Another former Buffy (and Angel) cast member who is faring somewhat better, output wise, is James Marsters. The biggest bad that ever there was has taken his place in Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood and is set to star in the live-action version of perennial cartoon fave Dragonball.
Talking to TV Guide about the upcoming Fox flick, the man who would be Spike said: "Oh, Dragonball is the coolest television cartoon in the last 50, 000 years. It's got a Shakespearean sense of good and evil. The movie has incredible action scenes with characters with unbelieveable powers. It's going to be really visually exciting."
He adds on his official website: “I'm not really allowed to talk about any of the movie details, but I can say that (writer/director) James Wong is obviously a gifted and insightful director.
"When I got the role I had doubts. The more I live with it I realize that I am going to rock this harder than I have anything in my life – I'm hungry for it.”
The 2008-slated movie finds Marsters yet again playing the bad guy as he attempts to take over the world using the mythical titular macguffins. Up-and-comer Justin Chatwin is a young lad named Goku who’s given the task of trying to stop him.
Bolstering the cast are Jamie Chung, Emmy Rossum, Eriko Tamura, Joon Park and Chow Yun-Fat.