Skip to main content

BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE Featurette

Dragon Ball Hits the Big Screen

The Popular Franchise Strikes Again.

By David Clark

Dragon Ball, the Japanese franchise that brought the style of animation called anime to a mainstream form of media is releasing another feature film. Coming two years after the release of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods which grossed over $25 million domestically in Japan, the franchise is once again returning to IMAX. The new wrinkle is the latest animated film from the franchise will be available in 3D.

Akira Toriyama, the man behind the franchise, is still trying to make people forget about 2009’s Dragon Ball: Evolution, a movie that cost an estimated $45 million that grossed less than $9 million in America. When Toriyama took the franchise back to the animated roots from which it came, The Battle of Gods became the fastest selling non-American released movie in 2013.

While Dragon Ball is a franchise made and directed towards foreign audiences it has developed a cult following in America. With 20th Century Fox as a distributing partner, the domestic fanbase can expect the latest movie, which, when translated, is titled Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection, to have an English version in the near future. The foreign release date is currently scheduled for April 18th of 2015.

Discuss this story with fellow SJF fans on Facebook. On Twitter, follow us at @SandwichJohnFilms, and follow author David Clark at @434_clark.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Enter For A Chance To Win Pass To See MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS In Austin

Enter For A Chance To Win Pass To See MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS on December 5th at 7:30 PM in Austin. MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS explores the turbulent life of Mary Stuart ( Saoirse Ronan ). Queen of France at 16 and widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry. Instead, she returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne alongside her cousin Elizabeth I ( Margot Robbie ), who rules as England’s Queen. Rivals in power and in love, and female monarchs in a masculine world, the two must decide how to play the game of marriage versus independence. Determined to rule as much more than a figurehead, Mary asserts her claim to the English throne, threatening Elizabeth’s sovereignty. Betrayal, rebellion, and conspiracies within each court imperil both thrones – and change the course of history. CLICK HERE TO ENTER- #MaryQueenMovie www.focusfeatures.com/mary-queen-of-scots twitter.com/maryqueenmovie facebook.com/maryqueenmovie instagram.com/maryqueenmovie SEATING IS LIMITE...

Sex Tape Review: Overly Sexual, Rude, Vulgar, and Absolutely Hilarious

The raunchy Sex Tape will divide audiences and critics, but who cares? Sex Tape suggests a growing practice among loving partners: that of making a raunchy testament of their escapades for posterity. But what happens when that evidence gets seen by friends, neighbors, and even the mailman? This is the plot that pits Jay (Jason Segel) and Annie (Cameron Diaz) in an effort to secure every iPad gift Jay has given, his record company playlists being the envy of the recipients, but which has also inadvertently spread the video to every device. The reason for the act - termed in the movie as pulling "the full Lincoln " for its three-hour length - stems from the couple's non-existent social life, brought on by the constant demands of their children. The couple has a lot to lose: a burgeoning business relationship between Annie and Hank (Rob Lowe) could end if the iPad she's given to Hank exposes the video, and so the couple sets out to reclaim and wipe the incrim...

Winona Ryder- An "Alienation" Expert?

Winona Ryder- An "Alienation" Expert? We're halfway checked out for the holiday weekend, so let's end with bit of comedy. A litigious videogame player is calling Winona Ryder to testify as an expert in "alienation." Erik Estavillo has filed a $1 million lawsuit in California Superior Court against Activision Blizzard, publisher of "World of Warcraft," saying it "maintain(s) a harmful virtual environment to many of its customers by forcing them to follow the game's sneaky and deceitful practices." The plaintiff says he suffers from several mental health problems brought on by WoW's "alienating" features, such as forcing beginners to walk or run to get from one point to another instead of speedier options available to those who master the game or buy an expansion pack. Estavillo says that the slow pace is "deceitful" because more time = more subscription revenue for Activision. Here's where Winona Ryder comes...