Evangelion: 2.0 attacks Chicago, Boston, Minneapolis and More...
EVANGELION: 2.0 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE will open in some major cities!!
CINEMA ASIA RELEASING, ELEVEN ARTS and FUNimation Entertainment are proud to announce the new release schedule of the second of the EVANGELION film series in the U.S.
EVANGELION: 2.0 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE, originally opened on January 21, 2011, made great success in each city and had great reputations, and we decided to expand the release. Some theaters will also show the first chapter, EVANGELION 1.0: YOU ARE (NOT) ALONE, prior to the release of the second feature.
Release Schedule
*: More theaters will be added.
You can check the latest schedule on www.funimation.com/evangelion
| Date(from) | Term | State | Area | Theater | EVA 1.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/2/8 | 4 days | HI | Honolulu | Doris Duke Theatre | - |
| 2011/2/11 | 1 week | FL | Fort Lauderdale | Living Room Theaters | 2/4- (1 week) |
| 2011/3/1 | 1 day | MN | Woodbury | Woodbury 10 Theatre | - |
| 2011/3/4 | 2 days | MA | Boston | Brattle Theater | 3/3- (3 days) |
| 2011/3/4 | MI | Detroit | 3 days | Burton Theatre Detroit | 3/4 (1 day) |
| 2011/3/11 | 1 week | MN | Minneapolis | St. Anthony Main Theatre | 3/4-(3 days) |
| 2011/3/11 | 3 days | PA | Pittsburgh | Oaks Cinema | - |
| 2011/3/18 | 2 days | OK | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City Museum of Art | - |
| TBA | 1 day | TX | San Antonio | Santikos - Rialto | TBA |
| TBA | 1 week | IL | Chicago | Music Box | TBA |
| TBA | - | DC | Washington DC | Alexandria Old Town Theater | TBA |
About the film- EVANGELION 2.0: YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE, is the second film of in four part film series, re-imagining the sci-fi animated series blockbuster Neon Genesis Evangelion (also written and directed by Hideaki Anno) which aired on Japanese television in the mid 1990's.
EVANGELION 2.0: YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE, was one of the top 5 highest grossing Japanese films of 2009 with box office in excess of $40 million US (source: Motion Pictures Producers of Japan, Inc.)
EVANGELION 2.0: YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE screened at Film Festivals around the world, including the 2010 Fantasia Film Festival, the 2010 SITGES Film Festival, and the 15th Lyon Asian Film Festival (France)
