Dragonlance Movie Release Date Announced

Paramount Home Entertainment sent out a press release announcing that their long-awaited Dragonlance movie will be available on DVD on January 15, 2008.

EPIC FANTASY BASED ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLER DEBUTS AS AN ADVENTURE-FILLED ANIMATED FILM DRAGONLANCE

Featuring the Voice Talent of Kiefer Sutherland, Lucy Lawless and Michael Rosenbaum, Dungeons & Dragons-Inspired Movie Arrives on DVD January 15, 2008

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. The Dungeons & Dragons® fan-favorite franchise comes to life in the feature-length film DRAGONLANCE, arriving on DVD January 15, 2008 from Paramount Home Entertainment. Based on the New York Times best-selling novel Dragons of Autumn Twilight, the first novel in the wildly popular Dragonlance Chronicles series, DRAGONLANCE is an animated adventure featuring the voices of Kiefer Sutherland ((24)), Lucy Lawless ((Xena: Warrior Princess)), Michael Rosenbaum ((Smallville)) and Michelle Trachtenberg ((Buffy The Vampire Slayer)) as mythical characters in a richly imagined world of heroic feats, wizardry and dragons. The Dragonlance® franchise has spawned over 75 role playing releases, six computer games and over 150 novels, which have sold more than 20 million copies combined. The DRAGONLANCE DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $19.99 U.S./$21.99 Canada.

Synopsis
After 300 hundred years of peace, the world of Krynn has descended into darkness as the evil goddess Takhisis and her army of dragons threaten to dominate the lands. Can a small band of heroes, including the wizard Raistlin (Kiefer Sutherland), the priestess Goldmoon (Lucy Lawless), and the half-elven warrior Tanis (Michael Rosenbaum), save the world before all is lost? Based on the New York Times best-selling novel Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight, the film is an epic tale of might, magic, and monsters!

DVD
The DRAGONLANCE DVD is presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 TVs with Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround and English 2.0 Surround and English subtitles. Total runtime is 1 hour, 37 minutes.

About Paramount Home Entertainment
Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) is part of Paramount Pictures Corporation, a unit of Viacom (NYSE:VIA, VIA.B), a global entertainment company that produces and distributes filmed entertainment through the Paramount Motion Picture Group. PHE is responsible for the worldwide sales, marketing and distribution of home entertainment products on behalf of various parties including: Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks SKG, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, CBS, PBS and Hasbro and for providing home entertainment fulfillment services for DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment.