Films Officially Announced
Date: 2/17/2007
Just when you thought you'd pinned down an official name for the new Evangelion movie project, new titles and pronunciations keep piling on and as promised, on Saturday, the 17th in Japan director Hideaki Anno officially made his statement announcing the series. A special website has gone live at Yahoo announcing the 1st feature: "Shin Gekijou-ban Evangeriwon" will hit theaters nationwide in Japan on September 1st. A poster carrying the director's statement was hung in 50 cinemas across the country, its contents have been reproduced online here. Therein it is confirmed for the first time officially that a new company formed by the director will helm production. Additionally, the first trailer from the new movies has gone online in 1MB Windows Media streaming form which can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Mantan is carrying an image of how the poster appears in theaters locked behind a glass wall case.
Source: Anime News Service