Dragonball movie in the Works

Laurence_Fox · Nov 14, 2007

GameTab said:

This Variety story reports that the movie version of the Japanese anime-video game based Dragonball franchise is about ready to enter production. Actor Justin Chatwin (War of the Worlds, The Invisible) has been cast as the lead character Goku and is currently in fight training. James Masters (Spike in the Buffy and Angel TV series) will portray the film's villian Piccolo. James Wong (Final Destination) will write and direct the movie which will be produced by Kung Fu Hustle's Steven Chow. Filming begins later this month and Twentieth Century Fox is scheduled to release the movie on Aug. 15.
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Variety.com said:

Twentieth Century Fox is bringing the Japanese manga phenomenon "Dragonball" to the bigscreen.

Justin Chatwin will star as Goku, a powerful warrior who protects the Earth from an endless stream of rogues bent on dominating the universe and controlling the mystical objects from which the film takes its name. James Marsters is onboard as the film's villain Piccolo.

Actor-director-writer Stephen Chow ("Kung Fu Hustle") is producing. "Final Destination" helmer James Wong will direct from a script he penned. Ben Ramsey wrote an earlier draft.

Story is based on Akira Toriyama's popular manga that has spawned graphic novels, a long-running TV series and more than 25 videogames, which have sold more than 10 million units since May 2002. The Jump Comics division of Tokyo-based Shueisha published the "Dragonball" manga.

With shooting scheduled to begin later this month, Fox will bow the sci-fi/adventure worldwide Aug. 15. Chatwin has already begun training with 87Eleven, the stunt performance company behind the action sequences in "The Matrix," "The Bourne Supremacy," "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" and "300."

Chatwin's credits include Steven Spielberg's "War of the Worlds."

Marsters is best known for his role as the evil vampire Spike on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel."

Wong was an executive producer-writer on "The X-Files," "Millennium" and "Space: Above and Beyond." He co-wrote and directed "Final Destination" and "Final Destination 3."
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That's right. Looks like we have confirmation on a rumor.

(Also, I wasn't sure if this was the right section. Mods may move where they see fit.)

Frodis · Nov 14, 2007

I am totally seeing that.
I loved DBZ when I was little. Me and my brothers would watch it and eat cookies.
*flashback*

TwilightBlader · Nov 14, 2007

This movie is going to be horible. DBZ cannot be made into a real action movie. The beams would be too fake

Darkandroid · Nov 14, 2007

Oh wow it's finally happening. XD

Fork · Nov 14, 2007

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Wow, they're actually doing it. And a few month ago I was making fun of how they a DBZ movie would be like xD

I'm speechless...All I have to say is this.

Asterisk · Nov 14, 2007

DBZ is ruined man....

darkslayer · Nov 14, 2007

I love Dragon Ball Z. I watched it when I was little but I have to watch this movie.

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