Dragonball Legends

Dragonball Evolution is finally going to hit the television sets (aside from pay per view and video on demand) in early February 2010. Here are the reports for the initial times for the film (which are all US Pacific Time).

Sat. Feb. 6    10:00 PM    MAX          
Sun. Feb. 7    2:40 AM            MAX          
Sun. Feb. 7    10:00 AM    MAX          
Sun. Feb. 7    8:30 PM            MAX          
Mon. Feb. 8    10:00 AM    MAX

Via Cinemax.com

Rumors are going around that the Dragonball Evolution film will be reset and will have another planned trilogy. I first got this inside tip from FOX myself and now HoyCinema reports this to be confirmed.

UPDATE : Hoy Cinema has admitted that the claim they made about a reboot was false. No matter how pathetic this was as an attempt for visits or whatever, it still doesn’t excuse the fact that a reboot is still possible. We can only wait and see what plans FOX has for the live action Dragon Ball series. Anyways, this just further proves we can never trust anything from that site and should take any rumor out there as false until proven otherwise. And the only reason I posted this rumor was due to inside information that may later be revealed.

That’s right! Well according to James Marsters that is.

In a recent interview with James (Lord Piccolo), he mentions towards the end that he can actually tell that there is going to be a sequel. Here’s the portion of the interview where he mentions the sequel. (Note that this interview was published in the June edition of a German magazine entitled “Nautilus“, so yes it is new.)

In Spring and Summer, I’m on tour in Europe. Check for dates and ticket on www.jamesmarsters.com. And then we’ll start shooting the second Dragonball movie. (grins) I’ve just heard that I can actually tell that there is going to be a sequel.

So, according to James…the sequel to Dragonball Evolution (Dragonball Reborn “pending title”) will begin filming sometime after Summer of this year. Hopefully we will get more info on this. A single actor confirming the sequel is not enough for me just yet.

Source : Civilized James (read the rest of the interview here)

UPDATE – According to his official site, James Marsters just got back from touring in Europe. This could mean filming for the sequel to Dragonball Evolution will begin shortly. Let’s just hope we hear some actual confirmation on this very soon. But when that first piece of sequel media hits, you’ll find it here.

And as a reminder, James Marsters will yet again be attending Dragon Con this year. It starts September 4th.

The cover art for the domestic version of the Dragonball Evolution DVD and Blue-ray has been revealed. And it seems the Z Edition is nothing special. The full list of specs are below the image.

Special Features

Blu-ray Disc Specs:

The Dragonball Evolution: Z Edition Blu-ray Disc is presented in widescreen format with English 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio (Lossless), Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital and French 5.1 Dolby Digital sound with Spanish, Portuguese, French, Cantonese, Mandarin and Korean subtitles. Bonus features include:
•Goku’s Quest – BD Exclusive scavenger hunt game
•Eight Deleted Scenes
•Goku’s Workout: Stunt Work featurette
•Fox Movie Channel Presents: Making a Scene
•Fox Movie channel Presents Life After Film School with Justin Chatwin
•Dragonball Gag Reel
•Brian Anthony “Worked Up” Music Video

DVD Specs:

The Dragonball Evolution: Z Edition DVD will be presented in wide screen format with 5.1 Dolby Surround sound and English, French, Spanish subtitles. Bonus features include:
•Eight Deleted Scenes
•Goku’s Workout: Stunt Work featurette
•Fox Movie Channel Presents: Making a Scene
•Fox Movie channel Presents Life After Film School with Justin Chatwin
•Dragonball Gag Reel
•Brian Anthony “Worked Up” Music Video

Pick up your copy of Dragonball Evolution July 28th 2009.

BBFC has revealed what deleted scenes will be on the Dragonball Evolution DVD/Blu-ray discs. There is a total of 8 deleted scenes.

00:01:19:06 GOKU LEARNS ABOUT KI (DELETED SCENE)
00:01:22:05 GOKU LIFTS CAR (DELETED SCENE)
00:01:16:03 GOKU MEETS BULMA (DELETED SCENE)
00:00:31:14 GOKU SEES HIS BIRTHDAY CAKE (DELETED SCENE)
00:01:55:14 EXTENDED MONTAGE TO STONE TEMPLE/STONE TEMPLE SNACK BAR (DELETED SCENE)
00:01:42:11 EXTENDED FULUMS (DELETED SCENE)
00:02:00:03 EXTENDED SIFU NORRIS/ROSHI (DELETED SCENE)
00:00:49:22 MAI DIES BY STABBING (DELETED SCENE)

Amazon now lists the domestic release date of the Dragonball Evolution DVD/Blu-ray for July 28th 2009. That is only 4 days after it releases in Japan. No details on the extra features in the domestic version yet and no official confirmation for the Z Edition yet either. We will keep you posted.

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On a side note, we are going to set up an “easy navigation” merchandise section for Dragonball Evolution. It will contain the Japanese/Domestic DVD and Blu-ray discs, the Motion Picture Soundtrack, DB E the video game for the PSP, posters, action figures, movie novel(s), sticker book and more. Check back soon for that.

The Japanese version of Dragonball Evolution for the DVD/Blu-ray details are now being shown at AV Watch. Please note that these details may be different from the Worldwide DVD/Blue-ray.

Runtime: 86 minutes

Audio:
1. English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 ch
2. Japanese (DTS 5.1 ch)
3. Japanese (audio commentary)

Bonus features:
* Deleted Scenes (8)
* Goku’s Work Out Video
* Music Video “Worked UP!” by Brian Anthony
* Gag Reel
* Behind The Scenes: The Two Chi-Chi’s
* Justin Chatwin Interview
* Game: Dragonball Quest (Blu-Ray only)
* Audio Commentary with Satoshi Inoue*

Let’s hope the worldwide DVD/Blue-ray will have extended scenes. But those will probably only be on the “Z Edition” aka Special Edition of the film.

Dragonball Evolution releases on July 24th in Japan on DVD/Blu-ray. Amazon Japan confirms this release date.

UPDATE

The Official Japanese Dragonball Evolution website confirms the release date with a short video and reveals artwork for both the DVD cover and discs.

Variety has given the report for the domestic premiere of Dragonball Evolution.

Fox’s “Dragonball: Evolution,” managed only No. 8 in its domestic debut, grossing an estimated $4.7 million from 2,181 theaters. Studio had limited expectations for the film, which was narrowly targeted to boys.

This was expected due to the lack of promotion for the film. Box Office Mojo even reports that the film has only made $30,071,834 worldwide so far. Let’s just hope it make enough earnings in theatres to encourage a sequel.

The long wait is finally over, Dragonball Evolution has hit theaters today worldwide. So, go and visit your local theater to watch the live action version of Dragon Ball! Feel free to comment here on what you think about the film. We can also expect some footage of the US premiere.

20th Century FOX has pushed Dragonball Evolution back from the 8th to the 10th of April for the US. Iam guessing this is for weekend promotion since the 10th is a Friday. It has also been reported that the domestic version will be 1 hour and 40 minutes.

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