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Enterbay, a company we reported many months ago would be selling high quality Dragonball: Evolution action figures, has finally updated their website with photos.

We think they’re absolutely gorgeous. In fact, if even half the work and skill put into these extraordinary figures was put into the movie, our old website wouldn’t need to close.

According to James Marsters, a sequel to Dragonball: Evolution isn’t just speculation, but reality. From Civilized James:

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.

Of course, things can always change in Hollywood, so don’t take this as the final word. Let’s just hope that if true, they treat the sequel with a lot more respect.

The cover art for Dragonball: Evolution’s DVD & Blu-Ray have been revealed. But, it looks like “Z-Edition” is just a meaningless subtitle.

• Goku’s Quest scavenger hunt game (BD exclusive)
• 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

Master your balls July 28th.

Wondering which deleted scenes will be included in the upcoming DVD & Blu-Ray release? Well, ponder no further, as the BBFC has revealed the titles and length of each of the 8 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)

That’s under 11 minutes of additional footage. But one has to wonder why they weren’t just included in the actual movie, it’s not as if it’s 3 hours.

Amazon.com is now listing the release date of the U.S. DVD & Blu-Ray as July 28th. If you’d like to, click here to pre-order the DVD, or click here to pre-order the Blu-Ray.

Details of the upcoming Japanese DVD/Blu-Ray release of Dragonball: Evolution have been posted on AV Watch. A Japanese reader of the site was kind enough to translate this information for us, but please keep in mind the U.S. version of the Blu-Ray/DVD may differ.

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*

* Satoshi Inoue is a Japanese comedian, a Dragonball fan, and was the MC of the Japanese premiere.

Releases July 24th in Japan.

Dragonball: Evolution debuted at No. 8 this past weekend, raking in an abysmal $4.8 million. This brings the film’s total up to $42 million worldwide. Fox told Variety it met the studios low expectations, and considering they did a horrible job promoting the movie, that’s not surprising.

At the end of a rather routine TV Guide interview with James Marsters (Piccolo) on April 6th, it was revealed by the host that Justin Chatwin (Goku) had said the sequel to Dragonball: Evolution was recently green-lit.

If that’s true, it’s somewhat of a surprise the studio hasn’t decided to wait until after the movie premieres in North America. But, with the newly confirmed budget of $50 million and *SPOILER* a cliffhanger at the end of Evolution, it’s not impossible.

Watch at 4:30 mark.

What do you think the possibility of a sequel is at this point?