"FUNimation is honored to host the world premiere of Attack on Titan here in the United States with Toho," said Gen Fukunaga, CEO and President of FUNimation Entertainment. "Attack on Titan is truly a worldwide phenomenon and we are excited to bring the live action movie to theaters across the Americas later this fall."
FUNmation will handle all the theatrical, home entertainment, video on demand and broadcast rights to the upcoming Japanese live-action feature film. And as stated by Fukunaga, they will also be hosting the World Premiere of Part 1 in Los Angeles at the famous Egyptian Theatre on July 14th. Attack on Titan director Higuchi Shinji and actors Miura Haruma and Mizuhara Kiko will be in attendance. Higuchi will also be attending San Diego Comic-con on July 12th.
According to the press release a limited number of tickets will be available to fans via FUNimation's social channels, www.facebook.com/funimation and at www.twitter.com/funimation.