Sunday, April 10, 2005

Ultraman is Coming!

Henshin Online has reported that the Ultraman the Next movie will premiere in America during the Japanese Giant Monsters Festival, held at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, CA from June 24th through the beginning of July. Other films being shown with it are Godzilla VS MechaGodzilla (1974), Terror of MechaGodzilla, Godzilla VS Megalon, and King Kong Escapes to name a few. Ultraman the Next will be shown during "Ultraman Day" with short features and a live stage show before the movie.

Ultraman the Next will then be shown at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, CA on June 26th, and at the FanTasia Film Festival which runs throughout July in Canada. (Will there be English subtitles or French ones?) Finally, at the end of August, it will be shown as a part of an "Ultraman Event" during the Bay Area Film Events in San Francisco. It's also rumored that it might be shown at this year's G-Fest in Chicago.

I would be really excited if I had the money, resources, or even time to run across the country to see it. It would be a great thrill to see Ultraman the Next on the big screen, with hopefully no dubbing, but I'd be happy if it just got a domestic video release, done with respect by a company like Tokyo Shock/Media Blasters.

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