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Sword Art Online the Movie's 3rd Teaser Introduces Cast, Previews LiSA's Theme Song

The official website for the LiSA.

The website also reported that the film's Sayaka Kanda). The third batch of advance ticket bundles will offer two B3 posters starting January 21, while supplies last.

The film will open in United States theaters on March 9, 2017. host a premiere event in Hollywood, California on March 1.

The company describes the movie's story:

In 2022, the world of virtual reality was upended by the arrival of a new invention from a genius programmer, Akihiko Kayaba, called NerveGear. It was the first full-dive system, and with it, came endless possibilities to VRMMORPGs.
In 2026, a new machine called the Augma is developed to compete against the NerveGear and its successor, the Amusphere. A next-gen wearable device, the Augma doesn't have a full-dive function like its predecessors. Instead, it uses Augmented Reality (AR) to get players into the game. It is safe, -friendly and lets s play while they are conscious, making it an instant hit on the market. The most popular game on the system is “Ordinal Scale” (aka: OS), an ARMMORPG developed exclusively for the Augma.
Asuna and the gang have already been playing OS for a while, by the time Kirito decides to them. They're about to find out that Ordinal Scale isn't all fun and games...

The film will confirmed that the film will screen in about 1,000 theaters worldwide.

The film will feature a returning cast from the previous two anime series, including:

• Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Kirito
• Haruka Tomatsu as Asuna
• Rina Hidaka as Silica/Keiko
• Ayahi Takagaki as Lisbeth/Rika
• Miyuki Sawashiro as Sinon/Shino
• Hiroaki Hirata as Klein/Ryotaro
• Kanae Itō as Yui
• Ayana Taketatsu as Leafa/Suguha
• Hiroki Yasumoto as Agil/Andrew
• Kouichi Yamadera as Akihiko Kayaba

The film is adding three new characters and cast :

Sayaka Kanda (Gamba: Gamba to Nakama-tachi's Shioji) as AR idol Yuna

Kenji Makabe) as mysterious young swordsman Eiji

Death Note's Souichirou Yagami) as Augma developer Professor Shigemura

Thanks to Dennis R. for the embedded video

Update: Typo fixed, Thanks, omiya