Jamie Chung Joins the Cast of Dragonball Z

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Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

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A good film needs more than just a hero and a villain to do battle. It also requires the characters that the hero is fighting to protect. Dragon Ball Z, directed by James Wong, is no exception to this rule, and according to The Hollywood Reporter, Wong has now cast Jamie Chung in his film to play the role of Chi Chi, Goku's love interest.

Chung joins Justin Chatwin (Goku) and James Marsters (Piccolo) in the film.

Dragon Ball Z centers on an adult humanoid alien named Goku who, after discovering he was sent to Earth to destroy the population, tries to fulfill the wish of his dying grandfather and collect all seven of the world's mystical Dragon Balls to keep them out of the hands of the evil aliens. His chief nemesis for the film will be Piccolo, who is trying to conquer the Earth.

Dragon Ball Z , which is being produced by Stephen Chow (Kung Fu Hustle), is one of the most successful Japanese cultural exports of all time. Originally created by Akira Toriyama and published by Tokyo's Jump Comics, the manga was adapted into graphic novels, video games and a successful television series that ran in Europe, Asia, Latin America and North America.

Dragon Ball Z is set for an August 15, 2008 release date.

5 Comments & Responses

tomp1210

December 19th, 2007 2:03am

possible obscurity, is true, but for chi chi, you don't need much, she plays a mother and a fighter in this one only

JeshSoX

December 6th, 2007 2:50pm

POOR AKIRA, IT´S HIS FAULT.
Lo unico rescatable de esta pelicula van a ser sus efectos.
Tori se debe estar dando de topes.

marcusx

December 6th, 2007 12:25pm

i think a no name actress would have done the part, i lost respect for dushku after her role in jay and silent bob strikes back

tomp1210

December 6th, 2007 10:25am

she doesnt suit the role methinks, i wouldve chosen someone like elisa dushku to do it, because the character has an attitude, and she's shown it in buffy. she also looks like her. ah well, cross your fingers...

marcusx

December 6th, 2007 9:44am

you have got to be kidding me. i mean she is attracitve and all that but she is from the real world drama crap from MTV. ok this is going downhill fast, next thing you know they will cast tila tequila as bulma or carson daly as vegeta. at least Jamie Chung is asian thats all i got

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Dragonball

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Release:	April 3rd, 2009
Director:	James Wong
Starring:	Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Emmy Rossum, Eriko Tamura, Joon Park, Chow Yun-Fat, Texas Battle, Ernie Hudson
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