Live Action Dragon Ball Movie

[Chibi Jen]

The rumored Dragon Ball Live Action Movie...do you think/want it to happen?

[Sakura]

There is one!? Or...a rumor going around about it? XD

I haven't watched the series...so incredibly long..too. >.<" I kinda...want to see it, on the fact...that I know what happens in Dragon Ball...and I want to see how they pull of all those 'stunts' and stuff. But, me not being a Dragon Ball fan at all...*shrugz* it's not really for me...but more for the friends I know that got started in anime because of it.

[Digital Leonardo]

That is such an old rumor, like old!

But it would be cool, I just dun know how they would do the hair... with out it looking stupid of course cause come on v.v the Sailor Moon wigs almost didn't work, I don't think they could pull of the Dragon Ball ones...

[Jess-chan]

I've been hearing those rumors for years now. I'm not sure if I wanna see a live-action version of Dragonball/Z. The storyline and characters would probably be changed and mess up the whole story.

[Chibi Jen]

hahaa, yeh I heard the rumor a while back..forgot about it..and then suddenly thought about it again...lol

[Digital Leonardo]

Hey, this rumor may no longer be just a rumor!

Ask a typical American about Japan, and the response will usually involve automobiles, sushi, and Godzilla--fairly trivial nuggets of information. But if one of those Americans asked happens to be under 25 years of age, he'll probably gush about Dragon Ball.

The wildly popular Dragon Ball franchise began as a Japanese manga in the mid-1980s in Japan, but has spread across the world and into other media such as video games, card games, and multiple animated television series. Soon, the franchise will topple one of the last forms of entertainment that has eluded it: a live-action film translation.

A Dragon Ball movie will be produced by 20th Century Fox and, if all goes according to plan, will hit theaters on August 18, 2008, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Justin Chatwin, who played Tom Cruise's son in War of the Worlds, will star as the popular main character Son Goku. Playing the film's villain will be James Marsters, best known as Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. James Wong (Final Destination) will direct, and Stephen "Kung Fu Hustle" Chow will produce.

The story follows the superpowered alien Goku, who is sent to Earth as an infant to take the planet over. However, upon realizing his species' intent, Goku has a change of heart and opts to protect the planet from extraterrestrial attacks.

Chatwin's other roles include a pot-dealing gay teen on Weeds, a pot-growing hitchhiker on Lost, and SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2, which isn't tolerable even with insane amounts of pot. Marsters, whose hotness is apparent even without insane amounts of pot, was also featured on Buffy spin-off Angel, as well as Smallville.

The Dragonball franchise has produced several shows, including Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball GT, and the massively popular Dragon Ball Z.

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Personally not a fan of 'Justin Chatwin' or 'James Marsters' (I thought he pretty much wrecked Buffy the Vampire Slayer), but the fact that this is becoming real is cool none the less.

[Jess-chan]

I read about that too. We'll just have to see if it's true by the time next year comes along.

[Digital Leonardo]

If this movie does well, maybe it will open doors for more animes to turn Hollywood. I'd love to see a Sailor Moon film, I think it could be done right if the right people were in it.

[Jess-chan]

Hopefully, it should do good. I mean movies based on American comics usually do great at the box offices. I, too, would like to see a Sailor Moon movie if done by the right people like you said Digilee.

[Digital Leonardo]

Yeah, though I still don't know about the hair and how that will look, and the bodies... I think it will be really different to see the anime bodies translate to human ones...
Maybe they'll do the movie sorta like they did Beuwolf, or stylized movies like Sin City or 300.

[Jess-chan]

Maybe they'll use CG effects or something like that for the hair and other stuff.

[Chibi Jen]

CG hair...hmm.. ... hope it'll turn out well and not ruin it

[Death Soldier]

How about the flying? lol And green Piccallo? and pig..and dragon..and..I dunno. Would be interesting to see how it all turns out though.

[ryshi]

I saw that the director was Stephen Chow. He is a really good director, directed shaolin soccer and kung fu. From hk, he is often praised as one of the most funny actors. His kind of humour is really good, as it is not stupid funny but clever funny.

I hope he does a good job, because american directors will ruin the show anyway.

[Jess-chan]

I dunno how true this is but I read somewhere that in the movie, Goku goes to school in a city...um he originally lived in the woods...and that Kuririn will only be in a couple of scenes...