April 6, 2018
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, as well as Bandai America for
Dragonball: Evolution
.
Mattel's
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toy line of heroes, creatures and vehicles is expected to arrive at U.S. retailers in October, months before the film's release in December. The toys will also come with a 3-D Web tag, where fans can unlock other special online features tied to the product. Epic-adventure film
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stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver.
Bandai America's Dragonball action figures will hit stores in April to coincide with the release of
Dragonball: Evolution
. The line will include seven 4" action figures based on the main characters from the film and 6" ripcord-activated figures.
"The introduction of
Dragonball: Evolution
is the next installment to an amazingly successful franchise that boasts more than $4 billion in related merchandise
Dragonball: Evolution
premieres on April 8 and stars Justin Chatwin (
War of the Worlds
), Emmy Rossum (
Phantom of the Opera
), Eriko Tamura ("Heroes") and others. The Dragonball franchise began as a manga series by artist Akira Toriyama in 1984 and has since grown its merchandise into other graphic novels, comic books, video games and toys.
Meanwhile, Fox L&M has also announced other major toy deals, including:
- Scene It? Simpsons The DVD Game from Mattel, in celebration of the TV series' 20th anniversary
- Family Guy Trivial Pursuit and 24 Clue Edition from USAopoly
- Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian glow-in-the-dark flashlights and Albert Einstein bobbleheads from Excalibur Electronics
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs plush Beanie Babies from TY and a 3-D View Master from Fisher-Price
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