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Magnolia Pictures Acquires Dave Boyle’s Japanese Horror Film ‘Never After Dark’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Magnolia Pictures Acquires Dave Boyle’s Japanese Horror Film ‘Never After Dark’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Apr 22, 2026 8:30am PT Magnolia Pictures Acquires Dave Boyle’s Japanese Horror Film ‘Never After Dark’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to “Never After Dark.”

The Japanese horror movie, written and directed by Dave Boyle and from XYZ Films, premiered at SXSW and went on to win the Midnighter Audience Award.

“Never After Dark” stars SAG Award and Critics’ Choice Award Winner Moeka Hoshi (“Shogun”), Kento Kaku (“House of Ninjas”), Kurumi Inagaki (“House of Ninjas”), Mutsuo Yoshioka (“Chime”), Bokuzo Masana (“Toyko Vice”) and Tae Kimura (“All Around Us”). The film also recently won the grand jury prize for feature film at the Overlook Film Festival, and won the Golden Raven at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival. Magnolia is planning a fall theatrical release.

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