http://imdb.com/title/tt1098327/

Justin Chatwin plays Goku. James Marsters plays Piccolo. Set in the DB timeframe, following (what I imagine will be loosely) the DB storyline. WHAT?

I was too lazy to post this ages ago. Originally slated for a later release due to the writers strike thingy they're rushing the hell out of this. So you're all probably going to hate it more than you would have if it were given the proper amount of time to create.

Haha, yeah I think I saw this before. This is going to be pretty rediculous. Might be good for a laugh though. XD Yeah, probably will be.

I didn't care much for the animated, and I don't really care too much for this one either...I watched some DBZ years ago at my cousin's, but not enough to make me really care about it at all.

You do realize any paying user has the ability to post information on IMDb, right? That website is as reliable as Wikipedia if not less. With that being said, IMDbs information posted is wrong. Because the movie is titled Dragonball I'm sure some moron decided to post the story of Dragonball just because it goes with the title. It's wrong.




As I have said before, Goku is a child in Dragonball. The story on IMDb is the original story from Dragonball starting from the very beginning of the series when Goku is a CHILD. In this movie, Goku is not a child.

The plot outline on IMDb says the following:

Oh wait... it seems there is an adult actor playing Goku. How could that be possible if the plot described on IMDb is based on Goku being a young boy? Because the movie is not based on the Dragonball series like you think it is.

Sweet. A Dragon Ball Z movie. XD

Yeah this is old and ridiculous but damn you all if i am not gonna be up there in that theater surrounded by a bunch of 13 year olds and a bunch of dudes my age in disguise watching that ##### the first day it opens.

And yet, Wikipedia is statistically the most accurate encyclopedia out there... Wonderful.

But know what? I'll give you some hard evidence. And honestly, I do hope you actually do the same, because all you've really offered thus far are malformed opinions.

Emphasis added. Source: http://www.variety.com/article/VR111797594...yid=13&cs=1


Emphasis added. Source: http://www.variety.com/article/VR111797781...yid=13&cs=1


Emphasis added. Source: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/conten...2a544c3e52a4bb4

For those of you who don't know; Mai was a henchmen to Emporer Pilaf, one of the first major antagonists of Dragonball and doesn't appear in the series after Dragonball until Dragonball GT. Lord Piccolo is, as well, Piccolo's father who'm only appears in Dragonball (as he's eventually killed before the series ends).

And really, I don't think the "good" Piccolo ever had a track record of stealing Dragonballs from Bulma's father. ;D

That is the storyline of Dragonball as we all know it. You have yet to tell me why Goku isn't going to be a young boy in this film. If Goku is not a child in this movie, does that not defeat the purpose of the movie being titled Dragonball? When Goku becomes an Adult (which he will be in this movie because the adult actor has already been announced), it is at the end of the Dragonball series and moving into the Dragonball Z series. This movie obviously isn't going to be just about the end of the Dragonball series so why doesn't the title of this movie have a Z at the end?

Dragonball + Goku as an adult? They don't mix. Chi Chi is also going to be a adult in this movie so let me guess — Gohan is going to be in this "Dragonball" movie as well? Even though he wasn't born until the Dragonball Z, I'm sure Hollywood can manage to f*ck that up too. You cant seriously call this film a "Dragonball" movie when Goku is going to be an adult. Then again, it appears you're stupid enough.

Didnt Goku fought Piccolo Jr. in his third Tenakichi Budokai participation as an adult in Dragonball? Wasnt that like a full "saga"?

Yes, there is a Piccolo Junior Saga.


Source: IMDb synopsis of the "Dragonball" film

Though, If the film is going to be based on just a saga of the series, should the film not have a subtitle?

Is the beginning of the film going to flash through the beginning of the Dragonball series?

There are a lot of things to consider but why would you give such a broad title to a movie, yet make the film about the end of the series that the movie involves?

QUOTE (Durandal @ Jan 2 2008, 05:41 PM)

Though, If the film is going to be based on just a saga of the series, should the film not have a subtitle?

Is the beginning of the film going to flash through the beginning of the Dragonball series?

There are a lot of things to consider but why would you give such a broad title to a movie, yet make the film about the end of the series that the movie involves?

Because most of everything before that saga is meaningless garble, or at least nothing suited for a live action movie. You don't have any worthwhile villains before Piccolo, and not many interesting events worth including. So the other sagas seem a bit pointless, and the Piccolo sagas are what would appeal most to fans of Z/GT. I'd imagine they'll give some sort of summary of Goku's life up until that time, however long or short, and overall I don't imagine anyone is going to feel cheated out of anything they'd have wanted to see.

Honestly though, I'm just kinda puzzled as to why they'd even bother with Dragonball instead of just starting with Z, but whatever.

The movie isn't going to be ##### like the series so I don't see why you're all getting in a tizzy.

Remember comic/video game gone movie, movies? Eh? It'll use the " universe " of what has been created by the series and create madness that all fanboys will hate but I'll love. Even if it is going to be rushed. I'm bitter. I think it could have been ultimate cheesy goodness if the stupid writers guild strike didn't happen. Slated originally for '10 but being rushed now for '08. Gonna kill a lot of the flick.

And it happens to be the storyline of the movie. Catching the drift? Because it's an adaptation of the franchise ment to appeal to a wider audience than just Dragonball fans. This is probably why it isn't also animated. However, we actually can't rule out the fact that Goku isn't a young boy during the film. Remember Elijah Wood in The Lord of the Rings? It does not defeat the purpose of this movie being entitled Dragonball. The storyline is still centered around the Dragonball era. It's still a Dragonball storyline. All that will happen is they'll bring Dragonball Z and Dragonball closer together in chronology. HOWEVER, I doubt this film is even official canon so what's the big deal? As I said, not necessarily. They COULD always pull a Frodo, though I doubt they will. So instead of being a young boy, Goku is a young man? So what? He becomes easier to appeal to a larger American audience and only a little bit of continuity has been messed with. They just take the same events and modify the dialogue a bit. Because this movie is obviously about the Dragonball series and has given us no real indication otherwise?

How so? Uh, well, Gohan is the name of Goku's grandfather so... Technically yes? But really, considering the fact that this isn't a Dragonball Z film, Goku's children wont make an appearance. I'm sorry, but this part just made me lul. And you can't seriouisly call this film a "Dragonball Z" movie when it's based in the Dragonball era, following the Dragonball storyline, and simply not connecting to the Dragonball Z series whatsoever.

Then again, it appears you're stupid enough.

It's going to be like the original AvP but worse. Think about it.

I just hope I like it. It better be cheesy nonsense. It ##### better. I don't see why anyone is arguing about the plot. It's probably going to be a very lose adaptation of the series... I can guarantee it. Don't think there's been a Hollywood video game/comic movie yet that's totally been faithful and generally they stretch quite a bit. With the rush on the movie and the scriptwriter I don't hold high hopes for die hard fans.

And wow, time for quote war on par with epic Atty/Pes battles.

Lay off the personal insults. Argue away, but having a pissing contest won't fly here.

You missed one:

This is turning into the debate of the century before our very eyes. FROOOM!

The best part is that it's going to be like every other comic book movie and have a synopsis that sounds like the game but end up being totally far out and nothing like what it is based on so their arguments are frivolous. Just take a peek at the credentials of one of the writers and I'm not talking about Wong ( Whom I actually don't mind )

Bwahahahaaaaa.

I'm honestly just going to roll with it. Wong and Toriyama are involved, and that's good enough for me. I'm with Clay in hoping it's simply a balls out over-the-top cheesefest. There's really not much else I expect once you have Dragonball entering the live action threshold.

So, anyone heard anything else about this movie? So far they pushed the Release date to April 3rd, 2009. A film novelization written by Stacia Deutsch and Rhody Cohon , Dragon Ball The Junior Novel has been solicited by Viz Media with a February 2009 release date. Some pics are flying around the net and some fan taken cam shots of the actual fights, but nothing else from what I saw. Trailer should be coming soon.



Who knows, this movie might be... well... over 9000!!! Or not...

In the second pic, he strongly reminds me of JD from Scrubs (I think that's his name...Zack B. is the actor, can't remember specific names). I think it's mostly because of the positioning of the lighting on his face.

Anyway, I haven't heard/seen much on this movie aside from seeing screens at IGN.

I'm still pretty disappointed that they didn't do this for DBZ instead of Dragonball. There's a lot more potential and interesting characters to work with. I'm not saying it would be much less of a flop, but I'd personally be a little more interested. Ah well, maybe this'll do.

I wish Goku wasn't wearing raver pants

Well, there are some speculations and a few interviews where actors said that there will be a greater cast of characters in the sequels which will be done if the movie becomes successful. So they would eventually move to DBZ.

The first poster is realesed.

Well that would depend on your meaning of success. I am virtually positive it will be a flop, even if all DBZ fans came to see it. They'd probably do better making it a direct to video, but probably not. It'd probably do a bit better in Japan, just a feeling. I know special effects have come a long way, but I do wonder if they can make those massive energy attacks without looking ridiculous. DBZ is pretty long too, so I don't think any type of movie would do it any justice. I'm not much of a fan of the series, but I appreciate it more lately solely for the novelty and nostalgia since it was my first anime before I even knew what anime was. Who didn't watch it with their friends before going into the backyard and doing their own kamehameha on each other.

Haha, some of us were doing Wolf Fang Fist.
But in any case, I don't know what to think of the movie yet. I'll watch it for sure, no matter how it turns out but it would have been rather appropriate for them to make a CG anime movie then the live action but whatever. The actors are really pushing this movie to the next level but that doesn't mean anything. Who knows...

CC, I just think I puked a little in my mouth... that looks HORRIBLE!!!! ugh, why do people cast American actors for japanese roles??? ugh. Wake Up Japanese actors!!! If you all can learn English well, there's one heck of a market for you here!!!!

The fact its life action is wrong, this reminds me of Transformers so expect

1) random teen romance

2) overblow cg effects

3) random product placement ... perhaps he takes a swig of pepsi before transformation

Also trying to make cartoon - realistic when original source material isn't remotely serious = lame

If anything I will expect mindless beat em up scenes and a game on the 360, PS3, Wii (using new controls obviously) and PSP/DS.

Hah, perhaps he is at a rave bu took too much Acid or LSD and thus has a hallucination he calls Dragonball and thus his whole hallucination is the Dragonball Z live action movie.

Watching the making of this movie has become my favorite trainwreak.

Here are some new leaked photos, most notably featuring some vampire imposter claiming to be Piccolo.

http://kotaku.com/5044692/oh-hollywood-wha...o-to-dragonball


You just know something is up when Akira Toriyama himself leaves the team due to creative conflicts.

Ya, those pictures were HORRIBLE!!! This might be one of the most depressing re-makes EVER!!! I mean, the sequel to the Mario Bro's movie would be better than this!!! Super-scopes and all baby!!

.. Never say that again. This movie is going to bomb so hard.

On the official blog, there is supposively some guy who saw an advanced screening of the movie. This is what he said, highlighted for spoilers (and major disappointments).

So I got a chance to see one of the first preview screenings of the new Dragonball movie. Obviously skeptical and slightly worried how my childhood favourites would be portrayed on the silver screen, I was delightfully surprised to find out that it wasn't as bad as I expected. So heres my opinions:

- Some of the actors were slightly miscast, Yun-Fat Chow as Master Roshi was always going to be a bad idea. His perverted-ness is completely erased and frankly he feels like a modern Mister Miyagi. That said a few of the actors fit their roles perfectly, Emmy Rossum, James Marsters & Jamie Chung were awesome. I am still stuck for an opinion on Chatwin considering he portrays Goku in a different way from what I came to expect. I'll get back to you on him.

- The special effects are amazing. Thats all that needs to be said about them really. Absolutely spectacular. They are not photo-realistic, but then again they were never supposed to be. I won't spoil to much though!

- The script is flawed and at times feels very rushed but it fits I suppose. Ben Ramsey did a more than good job but as a true Dragonball fan I am never going to be completely satisfied. Characters such as Krillin could have easily been included and would have fit right at home within James Wong's Dragonball and to be honest, I don't know why they were omitted.

The movie will possibly garner lukewarm reviews upon release but a casual Dragonball fan will enjoy it's fun, lively take on the mythos. I for one recommend it & I can't wait to see it again when it's released next year!!

Thanks for reading

^^Smiley his, not mine.


Anyone here speak and read French? Here's an interview from a French magazine that claims to say exactly what that guy says about the movie.

http://www.dragonball-live.fr/



Poor Chow-Yun Fat. First it was the cinematic classic Bulletproof Monk, now this. It was painful seeing him fight a magical, kung-fu Nazi (yes, that really happened in Bulletproof Monk.) now he'll duke it out with an alien vampire overlord that lays eggs.

Well, I hope that movie is good because it better be good as the original manga and anime.

The teaser trailer has been leaked:

http://dbthemovie.com/2008/10/02/dragonbal...ilers/#more-866

U CRAI MOAR NAU

I realize it's clearly not going to follow the manga or anime or whatever but it looks badass in its own right. I wanna see it even more now.

Pretty odd that the chick who's supposed to be Bulma looks like Chichi, and that's honestly who I thought it was in the screens. But eh, it doesn't look as horrible as I thought, but then again teaser trailers can always do a good job at misleading you. Nice find though.

You, Sir, are one brave man.

I still do not get why they chose Mai of all other characters. Why not Launch, or Krillin, as it should have been?

Also, I heard that this trailer was going to be attatched to Max Payne.

Well this won't be like the Dragonball we used to watch, but it looks good in it's own right. Too bad there won't be Krillin and Tien in it. And thanks for the trailer.