Warner Home Video is taking the “my dad can lick your dad” debate to its extreme with the May 10 release of an all-new animated feature titled 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.
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, 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).
“This is one of few full-length animated features for kids with an African American superhero and multicultural cast of characters," comments Eva Davis, VP of multicultural marketing for Warner Home Video. "Golden Blaze provides an exciting and positive story with themes that are universally appealing.”
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 will debut exclusively on DVD with a suggested retail price of $19.98.
DVD extras include a feature titled Static Sketch, which shows young animators how the animated series Static Shock was created.
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