Flower Mound, Texas (June 18, 2014) – FUNimation® Entertainment
announced today it has acquired U.S. & Canadian rights to the
full-length feature film BAYONETTA: Bloody Fate. From the team that
brought you the Emmy nominated AFRO SAMURAI RESURRECTION, studio GONZO
and internationally acclaimed director Fuminori Kizaki have come
together once again to create this feature-length animated film based on
the hugely popular video game franchise “BAYONETTA.” The film
faithfully captures the extreme action and sexiness of the original,
crafting a storyline that expands and further establishes the world of
the sexy, shape shifting witch, Bayonetta.
Director Fuminori Kizaki will be making an appearance as a guest of
honor at this year’s Anime Expo in Los Angeles, July 3-6 where a “sneak
peek” of the English dub of BAYONETTA: Bloody Fate will be shown for
fans at the convention, along with a special Q&A with Director
Kizaki following on Saturday, July 5th, at 8:15pm in Video 1.
Fuminori Kizaki started his career in the animation industry at Studio
Giants and, soon after, joined Studio Hercules. After he moved to Gonzo,
Kizaki directed “AFRO SAMURAI” which found success in the worldwide
market. The sequel, “AFRO SAMURAI RESURRECTION”, was nominated for the
Outstanding Animated Program (for programming one hour or more) at the
61st Emmy Awards. His latest work is X-MEN (animated TV series,
director). FUNimation plans to release the film on Blu-ray and DVD later
this year and Nintendo announced earlier this month at E3 that Platinum
Games will be releasing the BAYONETTA 2 video game exclusively for the
Nintendo Wii U this October.
Be sure to ‘Like’ FUNimation’s official BAYONETTA: Bloody Fate Facebook
page for all the latest news and details regarding the film and cast:
https://www.facebook.com/BayonettaMovie
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