Dragon Bal On Hollwood !!!

[andzi]

Originally Posted by cloudmaster88

Oh wow I can't wait till this comes out, they've made a dragon ball movie once that came out in japan sometime ago and I'm talking about a live action movie, just don't remember what the name of the movie is it's not just called Dragon Ball, it has a different name....

"Xin qi long zhu shen long de fu shou" (Dragonball: The Magic Begins)

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What is the movie about?

[Based on] The King Piccolo Saga [Dragonball], also known as the Piccolo Daimaoh Saga (Demon Lord Piccolo Saga) is the penultimate saga from the anime Dragon Ball. It occurs after the Tien Shinhan Saga and precedes the Piccolo Junior Saga. It includes the battles between Goku and King Piccolo's sons, Goku's first encounter with the Samurai warrior, Yajirobe, Goku's quest to find the Holy Water, his final battle with young King Piccolo, and the birth of Piccolo Junior.

Thanks to Smaragos, who provided this summary.


Who is making this movie?

Twentieth Century Fox with comedian Stephen Chow (Shaolin Soccer; Kung Fu Hustle) is producing the live-action movie "Dragonball." James Wong (X-Files; Final Destination), is signed to direct. Ariel Shaw is the special FX director. Justin Chatwin (War of the Worlds) will portray Goku. James Marsters (Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) is cast as Piccolo. Jamie Chung has signed on as Goku's love interest, Chi Chi (Jamie Chung); Joon Park (Speed Racer) is Yamcha; Eriko Tamura (Heroes) plays Mai; Emmy Rossum (Phantom of the Opera) plays Bulma; Chow Yun-Fat has been cast as Master Roshi and Randall Duk Kim (The Matrix Reloaded; Memoirs of a Geisha) is Granpa Gohan.

Principle photography began in November 2007; production moves to Mexico in January, 2008 for a worldwide release on August 15th, 2008. Filming is expected to finish in March. About 85% of the film will be shot in Durango, Mexico. Locations include the Mexiquillo Forest, Marley Ranch, Hacienda la Providencia, La Joya Ranch, Laguna Seca de Santiaguillo and a forum from a Convention Center in the Culture Institute. Production will move to Estado De México for some shots at the volcano Nevado de Toluca. No announcement has been made on the film's budget, although IMDB lists it as 100.000.000 dollars. James Marsters has recently stated that the budget is 100 mililon dollars.


Will Justin Chatwin wear a wig to play Goku?

Justin Chatwin will most likely have his natural hair due to the information from the recent set pics


will all the major characters from the anime, such as krillin,tien,and chaouzu be in this film?

it is not known


Are the Latin American voice actors gonna come back for the Latin American dubbed version?

In the version of "Alvin and the Chipmunks" released in Latin America, all the voice actors from the original cartoon reprised their roles for the movie version.

Is it gonna be the same for the Latin American version of this movie? It is not known.


when can we expect a trailer?

We can expect a trailer with 10,000 B.C March 7th or with Doomsday March 14

[mariobro]

it'll be just a dragonball movie, no Z.

justin chatwin is goku thats all i remember

[badger hawk9]

Great i cant wait. And its coming out in 8/April/2009