When will Stitch Head premiere? Release date, cast details, first look, and more

Stitch Head is a 2025 animated comedy-horror feature, written and directed by Steve Hudson. Hudson’s work is adapted from Guy Bass’s 2011 children’s novel, which carries the same title. In a retelling of the Frankenstein myth, the film unfolds the journey of an outcast who, by guarding a castle full of bizarre creatures, finds a new meaning of life.

The movie had a successful debut at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 10, 2025. Briarcliff Entertainment is the company that will be releasing it across theaters in the U.S. on October 29, 2025, which is also the day of Halloween.

It was released in Germany on October 16, 2025, and will hit theaters in the United Kingdom on February 6, 2026, distributed by Kazoo Films.

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When and where is Stitch Head releasing?

Stitch Head (Image Via Kazoo Films)

Following its June debut at Annecy, it has been steadily expanding its global reach through a series of international distribution deals. In late July 2025, Briarcliff Entertainment secured the film’s North American rights and set the release date for the U.S. theatrical run to be on October 29, 2025.

The film’s European rollout began earlier in October, with a German release on October 16. A U.K. release is set for the beginning of next year.

Besides that, the film has successfully attracted a large number of international distributors willing to take it among their offerings. Back in February 2023, GFM Animation was appointed as the international sales agent for the movie at the European Film Market and later sealed deals with different territories.

Among them are Wild Bunch for France and Germany, Vertice Cine for Italy and Spain, IDC for Latin America, FilmFinity for South Africa, and NOS Audiovisuais for Portugal. Some other covered areas are Eastern Europe (Vertical Entertainment), CIS (Central Partnership), and the Middle East (ECS), to name a few.

This joint release network ensures that it will be accessible to people in almost every big city worldwide by early 2026.

After the departure of Reza Memari, Toby Genkel took over as the director of the film. It was awarded €1.7 million production grant and subsequently got its full financing from Aniventure in July 2023.

The film’s conceptualization and pre-production stages were done by Fabrique d’Images, Lava Labs, and Pixomondo studios, while the actual animation was done by Assemblage Entertainment. Lighting, rendering, and compositing were carried out by Studio Rakete GmbH with Oliver Finkelde as the VFX Supervisor.

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What is Stitch Head about and who stars in it?

Stitch Head represents a mock and warm re-telling of Frankenstein. The story is about a tiny forgotten monster, Stitch Head, living in the castle which had been abandoned for a long time in the town of Grubber Nubbin.

Mad Professor reawakens him, and since then, Stitch fights off the angry and distrustful villagers who want to hurt the creatures.

The narration features dark humor, gothic charm, and deep feeling, branding it as a tale of finding one’s identity, place, and bravery.

The film features Asa Butterfield headlining the role of Stitch Head. Besides him, there are Joel Fry as Creature, Tia Bannon as Arabella, Rob Brydon, Alison Steadman, Fern Brady, and Jamali Maddix.

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The movie is set to release on February 6, 2026.

Edited by Sakshi Singh