Square have invested heavily in their first movie outing: how will it fare at the box office?

 March 21st, 2001 - Certain sources have reported that the forthcoming DVD release of the Final Fantasy movie, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, due to be released near the end of the year, will contain a pleasant surprise for those of you lucky enough to own a PlayStation 2.

The word is that on the DVD will be the first English-language code of Final Fantasy X, in playable demo form. This is still to be confirmed, but would seem a sensible move to get film fans interested in the Final Fantasy series of games, and also to keep loyal PS2-owning Final Fantasy followers happy while they wait for the game to be released Stateside and in Europe.

Let's hope this story turns out to be true. If so, we could be sitting down to watch the movie on our PlayStation 2 consoles on Christmas day before trying out a playable chunk of the machine's first Final Fantasy for ourselves.

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within is set for a July 13th release in the US. There is no official date for the movie in Europe as of yet, but the DVD release is expected near Christmas in both territories.

What About The Movie?
Square are pulling out all the stops with their first venture at the box office - and with a production budget of around $137 million, they're taking it as serious as a new Final Fantasy game:

"The year is 2065 and Earth is under siege. A meteor has crashed onto the planet, unleashing millions of alien creatures which roam the Earth. Decimating field and city alike, these predators are threatening to extinguish all life on the planet.

The survivors of the initial onslaught have retreated to barrier cities built to protect the inhabitants of Earth from the marauding invaders. But the few cities around the globe are in decline and time is running out.

Yet, the sprit of humankind is resilient and embodied in the brilliant and beautiful Dr. Aki Ross. Determined and capable, Aki strives as EarthÅfs last hope against extinction.

With the guidance of her scientific mentor, Dr. Sid, and the aid of the Deep Eyes military squadron led by the courageous Captain Gray Edwards, Aki races to save both the Earth and herself.

Terminally infected by an alien, Aki holds the key to discovering the secret to defeating the alien predators. But her quest is jeopardized by the militant opposition of General Hein, who plots to unleash a massive space cannon that will annihilate the aliens and possibly the Earth.

As the clock ticks down, Aki searches within her dreams to find an answer to the alien mystery, while scouring the Earth to collect the eight spirit waves she believes will save the planet.

Fighting both the enemy within and the scheming General Hein, who would destroy the Earth in order to save it, Aki valiantly pursues her Final Fantasy."

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