James Marsters reveals his evolution through Dragon Ball and his apology to the franchise
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James Marsters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Schmactors) joins us again this week to share gratitude for his tenure as an actor along with his path to self acceptance after realizing how empty the pursuit of external validation can be. James also talks about the misinterpretation that got him kicked out of Juilliard, his darkest day on set while filming Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and his star struck geek out moment with the one and only Leonard Nimoy!
James did an incredible job dubbing Zamasu and he should be credited for it. Dragon Ball Evolution was a disaster, but that wasn’t his fault and he more than made up for it with an incredible vocal performance in Dragon Ball Super.
Carthu brought his entire dojo to see a James Marsters interview? That's a good sensei.
I didn't recognise James voice in the anime what so ever I was about to ask who did he voice
James never had any apology to make for how bad DB: Evolution was. The project was a disaster from a higher level than the cast should be blamed for.
If anything James performance was the one redeeming quality.
James was the best part of that movie, he has no reason to apologize.
I’ll admit I own the movie and watch it sometimes as a guilty pleasure. It’s not a good movie lol but it’s still fun to watch.
I physically can't watch it. It's too cringe for me. Lol. You are a better man than I.
I have and watched DB: Evolution, now, it was an OK movie, but there were too many issues with it that it wasn't funny. When Dragonball Super came out and I heard his voice as Zamasu, I was surprised it was him though it was obviously under another name.
@@joel2628You should watch it with the Team Four Star riff trax overdub 😉
James play Brainiac in Smallville, King Piccolo in DBE, and then voice Zamasu in DBS. Is like he was always meant to play green dude 😂
Pfff I didn't make the connection until you said it. I wonder if it's his favorite color.
And yet they didn’t let him embrace the green in smallville
Could be also destented to play villians so we can add Spike into the mix lol 😆
I always thought Brainiac was silver skinned? Like metallic.
Lex Luther in dcuo
Im glad he played Zamasu. It would've easy to feel repulsed by the franchise after getting so much hate
The hate was never really directed towards him.
James is an actual fans of DBZ, therefore pretty understandable how he wasn't felt repulsed by the franchise. There is one fan interview long ago, I still remember how he said he wish they can make a sequel of it, to right what wrong and do the Saiyan saga as he said that where the crazyness of DBZ start. In the end he know it won't happen. Ultimately, he got cast as Zamasu and he was really happy about it and even said this is his way to redeem back
@@Famin999 No one should have Spike. They should hate the writing for Zamasu, as that started off great... and quickly devolved into a dumpster fire on a sinking ship.
@@ivenstorm
My only issue with the Zamasu arc was the very ending
What about that arc do you thing was so bad?
@@ivenstorm Zamasu is one of the best villains in the entire franchise, eclipsed by only freezer and demon king piccolo. The ending of the black arc was pretty... meh, but as a character zamasu was phenomenal.
The fact that he gave even HALF a shit about the original anime, admitting he watched it regularly too, he's earned his apology. That movie was never his fault.
I’m a huge DB fan, but you are forgiven James. It’s hard to get mad at the actor in a movie. You were just doing your job. And what a way to redeem yourself as Zamasu. Awesome job!
didnt even realize it was him until now he nailed zamasu in my opinion!
Holy crap... I always wondered why Zamasu's voice sounded like that actor was trying so hard lol now it makes perfect sense.
He waived his fee for voicing Zamasu. That’s a level of professionalism and integrity rarely seen in the entertainment industry these days.
@@Enraged-Gecko very true
Too bad DBS was also dogshit
It’s true that DRAGONBALL EVOLUTION is one of the WORST MOVIE EVER… but I think I can speak for all the fans that we love what you did as Zamasu. GREAT voice acting
James Marsters was far from being the problem with that movie, though since he's a big Dragonball fan I'm glad he was able to recognize it was bad from the outset and has rolled with it ever since. Fantastic as Zamasu in Super.
big fan? yet didnt complain at all that the script was so deviated from its source.
sane for the dude who had the honor to play goku. and was nothing at all like goku is...
smh.
also no krillin. greatest db fail of all time.
@@ssppeeaarrHe couldn't get out of his contract.
Wait what? YOU were Zamasu? *sigh*.... ok James, I forgive you.
Holy shit! 😮
I knew as soon as i heard his voice. I grew up on 3 different shows he was in buffy angel and smallville then he was the dad in that superhero show on hulu so i super familair with his voice
He's also in Star Wars the Clone Wars!
@@hyped-up-charlie The Runaways.
He made up for it with his amazing portrayal as Zamasu. 10/10 voice acting. That moment where fused Zamusu screams "GOKUUUUUUUU!" and the accompanying scream of anger was brilliant.
James, as a message from a lifelong fan, I can honestly say, we fans never blame the actors for how bad a live action adaptation is. We blame everyone else involved with the production like directors, and producers, and studios who are "in charge" and fuck with it to suit "their vision" instead of sticking to the beloved source material.
I mean he probably did experience a lot of flack from fans though. So he knows that's not true. Unfortunately.
Same here, I always blame those individuals you mentioned. I NEVER throw actors under the bus, I throw those people under the bus because it's their fault since day one of its development stage.
@@AxxidousThere's always some sour apples unfortunately
We do blame Actors. #KevinHart for playing Roland in Borderlands.
well if the actors who claim to be fans go along with the vision...
they are to blame as well. just for $$$. the dude even said he hoped cause he had three pic deal.
rip toriyama. at least this horrible movie inspired him to ressurect dragonball.
so theres that.
It’s okay James, you were the best part of DB: Evolution to me. I mean, besides Piccolo NOT having his antenna, but like James acted his ass off in this film though it was a HUGE Dumpster fire. But if I had to choose between rewatching DBE or Last Airbender, I’m watching DBE on repeat 😂😂😂
Seconded
He actually does have the antennae but they're not sticking up, they're kinda folded back and glued to his head.
I was thinking the same. Awful movie but some of the Actors like James were trying. He tried the hardest between the hours of makeup and the effort displayed on screen.
The actor playing Goku also had a role in one of Doctor Who's episodes, it's a shame that movie was as bad as it was because he's a good actor, it might have cost him a better carrier.
He was the best part but I am glad he played zamasu. He was great
I loved James in Buffy, loved him as Zamasu. If they had produced, written and directed dragonball evolution properly, he would have excelled I’m sure.
I met James at a convention in August. I got a print of Zamasu for him to sign, we chatted about DB Super for a bit, and then I slid my DVD of DragonBall Evolution across the table for him to sign ....and he just hung his head and sighed. We had a good laugh about how bad it was, though I did say I enjoyed it anyway (in the same way one enjoys Birdemic or The Killer Shrews) and he signed it for me. Even drew a little word balloon that says "This Movie SUCKS!" coming out of Goku's screaming mouth. Class act.
I never blamed him. I remember he was one of the only ones who was actually a Dragonball fan on the movie. The fact it wasn't good, I knew it wasn't his fault.
Let Mr Marsters know that a majority of the Dragonball community know he played Zamasu and did everything he could for Evolution. He's actually popular with Dragonball fans! We like and respect him.
James, we forgive you for Evolution. You did your best with what you could and honestly, you were the ONLY decent part of the film. You kick ass with Zamasu, hope you dont get anymore hate.
A wild DevilArtemis appeared holy crap
James was the perfect Zamasu, thank you James!
I'm a Dragonball fan, I've seen it, and I don't blame him. I just blame Hollywood in general.
The only correct response, its crazy how they butcher original source material.
Yeah Hollywood director’s ruining someone else’s creation with their “vision” that’s always complete garbage
You shouldn't. It wasn't Hollywood's fault, either. It was the scriptwriter for the movie and the executives at Fox that SPECIFICALLY ruined that movie with their terrible plans.
Just watched the Goku Black arch with Zamasu. What an amazing character brought to life by James. Thank you sir.
I've been a Dragon Ball fan for 23 years now, and I could see from the trailer that DBE was gonna be hot garbage. The craziest part about the whole Dragon Ball Evolution fiasco is that, not only was James'portrayal of Piccolo the only shining light in that cesspool of a film, but he's also been the only actor to feel (unjustly) terrible and apologize for it. Honestly wish he would've made a bigger deal about being Zamasu, and has the opportunity to do other characters in the franchise. He deserves his flowers for being such a stand up guy.
James Marsters deserves even more credit for the incredible work he did on the Dresden Files audiobooks, they're incredible!
My brother & I were some of the few people who saw it in our theater. Went specifically because JM was in it. We still love him, all actors got at least one of those movies.
I saw it in the theater too. There was about 65% capacity. We were confused by the end of it and the disgust sunk in slowly over the next few days and then sadness because we felt we'd never get a good live-action Dragonball.
@@Alassandros I had just started watching the anime (Z) so I was really excited to see the movie. I knew I never saw the earlier DB so I was thinking wtf did I miss, went home and hopped on Wikipedia to find out what I missed and realized it was just a bad movie. Tried to finish but too much filler for me. But DBZ Kai was my jam, after that I was super into the world. Then I really wished they did better because I think JM would have killed it as a bad ass Piccolo
DB Evolution wasn't bad because of neither James nor his portrayal of Picollo. He never needed to "apologize" for anything, but he's just a class act and actually cares about his work. Been a fan of his ever since Buffy. He deserves every ounce of credit for his work as Zamasu.
His voice was amazing in DBS. I also loved his Lex Luther performance
He was only Lex Luthor in DC Online
@@CaptainKrimsonHeart He was also Lex in the 2007 animated feature Superman: Doomsday.
@@mattb6369 Yep! Loved this one
He must have loved being part of dragon ball super. It would be a dream come true to voice such a great character and in my opinion the best villian of the super series
James was great in DB Evolution, you could see he was doing his best. Probably the only one really trying. Hearing he was Zamasu makes me happy.
That performance was perfect! He's the most fun villain of recent Dragon ball and those monologues are something else.
Went above and beyond for the long haul. WAY ABOVE and beyond
Even if DB:E was your fault, James? You're Harry Dresden to me, man. Nothing tops that.
"The building was on fire, and it wasn't my fault."
@@beowulf1005 greatest opening line to a book EVER.
So dang good.
Dear James, if you ever read this... you have nothing to apologize for. You were hired as an actor in a project that fell flat all the way from the top. You were just dealing with the script you were given. Of course, you have all the right to regret the movie... but never feel like you should be apologizing to anyone.
James doing that one “GOKUUUUU” scream will always get me to say “yeah nobody else would’ve sounded like that besides James”. Kudos to him !!
Dragon Ball Evolution was never his fault. His work in Dragon Ball Super has been amazing. Even before Zamasu, I respected him because he was a fan of the show before the movie. He’s such a good actor. Hell he’s one of my favorite voices for Lex Luthor
James Masters really made Zamasu feel like a villain with his godly voice.
As i heard it, that movie did make Toriyama so mad he made more Dragonball... so that's something if i remember correctly..
Yeah he decided to be hands on any future db media
Damn, I'm a huge fan and I didn't know that. He killed it with Zamasu, his voice is like 80% of what makes the character. He absolutely nailed it. I accept your apology, and I thank you very much for it.
"And no matter what you do, people know." ADR is impossible to miss. Such a bummer that happened!
I saw the previews and went "NOPE! I'll just spend the rest of my life bitching about one more thing I can't change if I watch that."
Never for once thought to blame the actors though.
We never blamed him, he loved Dragon Ball and wanted to be Piccolo. He deserved a better movie.
Great work with Zamasu, though, really did the character justice.
As a DBZ fan, DBE was one of the worst movies I've ever seen. To be fair, the actors did their best with what was provided. I put the blame on the studio. Such a waste of talented people. I'm glad to hear that James got his redemption arc with Dragon Ball Super.
THANK YOU for touching on this. People are still curious about this live action Dragon Ball. It is also somewhat an educational lessons for those wanting to direct live action anime.
It was so bad that Akira returned from retirement to write more Dragonball to erase the plop of shut that was Evolution.
Then he failed spectacularly because DBS is an abomination.
Came out of retirement to shit on the legacy of his own series lol
Maybe it is wise not to talk crap about a man who recently died, have some freaking class or etiquette considering he was part of your childhoods, so have some respect
@@ProToken420Super is bad. Toriyama wrote a story that has and will outlive not only him, but his family.
Doesn't mean his recent shot and changes to that story are good, just because he recently, tragically, passed.
@@macdaddymario I don't give a crap about the show man, all I care about is not talking crap about a man that died, it's messed up as hell, that's all I am saying
You just proved my point by the way
His voice. His mannerisms. Perfect Zamasu
I'd like to see Justin Chatwin come back to the Dragon Ball franchise. He's actually good at acting, it's just that he phoned in his performance because he hated what they did to the story. In doing research for the role, he basically locked himself in a room with the entire manga and DVDs of the original Dragon Ball, and ended up becoming a big fan of it.
Man, I would love to see that too. I'm pretty sure he's spent a lot time apologizing for that movie too. Even his message to Toriyama after he passed away included an apology. I also liked him in Invisible(film).
I love his Zamasu voice. 'Blade of judgement!" gets me every time
He's like at first "How rude" then it turns into "OHHHH they were being VERYYYY polite"
"YOU WILL NEVER BEST ME YOU FILTHY MORTAL!"
Of all the things wrong with Dragonball Evolution, James Marsters as Piccolo was one of the few things that wasn’t.
the best thing about that movie is that it prompted Akira Toriyama to restart the franchise and writte Battle of Gods, so thank you for that
Dude's is a vampire, I'm re watching Buffy and he barely aged. Anyway, good thing he's aware of what that movie was. Seems really humble of his part.
i had no idea he was Zamasu, (my favorite character from Super) which absolutely shocked me. He’s an Icon
Dude, his Zamasu voiceover is a work of ART.
James absolutely killed it as Zamasu and I was so happy to hear him and him getting his redemption arc, thank you..also...Evolution was bad but Piccolo was THE best part of it. 😂
James Masters here
glad there's a James Marsters around to relate to with a similar name, and that he's someone who cares about DBall
I know that I saw the movie but I have this feeling that I didn’t mind the movie and was happy that someone was trying to do Dragonball
James did the best he could with what they gave him (props for that). I have listened to his reading of the Dresden Files and he is phenomenal.
When I first heard about the making of Dragon Ball Evolution I was so exited to see it and then I had to wait for 5 years to see it and then it didnt even get it the cinemas near me and I waited a couple of years until I found it on dvd and then I bought it.
And it was heartbreaking seeing how much of a mockery it was.
But all the blame is on the creators and not the actors.
Dude when we found out it was coming out it was like a dream come true. Turned into a wet fart and I don’t even know anyone that saw it in the theater. I ended up seeing it on demand or somethin
Dragonball Evolution is the prefect example of what Asomongold said about writers nowadays. They take your idea and think they can write it better than you. They use your IP as a medium to write their own shit.
It's hard to overstate how bad Dragon Ball Evolution really was (none of which is on James, he did his best with what he was given).
The movie was received so poorly that the original author, the late Akira Toriyama, wrote his own movie and revived the series as a whole after having ended it almost 20 years prior
This interview makes me feel like we’re hearing a reformed Zamasu being interviewed by ZPR like they did with Vinegar, aka Vinnie, at the end of DBZ Kai Abridged 2.9
I was just so damn happy when I found out that James was Zamasu in 2017, through Xenoverse 2, being credited as Sam Majesters 😂
Anime is often really tough to translate well to film. It's a high-concept unrealistic genre with extremely stylized visuals and really dramatized emotions. It's tough to approach that and adapt it in a way that fits the realism of live-action productions that doesn't seem absurd.
No, tjhey just made all the wrong creative chocies. That movie had every chance in the world of being good if they had cared even slightly to make it true to the manga and anime. But they didn't even try to do that. They intentionally made it unrecognizable to the source material.
It was the producers in Hollywood that ruined the Dragonball Evolution movie, not the actors.
I've had it in my head for years how to do a Dragon Ball Movie. You start with Goku vs Piccolo Jr in the tournament, a 5-10 minute fight to open the movie with a bang and establish that they're enemies. Goku wins of course and celebrates, announcing his intention to get married...as the celebrations continue we pull back through a screen and realise we're watching a broadcast of the tournament...pulling back even further we see that we're inside an alien space pod and the person watching the broadcast is none other than Raditz. He says something like "there you are, little brother..." and we watch the pod flying through space, heading towards Earth...opening titles...Rock The Dragon plays (Cha La Head Cha La would be the closing credits).
Saying evolution was bad is such an understatement. Its sooooo incredibly terrible that I would recommend people to watch it so that we can mock it together
We loved seeing this movie in a completely empty theater. We spent the entire time yelling at it and making commentary. We watch it every couple of years and comment on it all over again
Even though the director gave us DB: Evolution, he did also give us Final Destination.
Fun Fact. He Played Piccolo. In Germany, he shares the same synchronous voice with Him 😅
The Dragonball film was an insult to the source material. But please give James Marsters credit. He was an awesome Piccolo!!!
My mind: you played in DragonBall Evolution?!!!
You played Zamasu?
You know what, we are good.
I had no idea he was in that movie
Dragon Ball fans love him, he's an amazing Zamasu and should get the credit. He was also great as Piccolo even tho the movie wasn't.
Damn, I really feel like an idiot now for not noticing WHY Zamazu's voice felt so familiar, considering how often I've listened to him reading the Dresden Files by now.
How on earth I never knew James Marsters is the voice for Zamasu is beyond me
I saw evolution when i was a kid after growing up with dragonball and it upset my deeply but i had no idea james marsters played piccolo, nice to know he played zamasu though thats pretty cool
James I saw Dragon Ball Evolution. I don't blame you. I feel you played your part well. You as an actor can only do so much with what is written in the script.
His Piccolo was cool him and Chow made that movie watchable for me. And is Zamasu is awesome. Stay up James, loved your musical piece in Buffy one of my faves to this day.
bro HE was zamasu,?? what a fucking legend he killed it as brainiac on smallville then KILLED IT EVEN HARDER W VOICE ACTING ZAMASU
That's fascinating because honestly, I figured the pseudonym was really just because it was a union thing or something along those lines. To know he did it because he just wanted the fans at cons to be the ones that knew and that it was primarily because he didn't want credit? James, you are an amazingly humble human being.
he’ll always be Spike first and foremost in my head, he did an amazing job with that character, somehow taking a unlikable evil vampire on a character arc where he was actually a believable romantic rival for the hunky sad sack Angel.
Fun fact James marsters actually voices Lex Luthor in Dc Universe Online and I’m pretty sure he still comes back to voice him here and there
I thought Zamasu was initially lame, then I figured out it was Spike 😂 Instant favorite character.
I didn't know James voiced Zamasu. It didn't connect with me. Hearing it was him makes sooo much sense now with the character. There was something about him I couldn't quite put my finger on. I think this was it. The character's philosphy was done so well. And now I understand why.
James you have nothing to apologize for dragon ball evolution being awful is none of the actors fault the script writers and those involved didn't understand or care about dragon ball thank you for all your hard work love you man😊❤
James we love you
I'm glad to see that actors of Dragonball evolution saw how bad it was, appreciate the apology also but it's not needed. They did their job, gotta blame the writing and producers on this one
I'm thankful for DB Evolution, for one, it made Toriyama come back to the series, and thus give Marsters the opportunity to play Zamasu. Secondly I own a copy of the movie for the TFS riff track so it gives me plenty of laughs to this day.
If anything, James doesn't need to apologize, all he did was portray a character that was written by someone who disregarded the original author's consultation, and the acting was fine considering the material given.
When Me and My friends went in Highschool to see this film it was so bad my buddy threw his drink at the giant screen when the movie was over and walked out ANGRY.
James made Zamasu easily the most memorable villain in Super.
As someone who has seen DBE, James is the best part of it.
I ll always loves sub over dub, but imo Dragon ball actually has a great dub. The voice actors involved all got so much better over the years. James was actually amazing as Zamasu.
So for james I was about 12 or younger when watching this and I enjoyed it alot as a kid. So there is that
Guys, Dragon Ball Evolution was one of the vest things to happen to the series. Toriyama was excited to work on an American movie, but the studio shunned him. He was so irritated when he saw the movie that he put Battle of Gods into production, eventually leading to Super. No Evolution, no BoG or Super.
Always loved James from the Buffy days. DB Evolution being bad had nothing to do with him. If anything he was the best part. Sucks he felt so guilty about it for so long
I actually didn’t know he was Zamasu so it worked, and that’s so cool! I’m sorry he feels the need to apologize, that’s cool and all, but he was easily the best and only bright spot of Evolution.
Still haven't seen DB: Evaluation and never will. I feel bad for James. Him as Zamasu was great.
Funny enough we're doing a Dragon Ball Month in November and DB: Evolution was chosen as one of the topics. It is fascinating that not even the creators or actors of the film support it but it's 100% not the fault of the actors. I rewatched it recently and I'm still baffled that the creators of the film wrote it and said "yeah that seems close enough". So glad that James got a second chance of being in the franchise through Super he seems like he genuinely cares about Dragon Ball!
Oh my god it is so damn nice to finally see someone from that film finally talk about it and be honest about it! As a lifetime fan of Dragon Ball I never understood how they made something so bad, the director clearly just didn't research the franchise or something. I would love more interviews with other people from the movie especially Justin Chatwin!!!
The writer apologized some time back admitting that he did it chasing a paycheck without looking at the source material IIRC.
I...I didn't even know my boy Spike was Zamasu.
Wow.
I love that he got his redemption. He seemed to be really sorry for his role in the disaster that is DB:E but i say has more than made up for it with DBS
It wasn't his fault for the movie being terrible. It's the writers and higher-ups who are to blame.