'Boyhood' returning to theaters in July for 12th anniversary

June 22 (UPI) -- Independent Film Company announced Monday that they will re-release Boyhood in theaters July 31. The cast will attend a special screening on July 18.

Richard Linklater filmed Boyhood over 12 years while star Ellar Coltrane grew up. Coltrane, Linklater, Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette will attend the Q&A at the Austin Film Society.

The Q&A will be recorded and played with theatrical showings. Hawke and Arquette played the boy's parents and Linklater's daughter, Lorelei, his sister.

Boyhood premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. It was originally released in theaters the summer of that year.

Arquette won the Oscar for her role. Hawke was nominated and Linklater for directing and writing, along with editor Sandra Adair and the film for Best Picture.

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This story was originally published June 22, 2026 at 3:10 PM.