DragonBall Z (live action)

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<b>Release:</b> August 15, 2008<br /><br /><b>Studio:</b> 20th Century Fox<br /><br /><b>Director:</b> James Wong (X-Files, The Others, The One)<br /><br /><b>Producer:</b> Stephen Chow (Kung Fu Hustle 1/2, NUMEROUS martial arts films)<br /><br /><b>Synopsis:</b> A young boy named Goku seeks out upon his grandfather's dying request to find the great Master Roshi and gather all seven Dragon Balls (of which he has one) in order to prevent Piccolo from succeeding in his desire to use the Dragon Balls to take over the world.<br /><br /><b>Cast (so far);</b><br /><br /><b>Goku:</b> Justin Chatwin (Lost, Weeds, War of the Worlds, Taking Lives) <br /><br /><b>Piccolo:</b> James Marsters (Smallville [Brainiac], Buffy & Angel [Spike]) <br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[kauboi]

LOL cool! I was a big DBZ fan. Although I have heard about this rumor since a long time ago so I'm skeptic on how real it is.

 

[a_lost_packet_]

There's no way I'd go try to capture some dragon's balls. Uh uh.. nope.. not gonna happen. <br /><br />As a wise man told me once "Son, there ain't no such thing as an old dragon hunter.." <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font size="1">I put on my robe and wizard hat...</font> </div>

 

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<font color="yellow">I'm skeptic on how real it is.</font><br /><br />Reasonable since it's been delayed a couple of times, but here's a Nov. 14th article in The Hollywood Reporter that clarifies things;<br /><br /><blockquote><font class="small">In reply to:</font><hr /><p><b>"DragonBall" movie set to roll</b><br /><br />Twentieth Century Fox is finally moving forward with a live-action adaptation of the hugely popular manga "Dragonball," casting the stars of the movie and setting a release date of next summer.<br /><br />Justin Chatwin is starring as the hero while James Marsters will play the villain in the sci-fi adventure, which will be directed by James Wong. The movie has been penciled in for a worldwide release date of Aug. 15, 2008. Stephen Chow, the filmmaker behind "Kung Fu Hustle" and "Shaolin Soccer," is producing.<br /><br />"Dragonball" is one of the most successful Japanese cultural exports of all time. The manga, created by Akira Toriyama and published by Tokyo's Jump Comics, was adapted into graphic novels, video games and a phenomenally successful television series that ran in Europe, Asia, Latin America and North America. "Dragonball's" popularity also generated more than $4 billion in merchandising sales. In North America, the property achieved the zenith of its popularity under the name "Dragonball Z."<br /><br />The story follows an adult humanoid alien named Goku, who discovers that he was sent to Earth to blend in and destroy our population but instead elects to protect it from an oncoming alien onslaught bent on dominating the universe and controlling the mystical objects from which the film takes its name.<br /><br />Chatwin, who will play Goku, has already begun training under the auspices of stunt performance company 87Eleven, which has executed and designed action pieces in pictures such as "The Matrix," "The Bourne Supremacy," "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" and "300." Marsters is playing the villainous Piccolo. <br /><br />Wong rewrote the previous d</p></blockquote> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[kauboi]

<img src="/images/icons/laugh.gif" /> Well, if you grab his balls he'll grant you any wish you want. So maybe we are talking about a special kind of Dragon, not a man-eater but a man-f....riend. Or something along that way, the kind of animal jimglenn's ancestors probably enjoyed "hunting".

 

[kauboi]

Thanks! I guess it is happening then... I hope they don't blow it.

 

[sunforger]

Used to be an avid DB, DBZ, DBGT fan, there is no way that they could do a good job on this.<br />Akira Toriyama is one of my fav, artists, aside from Yo&%$#@!aka Amano (Vampire Hunter D, Final Fantasy art), and I just don't see how you could recreate DB into live action.<br /><br />Maybe I'll be fooled though...

 

[sunforger]

Ahhhh, LOL.<br />the man's name is <br />Yo-Shi-Ta-Ka, unspaced.<br />apparently the word filter caught the s word right in the middle of it and scrambled it.<br />LOL