Capitalizing on the success of the superhero genre, Warner Home Video today released the all-new animated feature, The Golden Blaze. Blair Underwood, star of Bill Cosby’s Nick at Nite animated series, Fatherhood, lends his voice to this story of two African-American boys whose schoolyard rivalry spirals out of control when a freak lab accident endows their fathers with superpowers.
The Golden Blaze is set in the small suburban community of Quaint Valley, where comic-book fanatic Jason Fletcher vies to complete his collection before class bully Leon Tatum beats him to it. Things get really interesting when Jason’s dad, a bumbling scientist, has an accident in the lab and takes on powers similar to those of Jason’s favorite superhero, The Golden Blaze. But every superhero needs a super villain and Jason soon learns that Leon’s dad, Quaint Valley’s richest and most powerful citizen, has acquired the abilities of Quake, The Golden Blaze’s archenemy.
The film also features the voices of Michael Clarke Duncan (The Green Mile, Daredevil), Sanaa Lathan (Alien vs. Predator, Out of Time), Neil Patrick Harris (Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle, MTV’s Spider-Man) and Khleo Thomas (Walking Tall, Holes).
DVD bonus materials include a feature titled Static Sketch, which shows young animators how the animated series Static Shock was created.
The Golden Blaze was produced by Urban Ent.’s Michael Jenkinson (Undercover Brother) and Nichelle Protho, and directed by Bryon E. Carson. The 85-minute feature is available exclusively on DVD and caries a suggested retail price of $19.98.
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