Trigun: Badlands Rumble (movie) gets North American theatrical release

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via ANN (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-03/trigun-film-gets-north-american-theatrical-release)
News: Trigun Film Gets North American Theatrical Release
posted on 2011-05-03 16:44 EDT

Film based on Yasuhiro Nightow (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=238)'s manga to run subbed & dubbed in theaters this summer

Movie distributor Eleven Arts confirmed (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2011-05-03/trigun/badlands-rumble-blasts-into-north-american-box-offices-in-summer-2011) on Tuesday that it is partnering with FUNimation Entertainment (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=6515) to release the anime film Trigun: Badlands Rumble (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9499) in summer 2011.
Funimation has confirmed with ANN that some theaters will show an English-dubbed version of the film, while others will show the film with the original Japanese track. The company also told ANN that the official Funimation Trigun website (http://funimation.com/trigun/) will be updated with the screening schedule "soon." Funimation originally indicated its plans to release the film theatrically when it announced (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-02/funi-adds-live-action-moyashimon) the license at Anime Expo 2010.

Yasuhiro Nightow (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=238)'s manga Trigun was originally launched in 1995 in Tokuma Shoten (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=61)'s Shonen Captain (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=925) manga anthology. In 1997 the magazine folded and Nightow switched publishers, releasing Trigun Maximum (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=31) in Shonen Gahosha's Young King Ours (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=3795) until the series ended in 2008. In 1998, Madhouse Studios (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=392) animated a television anime based on the series, which Geneon USA (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=1782) licensed (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/1999-07-18/ax-99-wrap-up) in 1999. After Geneon USA closed (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-09-26/geneon-usa-to-cancel-dvd-sales-distribution-by-friday), Funimation acquired (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-02-14/funimation-gets-trigun-tv-anime-series) the rights to the original series. Dark Horse Comics (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=26) acquired (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-06-02/new-manga-from-dark-horse) the North American rights to both manga series in 2003, and published the series' final volume in 2009.

Plans for an animated Trigun feature film date back as far as 2005, when MADHOUSE's Masao Maruyama (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=936) told (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-10-20/trigun-movie) a U.K. anime magazine that his studio was working on the film. However, the movie did not come to fruition until its spring 2010 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-10-09/trigun-the-movie-dated-for-spring-2010) release in Japan.
via PR (ANN) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2011-05-03/trigun/badlands-rumble-blasts-into-north-american-box-offices-in-summer-2011)
ELEVEN ARTS and FUNimation Entertainment (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=6515) are bringing the feature length followup film to the popular “Trigun (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=88)” anime series, TRIGUN: BADLANDS RUMBLE (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9499), to the big screen in theaters across North America in Summer 2011.

ELEVEN ARTS is the company that has brought you such celebrated Japanese films as MEMORIES (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=424) OF TOMORROW starring Ken Watanabe (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=27543) and Yoji Yamada's LOVE AND HONOR. FUNimation Entertainment is known for releasing quality anime titles to the American market, and they have released such popular titles as “Dragon Ball (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=297)” and “Fullmetal Alchemist (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2960).”

- About TRIGUN -

l TRIGUN popular sci-fi action anime series with the original storyline created by Yasuhiro Naito. The setting takes place in a remote planet of the near future. It portrays the life and actions of a wanted man named Vash, an extreme pacifist by nature bizarrely nicknamed as the “human typhoon”. Yasuhiro Naito's work was adapted into an animated TV series in 1998, and gained massive support throughout the world despite being aired at midnight. Fighting scenes filled with action and meticulous designing captivated the audience. Production was done by MADHOUSE (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=392), which also worked on NARUTO (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=1598) animated films, DEATH NOTE TV (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6592) series, and SUMMER WARS (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10544).

l Story and designs have been renovated for this animated film, so that not only fans, but people who haven't read the original manga or seen the animated TV series could enjoy the work.

l The animated film TRIGUN: BADLANDS RUMBLE” debuted on April 24th 2010 in Japan, and became a long running hit movie. The film was third on the Pia satisfaction ranking of movies released on April 24th 2010 and has screened worldwide.“

About the original comic
Published from 1995 to 2007 in “Shonen Captain (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=925)” and “Young King Ours (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=3795)” (serialized). Complete 14 issue set. Was given the Seiun award, the oldest sci-fi related award in Japan. The manga has been translated into English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, making it widely read around the world. All 35,000 of the English translated version distributed in 2003 was sold out immediately, and in 2004 it achieved the position as the #1 best seller graphic novel.

About the TV series
Animated by MADHOUSE, the 26 episode series was broadcast on TV Tokyo (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=262) in 1998 and on Cartoon Network (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=704) in 2003. Now available on DVD by FUNimation, the complete series box set has a high rating of 4.5 (out of 5) in Amazon.com. (Number of Reviews: 224 as of April 5th 2011)

About voice casts
Veteran voice actor (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=75) Masaya Onozaka, who has starred in famous anime series such as “Pocket monster series”, “BLEACH (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4240)”, and “Yu-Gi-Oh! (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=790)” will be dubbing for the main character Vash. Others include Susumu Hayami (in “BLEACH”, “Mobile Suit Gundam (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=46)”), Hiromi Tsuru (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=511) (“Dragon Ball”, “Ghost Sweeper Mikami (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2034)”), Satsuki Yukino (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=278) (“Inuyasha (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=76)”, “Gintama (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6236)”), Maaya Sakamoto (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=527) (“Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2669)”, “Evangelion2.0 You Can (Not) Advance”).


OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.funimation.com/Trigun
OFFICIAL FACEBOOK:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Trigun-Badlands-Rumble/137426256330652
OFFICIAL TWITTER: http://twitter.com/#!/Trigun_Official (http://twitter.com/#%21/Trigun_Official)
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[Navinabob]

Is this a reboot film or is this just slipped in somewhere like the Cowboy Bebop movie?

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Is this a reboot film or is this just slipped in somewhere like the Cowboy Bebop movie?
I haven't seen it myself, but ANN lists as a side story of the TV series.

[GenPion]

I wonder how large of a release this will receive. I would love to see it theatrically. Trigun is still one of my favorite anime series (it's right up there alongside Cowboy Bebop for me).

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via Twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/Trigun_Official/status/66265717368045568)
If you want us to bring "Trigun: Badlands Rumble" to your city, DEMAND IT!! LINK (http://eventful.com/performers/trigun-badlands-rumble-/P0-001-000246900-2/top-demands?tbc=1)

[fujishig]

One of the rare cases where the TV show actually ended better than the manga (Nightow can certainly draw, but he can't seem to tell a sequential story well), so I'm glad it's not just a r it's not just a re-adaptation of the manga.

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Official theatrical poster (http://twitpic.com/4z4087)

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Official theatrical trailer (Eng sub) (http://funimation.com/trigun/) is now up.

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via CR news (http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2011/06/01-1/trigun-badlands-rumble-blasts-into-canadian-theatres-on-june-22-201) | Detailed theater list (http://www.elevenarts.net/TRIGUN/Canada_Theater_List.html)
Trigun: Badlands Rumble Blasts Into Canadian Theatres on June 22, 2011

Cineplex Entertainment, ELEVEN ARTS and FUNimation Entertainment are bringing TRIGUN: BADLANDS RUMBLE (http://www.facebook.com/TrigunMovie) to the big screen at participating theatres across Canada on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 7 p.m. local time.
Set on a remote planet in the near future, TRIGUN is a popular sci-fi action anime series created by Yasuhiro Naito. It portrays the life and actions of a wanted man named Vash, an extreme pacifist by nature with the unique nickname the “Human Typhoon”.

US theaters will be announced in 2 weeks.

If you want to bring the film to your city, request it here. (http://eventful.com/performers/trigun-badlands-rumble-/P0-001-000246900-2/top-demands)


Screening venues include

AB Lethbridge Galaxy Cinemas Lethbridge
AB Calgary Scotiabank Theatre Chinook
AB Calgary SilverCity CrossIron Mills Cinemas & XSCAPE Entertainment Centre
AB Edmonton Cineplex Odeon South Edmonton Cinemas
AB Edmonton Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton
AB Edmonton Empire City Centre 9 Cinemas
BC Nanaimo Galaxy Cinemas Nanaimo
BC Victoria SilverCity Victoria Cinemas
BC Burnaby SilverCity Metropolis Cinemas
BC Coquitlam SilverCity Coquitlam Cinemas
BC Richmond SilverCity Riverport Cinemas
BC Vancouver Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
MB Winnipeg SilverCity Polo Park Cinemas
NB Fredericton Empire Studio 10 Regent Mall
NL St. John's Empire Studio 12
NS Halifax Empire Theatres Bayers Lake
ON Barrie Galaxy Cinemas Barrie
ON Kingston Cineplex Odeon Gardiners Road Cinemas
ON London SilverCity London Cinemas
ON North Bay Galaxy Cinemas North Bay
ON Windsor SilverCity Windsor Cinemas
ON Niagara Falls Cineplex Odeon Niagara Square Cinemas
ON Ottawa SilverCity Gloucester Cinemas
ON Ancaster SilverCity Ancaster Cinemas
ON Brantford Galaxy Cinemas Brantford
ON Burlington SilverCity Burlington Cinemas
ON Guelph Galaxy Cinemas Guelph
ON Waterloo Galaxy Cinemas Waterloo
ON Brampton SilverCity Brampton Cinemas
ON Markham Cineplex Odeon First Markham Place Cinemas
ON Mississauga Empire Studio 10 at Square One
ON North York SilverCity Fairview Mall Cinemas
ON Oshawa Cineplex Odeon Oshawa Cinemas
ON Richmond Hill SilverCity Richmond Hill Cinemas
ON Scarborough Coliseum Scarborough Cinemas
ON Toronto Cineplex Odeon Queensway Cinemas
ON Toronto Scotiabank Theatre Toronto
Cinéma Banque Scotia Montréal
QC Quebec City Cinéma Cineplex Odeon Ste-Foy
SK Regina Galaxy Cinemas Regina
SK Moose Jaw Galaxy Cinemas Moose Jaw
SK Saskatoon Galaxy Cinemas Saskatoon

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For those who are interested, iTunes movie trailer (http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/trigunbadlandsrumble/) is now up.

[WTK]

U.S. theater list (http://www.elevenarts.net/TRIGUN/US_Theater_List.html) is now up. Additional theaters to be announced at beginning of July.

EDIT: List indicating whether the showings are getting dub or sub (http://beta.funimation.com/rojas/blog/trigun-badlands-rumble-us-theater-dates/125221)