Animation fans had a collective freak out when the legendary Hayao Miyazaki retired from directing (he really didn't), quickly followed by news that Studio Ghibli, the home of so many of his classics, would be closing its doors (they really aren't). Miyazaki is still out there working on other, smaller projects and Ghibli is merely taking a break for awhile. But they've still got one major release ready to land stateside before the hiatus, the ghostly drama When Marnie was There, and the first English-dubbed trailer has been released.
Featuring the voices of Hailee Steinfeld, John C. Reilly, Geena Davis, Catherine O'Hara, Ellen Burstyn, Kiernan Shipka, and more, the film centers on a sickly young girl named Anna who moves with her foster parents to a seaside town. It's there that she encounters a mysterious girl named Marnie and the two become friends, only for Anna to learn there's more to her than she thought.
Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi (The Secret World of Arrietty), When Marnie was There opens May 22nd.
