Based on the manga created by Akira Toriyama and the popular Japanese anime series, Dragon Ball Z tells the story of Goku, a martial arts master who defends the Earth from alien threats by enlisting the Seven Dragon Balls - artifacts of immense power which are the only way he can hope to defeat the alien menace, Picolo.
The live action film is combining elements from all of the different visions of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z without being afraid to make significant changes.
According to the cast list:
[GOKU] 18 years old, Goku is considered uncool and unpopular at school, but he is in fact an extremely talented martial arts fighter who gets rigorous training from his grandfather, Gohan. After the death of his grandfather by the evil Lord Piccolo, Goku finds his destiny in his grandfather's dying request that he find Master Roshi and gather all seven Dragon Balls (of which he has one) in order to prevent Piccolo from succeeding in his desire to use the dragonballs to take over the world. Trained by Master Roshi, aided by Bulma and Yamcha, friends he meets along the way, Goku proves himself a formidable, almost undefeatable fighter. On many dangerous adventures to find the remaining Dragon Balls and thus save the world, Goku conquers physical and emotional challenges, ultimately saving the world but clearly impelled to spend his life searching for the Dragon Balls with his trusty companions...LEAD
to read the entire post, included complete casting descriptions.The film is expected to start production in Montreal in November.
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Dragonball Evolution was released April 10th, 2009 and stars Justin Chatwin, Chow Yun-Fat, Emmy Rossum, Jamie Chung, James Marsters, Joon Park, Eriko Tamura, Randall Duk Kim. The film is directed by James Wong.
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Marcusx
ok i know that guy he is from knee high PI and the pirates otc movies. you guys need to realize taht krillin is not a midget. it would be a never-ending joke if they casted one as him, and for all those who say danny devito should play krillin...YOU SHOULD DIE. i think a short guy can play krillin, but no dwarfs or midgets or practical joke type people should play krillin, even tho he is kind of a lame character
4 years agoby @marcusxFlag
naughtypagan72
I know one thing - they need to cast Marty Klebba as Krillin. He's perfect - check out http://www.martinklebba.com/index.htm if you've never seen him before.
5 years agoby @naughtypagan72Flag
Tomp1210
must make it a 15 james, aim for brutal action, and cool epic diologue, u should use brandon routh as goku, as he has definatley proven himself as a good actor for playing a gentle hero, and he looks like goku. and he has dark hair. mark strong has also proven himself in stardust for vegeta maybe, he looks like him as well. EPIC james, please make it good...
5 years agoby @tomp1210Flag
thekonradk
agree, imagine Hugh Jackman as Goku xDD and Arnold as Hercules, hahaha
5 years agoby @thekonradkFlag
xmaverick
oh... a dragon ball z movie, gzz, i hope u americans don't screw it again as u did with trasformers with all those american gags. An advice from a peruvian dbz fan: don't include holliwood supertars!!, they would completely blow it!!
5 years agoby @xmaverickFlag
1impact
Must Make a Movie Only true fans see it and love it, who cares what douch bag people say!!!
5 years agoby @1impactFlag
CUPID
yes the show was good,but a movie NO
5 years agoby @cupidFlag
thekonradk
agree, even tho i love db series
5 years agoby @thekonradkFlag
CUPID
this will be so mush CRAP f*ck this movie.
5 years agoby @cupidFlag
thekonradk
Who cares !!!
5 years agoby @thekonradkFlag
Michael5
I'm not into DBZ !!!!!
5 years agoby @michael5Flag
SpaceCowboy
Dragon Ball Z is a good show but i feel that a Live-Action movie would only ruin its rep. Plus i don't think Wong is very good. did you see Final Destination? pretty lame sh*t.
5 years agoby @SpaceCowboyFlag
thekonradk
if it's gonna be a real-life role-playing movie, i'm gonna kill myself, promise xD i'm gonna cut on my chest "DB4EVER" and shoot in the head :PP
and of course i think that DBZ movie created by americans will be good :/ no offence but.. NO VEGETA!? Spaz, i know what you feel man.. they blew it at the start. i just hope that someday when i will be still alive they'll make new saga od DB! maybe DBAF ;>
5 years agoby @thekonradkFlag
Spadicus
As far as I can tell, they've got the right director for the job. And of course this is an adaptation, but really, do that have to change the story so much? Take Dragonball for what it is and just go for it. They SHOULD be affraid of making significant changes because if you take the unrealistic/fantasized elements away from Dragonball then you lose the essence of the anime itself.
Though this is overall a bad idea, there is a small shred of hope that this will actually be a good movie with plenty of action and a plot thats engaging at the least. But so far, they've already upset me without including Vegeta.
5 years agoby @spazFlag
Wyverex
Yeah! DragonBall!!!!! hope it will be more like the comics than a real-life movie..
5 years agoby @wyverexFlag
ImmortalFury
this could be interesting. i just hope they get the right actors for the part of goku and piccolo. id like to see them do one with gokue vs freeza, i think that would be cool.
5 years agoby @immortalfuryFlag
10
I do enjoy DragonBall Z, but i don't know if a live-action movie is such a good idea.
5 years agoby @thechainsaw-guyFlag
caifa
I just hope it's good and make more because it's not gonna be just one. I'll be pretty dissaponted if they only make one movie of Dragon ball z
5 years agoby @caifaFlag