Former ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ and ‘Angel’ star James Marsters (Spike) confirmed today that he will be returning for a sequel to Dragonball Evolution, and we have details on the UK DVD/Blu-ray release of the first film after the break…
*Update: The UK DVD/Blu-ray release date has been moved up to August 31st*
A James Marsters fansite (originally published here, from German mag “Nautilus”) posted an interview today in which he confirmed that he will be returning for a second film based on the the cult Manga series “Dragonball Evolution”. Marsters portrays the villain character known as “Lord Piccolo”.
The original “Dragonball Evolution” grossed $9 million dollars in the US, and around £1 million on a fairly limited release in the UK, but hauled in $45 million from international markets, playing especially well in China and Japan.
We also received details today about the UK release of the film on DVD and Blu-ray, scheduled for September 7th 2009. The releases will feature a good bundle of special features, including some Blu-ray exclusive content as below.
“Released by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment the film follows the young Goku (Justin Chatwin – War of the Worlds, The Invisible) as he battles the most evil of villains in his quest to protect the Earth. Based on the hugely popular manga series created by Akira Toriyama, Dragonball Evolution is catapulted into a live action adventure by director James Wong (Final Destination, The X-Files).
When high school student Goku receives a mysterious dragonball from his grandfather on his eighteenth birthday he is oblivious to the powers it holds and the fact it will change his life forever. According to legend there are only six other dragaonballs in the world and when brought together they will grant the holder one wish. Unbeknownst to Goku the evil Lord Piccolo has escaped from the magical enchantment that imprisoned him for the past two thousand years with just one goal in mind; reunite the dragonballs and use his one wish to rule the universe.
In a failed attempt to steal the dragonball, Piccolo destroys Goku’s home and murders his grandfather, throwing Goku and his friends headlong into an action-packed race against time. With the clock ticking and the fate of the world resting on Goku, he and his friends must collect all seven dragonballs before Piccolo can seize control of them and destroy the world.
Bursting at the seams with incredible martial arts fight sequences, awesome special effects and a stunning ensemble cast that includes Chow Yun Fat (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), Emmy Rossum (The Day After Tomorrow) and James Marsters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Dragonball Evolution is an action-packed-journey full of mysticism and intrigue.”
Blu-ray and DVD Special Features:
Digital Copy
Dragonball’s evolution featurette
Live action manga
Making Dragonball with Master Wong
Music of the spheres featurette
Dressing for the Dragonball featurette
Dragonball: Evolution cast yearbook
Goku’s Workout
Blu-ray Exclusive Features:
Bonusview: realising the legend (picture-in-picture)
Games – Goku’s quest, Dragonball manga generator, Lord Piccolo’s mystical mind melee trivia game
