James Marsters Press Archive

source: SFX Magazine – SFX Vampire special, issue #39
scans: Gallery
published: June 2009
author: Jayne Nelson
transcribed by: Deb (thank you)

It’s official!! Spike is the greatest screen vampire of all time. In an all new interview the ever humble James Marsters tells Jayne Nelson that it was the writing that made Spike so memorable ( though the cheekbones probably helped)

source: blockbuster.co.uk
published: August 29, 2009
author: Marshall Julius

Buffy legend James Marsters chats with Blockbuster.co.uk’s Marshall Julius about his days among the undead and his latest role, as the evil Lord Piccolo, in Dragonball Evolution.

source: guardian.co.uk
published: 11 September, 2009
author: Stuart O’Connor

Actor and musician James Marsters wishes that technology was more tactile, smelt better and used less power

What’s your favourite piece of technology, and how has it improved your life?
First of all, in general I am not a fan of technology –

source: 7days.ae
published: 25 August, 2009
author:n/a

Actor and musician James Marsters rose to fame as platinum-blonde British vampire Spike in hit TV series ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’.

He attracted a cult following in ‘Torchwood’ and ‘Smallville’, and stars in ‘Dragonball Evolution’.

The Californian, who turned 47 this month, also recently played Buzz Aldrin in the popular UK television drama ‘Moonshot’.

source: The Northern Echo.co.uk
published: 15th August, 2009
author:n/a

HE’S been voted top vampire in a magazine poll ahead of Dracula’s Christopher Lee, Angel’s David Boreanaz and Twilight’s Robert Pattinson.

He’s snogged Captain Jack on Torchwood and been into space as astronaut Buzz Aldrin in a TV movie. He’s also a musician with a new album coming soon.

source: nzherald.co.nz
published: July 16, 2009 (NZ timezone)
author: Scott Kara

As a lad, glued to the TV coverage of the Moon landing with 600 million others around the world, actor James Marsters was a little put out by how fuzzy the picture was.

“I was allowed to stay up late, and I was never allowed to stay up late,” he remembers.

source: SFX Magazine – SFX Vampire Special
published: June 2009
author: Jayne Nelson
transcript by: deborahw37 (thank you)
note: Few selected questions and answers from 7 pages long interview.

Would you like to play The Doctor?

James: “Oh yeah! Are you kidding me? It’s a great role! I think I would take it very seriously, though, I don’t now if my Who would be very goofy Mine would be more serious, like Christopher Ecclestone’s. That would be one of the best roles, yeah!

source: nautilus (German magazine)
published: May, 2009
author: Christian Handel
translated by: Sway

Interview with the actor of Lord Piccolo James Marsters

He became world-famous in the role of shady vampire Spike on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Now, James Marsters plays the villain Piccolo in the live-action movie based on the cult-manga Dragonball. Our reporter Christian Handel…

source: frontpage.fok.nl
published: April 28, 2009
author: Debbie
translated by: Roos

FOK!kers Phedre77 and Nebo went during the Elf Fantasy Fair on a park-sofa with the actor and “thousand leg” James Marsters, the man who was the blond vampire Spike from the popular TV-series Buffy, the Vampire Slayer.

source: Starry Constellation Magazine
published: March, 2009
author: Lisa Steinberg

Q. What are some of the recent projects that you’ve been working on?

A. Right now I am on a press tour for a movie called Dragonball: Evolution which really has been a favorite cartoon of mine for years. “Dragon Ball,” Dragon Ball Z,” “Dragon Ball GT” and my son introduced me to “Dragon Ball” when he was seven and he’s thirteen now. I’ve seen almost every episode of the entire opus and I have to tell you it really…

source: 411mania.com
published: April 10, 2009
author: Al Norton

411′s Al Norton sits down for an exclusive and in-depth interview with James Marsters, covering Dragon Ball Evolution, Spike’s future, Torchwood, and his music career.

James Marsters will always be best known for the character of Spike, who he played on seven seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and during the final season of Angel,…

source: ifmagazine.com
published: April 10, 2009
author: Abbie Bernstein

The actor talks about all his high-flying upcoming projects

James Marsters talks more DRAGONBALL: EVOLUTION, plus HIGH PLAINS INVADERS, MOONSHOT and the inevitable will-there-ever-be-any-more-Spike question.

source: splashpage.mtv.com
published: April 10, 2009
author: Silas Lesnick

There’s going to be a lot of debating this week about “Dragonball: Evolution” and what the film gets right and wrong, but fans can rest assured that everything that made it to the screen at least passed through a true “Dragonball” faithful in James Marsters.

source: scifiwire.com
published: April 9, 2009
author: Fred Topel

James Marsters, who plays the evil Lord Piccolo in the upcoming Dragonball Evolution, told SCI FI Wire that the green makeup he wore took a lot longer to apply than the gnarly vampire foreheads he wore as Spike in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

source: movies.about.com
published: April 8, 2009
author: Rebecca Murray

Justin Chatwin, Emmy Rossum and James Marsters Talk ‘Dragonball: Evolution’

Not everyone on the planet knows about Dragonball, but those who do are pretty passionate about the source material. Now 20th Century Fox brings the Dragonball story to the big screen in Dragonball: Evolution directed by James Wong. Dragonball: Evolution is based on Akira Toriyama’s popular Japanese manga

source: movies.ie
published: April 8, 2009
author: n/a

The cast and crew of manga movie Dragonball talk about filming the Japanese cult hit

It was one of the most popular anime series on TV and one of the most popular manga’s before that. Now the fans can finally see their favorites like Goku, Bulma, Chi Chi and the villain Piccolo brought to life before their eyes in Dragonball Evolution, which hits Irish cinemas this weekend.

source: iesb.net
published: April 8, 2009
author: Christina Radish

James Marsters is taking on yet another villain, this time the evil Lord Piccolo in DRAGONBALL: EVOLUTION, a live-action motion picture based on the popular Japanese manga created by Akira Toriyama.

Bringing a rich mythology to a cast of rising young stars and veteran acclaimed actors, DRAGONBALL sees Justin Chatwin take on the role of the heroic Goku,…

source: CanMag.com
published: April 7, 2009
author: Fred Topel

Lord Piccolo has a long history with Dragonball. The live-action origin film Dragonball: Evolution is only a mere introduction to the villain. Played by James Marsters, he tries to thwart the heroes from obtaining the Dragon Balls, but there’s going to be a whole lot more to Lord Piccolo.

source: ifmagazine.com
published: April 8, 2009
author: Abbie Bernstein

The actor BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER actor known to everyone as Spike gets his green on as Lord Piccolo in the new film adaptation

Asked if he’s going through the space phase of his career, James Marsters laughs. “Yes, I’m pining for a vacuum!” He isn’t really, but the actor – who played Spike the vampire on six seasons of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE, then moved to its spinoff ANGEL – …

source: moviesonline.ca
published: April 8, 2009
author: Sheila Roberts

We caught up with James Marsters recently at the L.A. press day for his new film, “Dragonball: Evolution,” the long-awaited, live-action motion picture helmed by James Wong based on the popular Japanese manga created by Akira Toriyama whose work has spawned best selling graphic novels, videogames and a phenomenally successful television series.