Dragonball Evolution is a 2009 American live-action film adaptation of the Japanese Dragon Ball media franchise produced by 20th Century Fox. The story centers around the adventures of the lead character, Goku, around his 18th birthday. The film began development in 2002, and is directed by James Wong and produced by Stephen Chow. It was released in Japan and several other Asian nations on March 13, 2009, and was in the United States on April 10, 2009.
Justin Chatwin was cast as Goku, and James Marsters portrays Lord Piccolo, the antagonist of the film. A video game of the same name was released on April 17, 2009 for the PSP.
Though an American film, Dragonball Evolution was released in Japan and Hong Kong on March 13, 2009, nearly a month before its American release. It was released in Australia on April 2, 2009 and was released in the United Kingdom on April 8.
Its release in its home country has changed dates multiple time. Initially scheduled to be released in North America on August 15, 2008, it was later moved to April 2009 to allow time to do additional filming and post-production work. The specific date has changed back and forth between April 10 and April 8, with the final release date being April 10. The film will be released on Region 1 DVD and Blu-ray Disc in North America on July 28, 2009.
A film novelization, Dragonball Evolution: The Junior Novel, was written by Stacia Deutsch and Rhody Cohon. Aimed at children ages 8–12, the novel was released by Viz Media on February 24, 2009. The same day, a series of chapter books for readers 7-10 was released. The three volumes, subtitled The Discovery, The Search, and The Battle were also written by Deutsch and Cohan. A 16 paged sticker book, Dragonball: Evolution Sticker Book, followed on March 24, 2009.
On January 19, 2009, Namco Bandai Games and 20th Century Fox announced that a PSP video game of the same name based around the film will be released in Japan in March 2009, with a North American release to follow in April. The game includes all of the major characters from the film and features various playing modes, including an on-line battle mode.
The film's soundtrack, Dragonball Evolution: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, was released in the United States on March 17, 2009 by Varèse Sarabande. It contained 23 tracks from the score composed by Brian Tyler.
Justin Chatwin was cast as Goku, and James Marsters portrays Lord Piccolo, the antagonist of the film. A video game of the same name was released on April 17, 2009 for the PSP.
Though an American film, Dragonball Evolution was released in Japan and Hong Kong on March 13, 2009, nearly a month before its American release. It was released in Australia on April 2, 2009 and was released in the United Kingdom on April 8.
Its release in its home country has changed dates multiple time. Initially scheduled to be released in North America on August 15, 2008, it was later moved to April 2009 to allow time to do additional filming and post-production work. The specific date has changed back and forth between April 10 and April 8, with the final release date being April 10. The film will be released on Region 1 DVD and Blu-ray Disc in North America on July 28, 2009.
A film novelization, Dragonball Evolution: The Junior Novel, was written by Stacia Deutsch and Rhody Cohon. Aimed at children ages 8–12, the novel was released by Viz Media on February 24, 2009. The same day, a series of chapter books for readers 7-10 was released. The three volumes, subtitled The Discovery, The Search, and The Battle were also written by Deutsch and Cohan. A 16 paged sticker book, Dragonball: Evolution Sticker Book, followed on March 24, 2009.
On January 19, 2009, Namco Bandai Games and 20th Century Fox announced that a PSP video game of the same name based around the film will be released in Japan in March 2009, with a North American release to follow in April. The game includes all of the major characters from the film and features various playing modes, including an on-line battle mode.
The film's soundtrack, Dragonball Evolution: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, was released in the United States on March 17, 2009 by Varèse Sarabande. It contained 23 tracks from the score composed by Brian Tyler.
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James Wong (dir) Justin Chatwin, Yun-Fat Chow, Emmy Rossum, Jamie Chung, James Marsters, Joon Park, Eriko Tamura, Randall Duk Kim, Ernie Hudson, Texas Battle, Megumi Seki, Ian Whyte, Richard Blake, Jon Valera, Rafael Valdez (cast)
