Dragonball Evolution
DragonBall Z Dragonball
| In Movie Theaters: | Friday, April 10, 2009 in 2,181 theaters |
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| On Blu-ray & DVD: | Tuesday, July 28, 2009 Released; Now Available Buy or Rent Availability |
| Director: | James Wong |
| Cast: more cast | Justin Chatwin Emmy Rossum James Marsters Chow Yun-Fat Jamie Chung Joon Park |
| Companies: | 20th Century Fox & 2 more |
| Rating: | PG for intense sequences of action/violence and brief mild language. |
| Runtime: | 1 hour, 25 minutes |
Storyline
The motion picture "Dragonball: Evolution" features a cast of rising young stars and veteran acclaimed actors. Justin Chatwin, who portrayed Tom Cruise's son in Steven Spielberg's "War of the Worlds," takes on the role of the heroic Goku, a powerful warrior who protects the Earth from an endless stream of rogues bent on dominating the Universe and controlling the mystical objects from which the film takes its name. Emmy Rossum ("The Day After Tomorrow") is Bulma, a beautiful woman intent on retrieving the mystical Dragonballs for her own reasons; Jamie Chung ("Samurai Girl") is Chi Chi, a young martial artist who captures Goku's eye; and screen legend Chow Yun-Fat ("Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon") is Roshi, the Master who guides Goku on the young man's epic quest to save the Earth from the forces of darkness.
James Marsters ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer") is Lord Piccolo, whose return could signal the Earth's destruction; international performing sensation Joon Park is Yamcha, a charismatic "bad boy" whose schemes could thwart the heroes' journey; popular Japanese actress Eriko ("Heroes") is Mai, an assassin who works with Piccolo; Ernie Hudson ("Ghostbusters") is Sifu Norris, a Master and contemporary of Roshi's; and Randall Duk Kim ("The Matrix Revolutions") is Goku's grandfather Gohan, whose lessons for Goku begins to prepare the young man for the monumental tasks that lie ahead.
Additional Notes:
"Dragonball: Evolution" is the long-awaited, live-action motion picture based on the popular Japanese manga created by Akira Toriyama. Toriyama's work spawned best selling graphic novels, videogames and a phenomenally successful television series.
The manga, series and games bring to the new film a rich mythology and exciting, complex characters - all of which have captivated millions of fans, of all ages, around the globe. One of the greatest manga franchises ever created, Dragonball has an enormous online fan base and is consistently one of the most frequently searched-for terms on Google and Yahoo!
"Dragonball" has exploded into a global phenomenon that has generated more than four billion dollars in merchandising sales. It is considered the gold standard of anime-based video games, with more than 25 different games and over ten million units sold since May 2002. The series - 500 episodes strong - posted top ratings in Europe, Asia and the U.S.
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Production Updates (21)
- From Fri., July 24, 2009 to Thu., November 15, 2007
- Movie Insider Fri., July 24, 2009
- added the Blu-ray release date of July 28, 2009
- added the soundtrack release date of March 17, 2009
- added the DVD release date of July 28, 2009
- added a synopsis
- set the production budget to $120,000,000
- added a running time of 85 minutes
- changed the film release date from April 8, 2009 to April 10, 2009
- changed the production status to Complete
- set the MPAA rating to PG (for intense sequences of action/violence and brief mild language)
- added a poster to the gallery
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