AfterStudio Ghibli’s latest film,The Boy and the Heron, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film in 2023, fans have been on the lookout for news regarding the next project by Hayao Miyazaki. However,Studio Ghibli’s producer just revealed the idea for a new movie, and it’s not at all what fans may have expected.
AlthoughHayao Miyazaki refuses to retireand already has a new project in the works, one of Ghibli’s co-founders, Toshio Suzuki, hinted that the studio’s next film may not be entirely handled by the director. Furthermore, the producer teased an adaptation from a world-famous classic horror writer, which could lead to Studio Ghibli’s darkest movie yet.
Ghibli’s Producer Proposes a Challenging Adaptation for the Studio’s Next Film
Ghibli’s Next Film May Be Its Most Depressing Yet
According toEiga, at a Studio Ghibli and Uniqlo collaboration event held at Le Grand Rex in Paris on June 15, 2025, Toshio Suzuki and Michael Dudok de Wit,Ghibli’s producer, expressed interest in making another film. Suzuki proposed the new movie’s idea to Dudok de Wit, who is the director of Ghibli’s co-produced film,The Red Turtle.
“I’m currently interested in Edgar Allan Poe’s novel The Raven. Wouldn’t it be interesting to turn it into an animated film?” –Toshio Suzuki.
Dudok de Wit positively received Suzuki’s comment, and the director invited him to discuss it in more detail later.The Ravenby Edgar Allan Poe is a short poem about a man grieving his lover, Leonora, who is visited by a mysterious talking raven, and considering the nature of the story, it could beGhibli’s most challenging and nostalgic film.
The Ravenexplores how sadness and depression can consume someone completely, making it a difficult story to bring into Ghibli’s movie style. However, if Suzuki’s plan to animateThe Ravencomes to fruition, it wouldn’t be the first time Poe’s poem gets reimagined, as it was loosely adapted in a 1963 Roger Corman film and in James McTeigue’s 2012 thriller.
Will Hayao Miyazaki Be Involved in Ghibli’s Next Project
Miyazaki Has Shown Interest in Working With The Red Turtle’s Director
Miyazaki has reportedly been working on his next film, hinting that he may be too busy to collaborate on a co-production, given that his last movie,The Boy and the Heron, took 7 years to finish. However, according to Suzuki,Miyazaki was surprised by de Wit’s work after watchingThe Red Turtle, expressing interest in working with the director.
‘I want to make a film with the same staff.’ - Hayao Miyazaki, referring to The Red Turtle.
Miyazaki’s storytellingis just what an adaptation ofThe Ravenneeds, as it’s also a symbolic and introspective story filled with emotion, likeSpirited Away.The Red Turtlealso excelled at conveying loneliness, contributing to the film’s nomination for an Academy Award. Nevertheless,Ghiblimay have already locked its next film, and it could become another masterpiece by the studio.
