Hollywood actor Channing Tatum, known for his roles in 21 Jump Street, Magic Mike, and Deadpool & Wolverine, is joining the English dub cast for the upcoming Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle anime film. Variety also confirmed in its exclusive report that Rebecca Wang has been cast in a role for the film.
Tatum will join the film as the voice of Keizo, Akaza’s martial arts master, while Wang will voice Keizo’s daughter, Koyuki.
ABC News reported last year that Tatum and his daughter, Everly, were in attendance of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training anime film at New York City’s Regal Union Square in February 2024.
Variety also confirmed the returning English dub cast from the series’ past installments, which include:
- • Zach Aguilar as Tanjiro Kamado
- • Abby Trott as Nezuko Kamado
- • Aleks Le as Zenitsu Agatsuma
- • Bryce Papenbrook as Inosuke Hashibira
- • Johnny Yong Bosch as Giyu Tomikoa
- • Erika Harlacher as Shinobu Kocho
Meanwhile, the anime film’s Japanese cast stars:
- • Natsuki Hanae as Tanjiro Kamado
- • Akari Kito as Nezuko Kamado
- • Hiro Shimono as Zenitsu Agatsuma
- • Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Inosuke Hashibira
The film’s first part, titled in Japan as Gekijoban “Kimetsu no Yaiba” Mugenjou-hen Daiisshou Akaza Sairai, premiered in Japanese theaters on July 18, 2025. It will arrive in IMAX and premium large formats in the U.S. and Canada on September 12, 2025, with Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment distributing the film.
The returning staff from the TV anime series working on Infinity Castle include Haruo Sotozaki as director, Akira Matsushima as character designer, Yuko Omae as color designer, Yuichi Terao as compositing director, Masaru Yanaka (reprising from Mugen Train and Hashira Training Arc) and Yuri Kabazawa (reprising from Mugen Train and Hashira Training Arc) as background art directors, and Koji Eto (since Hashira Training Arc) as background art supervisor. Ufotable is in charge of the animation production and script production.
The film grossed a total of 17.6 billion yen (US$119.3 million) and a crowd of 12,558,582 moviegoers in its first 17-day screening period, as of August 3, 2025.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle will consist of a three-part trilogy that adapts the final story arc of the original manga series. The anime began in 2019 with the first TV anime season, which was followed by Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train, a TV broadcast version of Mugen Train, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc, and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc.
The original Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga by Koyoharu Gotouge ran in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from February 15, 2016 to May 18, 2020. A total of 23 tankobon volumes were released during its publication.
VIZ Media releases the manga series in English, describing the main premise as:
Learning to destroy demons won’t be easy, and Tanjiro barely knows where to start. The surprise appearance of another boy named Giyu, who seems to know what’s going on, might provide some answers—but only if Tanjiro can stop Giyu from killing his sister first!
Source: Variety (Jazz Tancay)
