{"id":719445,"date":"2026-06-22T16:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T16:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/719445\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T16:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T16:07:09","slug":"richard-linklaters-boyhood-returning-to-theaters-for-12th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/719445\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Linklater’s Boyhood Returning to Theaters for 12th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\u201cBoyhood<\/a>,\u201d the Oscar-winning coming-of-age drama filmed over 12 years by Richard Linklater<\/a>, will return to theaters nationwide for its 12th anniversary. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe started filming this 24 years ago,\u201d Linklater says. \u201cThe way life chugs along, you look up and it\u2019s been 12 years since the movie came out and it\u2019s kind of crazy. But the whole project was untraditional. We\u2019d get together for a few weeks every year and film, so it ended up taking up a big chunk of our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWhen \u201cBoyhood\u201d was released in 2014, critics raved about the family drama and the film was nominated for six Oscars, winning best supporting actress for Patricia Arquette<\/a>. Since its release, it has consistently ranked as one of the greatest movies ever made. Linklater said Independent Film Company, which released \u201cBoyhood,\u201d approached him about doing something for the 10th anniversary. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI wasn\u2019t in the mood, and I think I was busy,\u201d Linklater says. \u201cI just kicked the can, but the idea was, hey, let\u2019s do a 12 year. Everyone does 10 and 20 and 25, you know? If you do anniversaries, they fall on the zeros and the fives. We\u2019re the only one who kind of qualifies to do a 12-year anniversary that isn\u2019t entirely arbitrary. But it was really just a delay tactic.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAs part of a celebration of the film, the cast and creators will also reunite in Austin, Texas, where \u201cBoyhood\u201d was made, for a one-night-only anniversary event. It will be hosted by Austin Film Society, which Linklater founded and which also served as a producer on the film, on July 18. The reunion event will feature a special screening, red carpet premiere and live Q&A with Linklater and stars Ethan Hawke, Arquette and Ellar Coltrane in attendance. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cBoyhood\u201d remains the highest-grossing film in the Independent Film Company\u2019s history, earning more than $25 million at the domestic box office.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201c\u2019Boyhood\u2019 captures something deeply human about growing up and the passage of time in a way few films ever have,\u201d Scott Shooman, head of IFC Entertainment Group, said in a statement. \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to be part of its continued life in theaters as we celebrate it again 12 years after its original release and invite audiences to experience it \u2014 old and new \u2014 on the big screen.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tFollowing the Austin Film Society event, \u201cBoyhood\u201d will return to arthouse theaters beginning July 31. Participating theaters, including Alamo Drafthouse, will have access to the recorded reunion cast and filmmaker Q&A. The full reunion conversation will also be available for a future exclusive presentation attached to \u201cBoyhood,\u201d on streaming service Sundance Now, which IFC\u2019s parent company AMC Global Media owns. <\/p>\n

\n\tLinklater praises Independent Film Company for giving him the resources to make a movie over such a prolonged period of time, trusting that he would eventually produce something of value. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThey just took a leap of faith,\u201d Linklater admits. \u201cBut you know, there\u2019s rewards for doing a bold thing every now and then.\u201d<\/p>\n

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