New information was issued in Japan on the American release of Howl's Moving Castle. An initial limited release in three cities (New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco) will be on June 10th. The film, directed by Hayao Miyazaki, will gain wider release on June 16th, in 60 cities. All told, it's expected to appear on 700-800 screens. The English voice cast includes: Christian Bale as Howl, Jean Simmons as Old Sophie (Young Sophie is undecided), Lauren Bacall as Witch of Waste, Billy Crystal as Calcifer and Blythe Danner as Madam Salliman. Distribution will be handled by Walt Disney. This will be the third Studio Ghibli film to open in the U.S., following Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away. Spirited Away grossed $10,056,000 dollars in profit in America. Monsters Inc.'s Pete Docter will direct the English dialogue.