New Dragonball Z Movie 'Resurrection F' Worldwide Premiere Date Revealed

A new Dragonball Z movie entitled Dragonball Z: Fukkatsu no F (English title Dragonball Z: Resurrection F) is in the works, and the movie will feature the return of Frieza, perhaps the most iconic villain in the history of the series. And now, we know when the movie will premiere.

FUNimation Entertainment, 20th Century Fox, and Toei Animation announced Monday that Resurrection F will have its worldwide premiere at the Egyptian Theater on Saturday, April 11 in the original Japanese language with English subtitles. An English dubbed release of the film is set for sometime this summer.

A first look video at the movie seems to reveal that two of Frieza's last remaining henchmen use the Dragonballs to try to revive their master and wind up summoning a Frieza from another reality. The video shows this Frieza as purple and gold, and he seems to have a transformation that can even stand up to Super Saiyan 3 Goku.

Check out the clip below:

Anime News Network reported last year that the September issue of Shueisha's V Jump magazine announced that a new Dragon Ball Z movie would open during the Golden Week series of holidays this spring. The site reported Akira Toriyama, who created the Dragon Ball manga, is "personally credited" with crafting the original concept, screenplay and character designs for the new film.

Toriyama reportedly confirmed in the magazine that the movie would tell a new story, much like Battle of Gods did last year. He planned to write the story as if it were a continuation of the manga's original serialization, according to the report. Toriyama also reportedly put more effort than he had planned into the artwork, along with "fussing over the smallest dialogue lines." He hinted that the story is "utterly funny."

To really drive the point home regarding his effort on this project, Toriyama said his first manga editor praised him for the work he has done thus far, which the editor rarely does. Toriyama believed fans will enjoy the new movie and was working on the new character designs at the time.

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