Dragonball Movie 2008

Started by Emil Blonsky36 pages

Originally posted by Placidity
Nope... I just looked it up. Its made by some dude called James Wong.

These are the only movies he has ever directed...

* Dragonball (2009) (post-production)

* Final Destination 3 (2006)
... aka Final Destination 3 (Germany)

* The One (2001)
... aka Jet Li's The One (UK)
Final Destination (2000)

Things sure look grim...

Something this epic deserves a better budget, writer, director and cast.

I must say Bulma looks hot though.

I do think they could've gotten a more well known director but if he does a good job, bring him back. If he ruins this & makes it a trainwreck, I never want to see him make a movie again. As for the cast, I've warmed up to them all so I have no problem with them. The budget seems to be good enough since they are trying to use as less CGI as possible, which is a good thing for this type of movie.

Originally posted by Vvendeta
Is being confirm that Stephen Chow (Kung fu hustle, Shaolin soccer) has colaborate with Gags and suggestions, James Wong(Final destination, the one) have never work with a budget over 40 millions, DB has 100 miilions, and the stunt creators of the fight are the same of Matrix, 300.

The orange gi it will be in the movie, i think he would look 3 kind of gi.

Hmm Stephen Chow's got the gag's. This movie could be very funny at the least. And I liked The One, and the fight scenes in both Matrix, and The One were pretty good. We may even get to see them move in super speed while fighting like in The One and Matrix. Now that would be cool.
Originally posted by Placidity
Nope... I just looked it up. Its made by some dude called James Wong.

These are the only movies he has ever directed...

* Dragonball (2009) (post-production)

* Final Destination 3 (2006)
... aka Final Destination 3 (Germany)

* The One (2001)
... aka Jet Li's The One (UK)
Final Destination (2000)

Things sure look grim...

Something this epic deserves a better budget, writer, director and cast.

I must say Bulma looks hot though.

Well The One was a pretty cool movie and had good fight scenes, and I did like the first Final Destination

I really think Chatwin is the perfect choice for Goku. He's taking the role serious & actually has a Goku esque look.

Bulma is just hot!

Translations courtesy of dbthemovie.com

Justin Chatwin (Goku)

I am very honored to be able to play Goku. When I am playing gentle and loving Goku, I feel as if I am given energy from him. In the movie, I have a lot of great action scenes. After the movie is finished post production, I’ll get to see my Kamehameha appear on the screen, and I get very excited when I imagine that.

Chow Yun-Fat (Master Roshi)

On my career as an actor, it is my first time to play a manga character. Dragonball is read all over the world, have many hard core fans. I hope they won’t be disappointed by my acting (laugh). But to be honest with you, I’m totally satisfied with my performance as Master Roshi.

Emmy Rossum (Bulma)

It is a very exciting thing for me to play Bulma, because I’m a big fan of her myself. She’s intelligent, motivated and has a short temper like a teenager. I really want to make all the fans of her happy.

Joon Park (Yamcha)

I like Dragonball very much because I read it when I was child, so when I got to audition I begged the director to “Please give me any small part, like a man carrying sandbags behind the screen.” (laugh) Furthermore, there is Chow Yun-Fat who is my hero from when I was child. This is a dream role for me

Again, great cast, can't wait to see the movie.

I really cant wait to se Goku fighting Piccolo in live action !!

Do you think they'll have Piccolo be able to manipulate his size like in the manga?

Last Jump Square magazine. revealed in these translations :
Some spoilers

Justin Chatwin (Goku) appeared in front of them. Goku had blue eyes. The author of this manga (Akiba Zaijuu) felt Justin has a boyish nature, as well as Goku. He was wearing the blue gi, not orange. Justin said “My gi with Kame mark (orange gi) is still in the making. I’m looking forward to see how it will be made. I hope it will become what you all like.” The author remembered he saw and talk with Mayes Rubeo (costume designer) before. She said “I kept trying for the children of the little village I grew up won’t be disappointed with it. I made more than thirty prototypes for only Goku’s gi.” She seemed to be ambitious and having fun, so he felt she sure can make a good costume. And about Justin, his blue gi was cool, but not only the costume design, but his buffed up muscle enhanced his look. Because he has been training for seven months for Goku’s role. The author remembered Goku also have trained for eight months under Master Roshi when Goku was a child in the original. Coincidence?

When the Japanese magazine press interviewed Justin, suddenly the tank top man came into the room. He shouted “Omochi!(rice cake)” in Japanese. He tried to eat Kusa-dango of Asakusa Tokyo (it was souvenir from Japan) there but he accidentally dropped it on the ground and it got dirty with sand. But he didn’t care, he picked it up and ate it. He was a very wild man. The author wondered who he was.

Next Emmy Rossum’s interview. She said her active and cheerful character resembled Bulma. She’s a brilliant young actress and also a good singer. Bulma’s hair is not all blue, but have blue streaks. Make-up artist Mr. Gomez told us the reason that all blue hair is too strong as a live-action, so he was requested not to do that. So he proposed sixteen hairstyle and make-up designs which kept the image of the original, but they were all turned down. After that time he came up with the present hairstyle and make-up. Emmy said, “Did you look at the three-wheeled motorcycle? There are two same motorcycles and they promise I will get one of them after the filming. Other one may be gotten by someone here!” they asked her what her favorite Mexican food was and she said “Gorditas! I like Gorditas.”

Then they interviewed Joon Park, he was [the] wild tank top man before. He resembled an early Yamcha very well, especially eyebrows and eyes. His cheerful character imparted a upbeat atmosphere there. He said, “I wanted to get any small part, I got to audition, and I got the role of Yamcha. I have Japanese friends and I asked him to send the video of Dragonball and I watched them over and over again. But I realized Yamcha didn’t appear in them a lot. Where is Yamcha? looking for him in the video, I studied him.” The author also thought certainly that Yamcha’s appearance is few in the original, and he wondered whether Puar (Yamcha’s pet cat) appeared or not. He asked his company editor, but the editor said “Who cares?” and the author didn’t really care either. Joon also said he collected toy figures made of metal like Mazinger Z.

Next, they interviewed Jamie Chung. She is a crisp girl, her face was expressive, like as a small animal, her lower lip and twinkling almond eyes were adorable. Press men got hot immediately. She resembled kid Chi-Chi rather than adult Chi-Chi. She said her type is a pretty boy.

Next they interviewed Chow Yun-Fat. He is different from the image of Master Roshi than in the original, but he surprisingly matched the lovable mischief and dirty old man perfectly. He said his favorite food is Japanese Ramen. He was very kind enough to take a photo with the author. He said, “I have never played such character, but I could play it happily and passionately.” The author looks forward to seeing him play Muten Roshi.

And James Marsters appeared at last. His cheek line looks just like Piccolo. he said “Were you wearing the Gold Jacket before? I passed you at the hotel didn’t I?” The man he saw at the hotel was James Marsters after all. James shouted, “I am Piccolo! Yes! I’m Picoolo, so I won’t let anyone play Piccolo!” He was full of spirit. His enthusiasm to the role came through intensely, he looked as if he was the real Piccolo for a moment to the author’s eyes. He thought this movie was worth seeing to see James Marsters as Piccolo by itself.

Originally posted by Vvendeta
Last Jump Square magazine. revealed in these translations :
Some spoilers

Justin Chatwin (Goku) appeared in front of them. Goku had blue eyes. The author of this manga (Akiba Zaijuu) felt Justin has a boyish nature, as well as Goku. He was wearing the blue gi, not orange. Justin said “My gi with Kame mark (orange gi) is still in the making. I’m looking forward to see how it will be made. I hope it will become what you all like.” The author remembered he saw and talk with Mayes Rubeo (costume designer) before. She said “I kept trying for the children of the little village I grew up won’t be disappointed with it. I made more than thirty prototypes for only Goku’s gi.” She seemed to be ambitious and having fun, so he felt she sure can make a good costume. And about Justin, his blue gi was cool, but not only the costume design, but his buffed up muscle enhanced his look. Because he has been training for seven months for Goku’s role. The author remembered Goku also have trained for eight months under Master Roshi when Goku was a child in the original. Coincidence?

When the Japanese magazine press interviewed Justin, suddenly the tank top man came into the room. He shouted “Omochi!(rice cake)” in Japanese. He tried to eat Kusa-dango of Asakusa Tokyo (it was souvenir from Japan) there but he accidentally dropped it on the ground and it got dirty with sand. But he didn’t care, he picked it up and ate it. He was a very wild man. The author wondered who he was.

Next Emmy Rossum’s interview. She said her active and cheerful character resembled Bulma. She’s a brilliant young actress and also a good singer. Bulma’s hair is not all blue, but have blue streaks. Make-up artist Mr. Gomez told us the reason that all blue hair is too strong as a live-action, so he was requested not to do that. So he proposed sixteen hairstyle and make-up designs which kept the image of the original, but they were all turned down. After that time he came up with the present hairstyle and make-up. Emmy said, “Did you look at the three-wheeled motorcycle? There are two same motorcycles and they promise I will get one of them after the filming. Other one may be gotten by someone here!” they asked her what her favorite Mexican food was and she said “Gorditas! I like Gorditas.”

Then they interviewed Joon Park, he was [the] wild tank top man before. He resembled an early Yamcha very well, especially eyebrows and eyes. His cheerful character imparted a upbeat atmosphere there. He said, “I wanted to get any small part, I got to audition, and I got the role of Yamcha. I have Japanese friends and I asked him to send the video of Dragonball and I watched them over and over again. But I realized Yamcha didn’t appear in them a lot. Where is Yamcha? looking for him in the video, I studied him.” The author also thought certainly that Yamcha’s appearance is few in the original, and he wondered whether Puar (Yamcha’s pet cat) appeared or not. He asked his company editor, but the editor said “Who cares?” and the author didn’t really care either. Joon also said he collected toy figures made of metal like Mazinger Z.

Next, they interviewed Jamie Chung. She is a crisp girl, her face was expressive, like as a small animal, her lower lip and twinkling almond eyes were adorable. Press men got hot immediately. She resembled kid Chi-Chi rather than adult Chi-Chi. She said her type is a pretty boy.

Next they interviewed Chow Yun-Fat. He is different from the image of Master Roshi than in the original, but he surprisingly matched the lovable mischief and dirty old man perfectly. He said his favorite food is Japanese Ramen. He was very kind enough to take a photo with the author. He said, “I have never played such character, but I could play it happily and passionately.” The author looks forward to seeing him play Muten Roshi.

And James Marsters appeared at last. His cheek line looks just like Piccolo. he said “Were you wearing the Gold Jacket before? I passed you at the hotel didn’t I?” The man he saw at the hotel was James Marsters after all. James shouted, “I am Piccolo! Yes! I’m Picoolo, so I won’t let anyone play Piccolo!” He was full of spirit. His enthusiasm to the role came through intensely, he looked as if he was the real Piccolo for a moment to the author’s eyes. He thought this movie was worth seeing to see James Marsters as Piccolo by itself.

NICE!!! Can't wait to see it!!!

Just from reading how Justin has buffed up, I can't wait to see it. I can't wait to see him pull off a great performance so all those naysayers can finally shut the hell up.

Originally posted by Emil Blonsky
Just from reading how Justin has buffed up, I can't wait to see it. I can't wait to see him pull off a great performance so all those naysayers can finally shut the hell up.

True True!!! I hate how people are so negative about something without seeing it first

It sucks we have to wait until next year for the movie. This year has been slow enough for me to have to wait until next year to see this movie.

I think this year has had some awesome movies & I'm glad this movie has been postponed. I'm still hyped to see it.

Well yea its had awesome movies...Its just the days are going by way to slow for me. Next year feels so far away and I want to see the movie. Heck The Dark Knight seems so far away and that's out in two days.

I don't even want time to go by fast. I like to take everything one day at a time.

I just need a vacation I think because its the same thing over and over.

I don't mind that. Even if I'm spending most summer days at home, I'm happy to be around family. There's too much that can happen out there so when I go out, I make sure it's absolutely something I want to do.

I can respect that. I use to be like that when I lived with or around my family. Now days seem to just drag on because the only days I have off all my friends work, and vice versa so I don't have much time to do anything with work even when Im suppose to be off.

That's too bad...even with me being 14, I like the fact that when I get far enough with what I'm doing (making comics), I'll be working for myself.

I've come to realize that making a comic is hard when you have to rely on the co-creator of it to draw. Actually it's a pain in the neck when you have to rely on somebody else to draw it, and they have no motivation to do so even though they say they want to and are extremely goods at drawing. lol