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At a second the place model collaborations are a dime a dozen, it’s all however unimaginable to face out. Because of what Josh Hutcherson calls an “sudden but good collision of worlds,” The Ritz-Carlton and Late Checkout’s partnership fully defied the percentages.
What started as a “chemistry test” between the manufacturers in 2023, says The Ritz-Carlton’s World Head of Model and Advertising Jamie Kerr, become an award-winning quick movie and sold-out clothes capsule in 2024 and, now, a second chapter of the cinematic marketing campaign and hotel-inspired assortment. Launching globally on Nov. 18, 2025, Late Checkout: A Ritz-Carlton Story – Chapter II will likely be out there to store on-line and at 22 Ritz-Carlton properties worldwide.
Along with talking with Late Checkout artistic director Alex Turrión (who co-founded the Madrid-based style label alongside Antón Álvarez in 2019); Cristina Trenas, co-founder of the movie’s manufacturing firm Little Spain; Kerr (The Ritz-Carlton) and Hutcherson, The Hollywood Reporter obtained unique behind-the-scenes entry to the filming of the most recent marketing campaign in August 2025. Set in and round The Ritz-Carlton, Nikko — a lush, waterfall-filled oasis within the mountains north of Tokyo, Japan — the serene backdrop marks a transparent, and intentional, departure from the colourful vitality of the primary chapter’s location, The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong.

Late Checkout: A Ritz-Carlton Story – Chapter II.
Javier Ruiz

Behind the scenes picture from filming of Late Checkout: A Ritz-Carlton Story – Chapter II marketing campaign video.
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“Whenever you see the total marketing campaign, you’ll suppose that some photographs are AI generated or with chroma as a result of they appear so unreal,” says Turrión (Late Checkout), “nevertheless it’s [because] of capturing [in Nikko] — I believe it’s magic.” Past the setting’s unmatched magnificence and this assortment’s easy cool issue, the largest takeaway from time on set was the group’s palpable sense of chemistry, one which Hutcherson factors out is “uncommon for tasks like this.”
The filming of Chapter II resembled a really huge — and really trendy — household reunion, or “summer season camp,” as director Rogelio González typically describes it, based on Trenas (Little Spain). In spite of everything, it doubled as a celebration of the group’s 2025 Gold Cannes Lion for Late Checkout: A Ritz-Carlton Story, 2024’s inaugural collaboration.
“Not solely are we working collectively, but in addition we live collectively,” Trenas provides. “Shoots are tremendous hectic, and everybody at all times wants one thing they don’t have, however if you come to think about it, I’m with my associates in Japan, creating one thing I consider in, in order that makes it actually particular.”

Josh Hutcherson stars in Late Checkout: A Ritz-Carlton Story – Chapter II.
Javier Ruiz
Together with the chemistry and ensuing “belief” between the groups, explains Kerr (The Ritz-Carlton), Hutcherson is the opposite main issue within the partnership’s deep viewers resonance. “He was so key to the success of the primary movie — and I believe to the success of this [one] — [in] that he introduced his personal sense of storytelling and character growth.”
Little Spain’s artistic strategy, in flip, fosters an atmosphere that lets Hutcherson discover. “What I really like about Little Spain is the way in which they direct, there’s model and precision, but in addition a looseness that encourages curiosity,” he tells THR. “They discover the poetry within the small moments.”
The Starvation Video games actor and present star of Rachel Sennott’s I Love LA now brings the second assortment to life on display screen, a set that expands 2024’s nine-piece clothes capsule into one spanning equipment, loungewear, kids’s items and residential necessities.

Late Checkout: A Ritz-Carlton Story – Chapter II.
Javier Ruiz
This time round, “the crown of the gathering,” as Turrión describes it, is the sukajan jacket (it’s Hutcherson’s favourite too). “I really like Japan, I’ve been there many occasions, and I additionally like gathering classic garments from my journeys,” says Turrión. “And in Japan, these jackets are like artworks. And I assumed we wanted to do a rendition to that iconic piece.”

The Ritz-Carlton x Late Checkout: Chapter II.
Javier Ruiz

The Ritz-Carlton x Late Checkout: Chapter II.
Javier Ruiz
“The Ritz-Carlton introduced this sense of timeless magnificence, Late Checkout added a pointy, irreverent edge and Little Spain captured the emotion and environment that tied all of it collectively,” says Hutcherson of Chapter II. “Watching these worlds collide from hospitality, style, to movie, jogged my memory that creativity is rarely static. It’s fluid, consistently shifting and refining as completely different views meet, and that unpredictability is what finally makes the work really feel alive.”
Go to The Ritz-Carlton’s on-line boutique to buy the limited-edition 21-piece capsule, see the total scope of marketing campaign imagery and watch the Hutcherson-led movie: Late Checkout: A Ritz-Carlton Story – Chapter II.
Following the Nov. 18 on-line drop, the rollout will proceed in New York (7 Spring Avenue) with a retail pop-up on Nov. 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Chapter II’s in-real-life debuts will proceed at The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai (Nov. 27), Hôtel de la Paix, Geneva (Dec. 10) and The Ritz-Carlton, Abama within the Canary Islands (Dec. 5 by 7). Every activation will characteristic an immersive “Very Late Checkout” one-night keep, full with capsule assortment showcases, dwell music, curated cocktails and destination-inspired moments that convey the collaboration to life.
From Dec. 12, 2025, by March 1, 2026, the expertise will lengthen globally. Go to the partnership’s webpage for extra data on what’s to return, and see a number of extra marketing campaign highlights under.

Late Checkout: A Ritz-Carlton Story – Chapter II.
Javier Ruiz

Late Checkout: A Ritz-Carlton Story – Chapter II.
Javier Ruiz

Late Checkout: A Ritz-Carlton Story – Chapter II.
Javier Ruiz

Late Checkout: A Ritz-Carlton Story – Chapter II.
Javier Ruiz
