It looks like the long awaited live-action Dragonball movie may be in trouble. CS reports that 20th Century Fox has bumped the movie’s release date from August 15th of this year, all the way back to April 3, 2009. Thank you Fox, for giving me more time to build my Dragonball proof bunker.
No reason is given for the bump, but the fact that it’s being moved off a solid late-summer release date to a nowheresville release in April probably doesn’t bode well if you’re a fan of the whole Dragonball Z thing. It’s old date had it up against Ben Stiller’s Tropic Thunder, the animated Star Wars: Clone Wars movie, and an Emma Roberts kids movie called Wild Child. Now it’s up against absolutely nothing… at least for the time being. It’s more than a year off, so I’m sure at some point something else will be schedule to open opposite. I doubt anyone will be scared off by Dragonball, no matter how much rabid, niche fan support it seems to have.
The movie is based on the manga turned awful anime series Dragonball Z, and stars Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Emmy Rossum, Ernie Hudson, and a bunch of other people you’ve never heard of decked out in plasticky anime hair.
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You don't really know anything, do you? The movie already doesn't look anything like the anime series, and no one could call Emmy Rossum or James Masters unheard of.
You didn't read anything I wrote did you? I never called Emmy Rossum or James Masters unheard of. I said the other people in the film were people you've never heard of.
I also never said that the movie looked like the cartoon.
You seem to have read a lot into what I said that wasn't there.
ive had some strange encounters with this cartoon.. i'd never heard off it till 6 yrs ago, then saw it a few times on the cartoon network here in england.. thought it was interesting,but was'nt till i went travelling i saw how big it was from shopping in oz and seeing the action figures were in every supermarket to travelling to peru seeing all the surfers watching it..even someone's drunk 50 yr old mum watched it every day.. then being in germany.. was in all there shops to and everyone seemed to know it.. i never saw another cartoon have a fan base like that especially as in most of the contrys it was aired such along time ago and was just being repeated time and time again. i dont think fox realises what they have on there hands here if they do it right it could be huge i never saw superman or spiderman have such fans thats all i know
Interesting. Fox is actually tucking this movie away from competing with the other August movies, many of which like Star Wars aren't even expected to make too much of a hit.
I guess this delay says enough about how even Fox feels about this movie they're making. Makes me wonder how utterly the competition from those other August movies coupled with a Japanese-led global boycott will flatten this movie should its release date remain unchanged.
Rumour has it that Akira Toriyama is not very happy, with development of the upcoming, Dragonball, adaptation movie. Not so long ago, he waged a little 'word war', with a few of FOX's fat cats, who seem to be running the show. It is not quite known what Akira Toriyama exactly said, but things have been flying around, that what was said was not very pleasant, for most of the part.
Yes, I won't go on to list to flaws in the 'reviewer's thoughts and logic (one view, one opinion, thats why you shouldnt ever take a review too seriously, especially this one) anyhoo, besides avoiding competition one of the reasons it's been delayed slightly i've heard is also due to Marsters extended commitment to a British show named Torchwood he's currently involved in, check it out he's playing some guy named captain john (a kind of rogue to the lead character of captain jack) and so i heard they've just laxed the schedule a bit in order to get the most out of all the actors involved.
lol though this was one of the most ameteur and biased reviews i've ever read with a load of childish preconceptions of how the movie will turn out.
cant be worse than some of the crappy marvel remakes they've been whoring off into movies lately. At least with an anime we'll have something new.
I swear if i see another shitty spiderman, x-man, superman, iron man or whatever the f*ck man remake rammed down our throat's im just gonna vomit.
I say give us a change from this usual bullshit, alot of modern sci-fi (se the last fight between neo and smith in the matrix and compare it with a dragonball z fight and you'll know what i mean) take their basis from these 'awful anime' series.
Better than these rusted, boring and cranky old marvel crap we've been forced to endure for the entirety of the first decade of this millenium
1st- akira toryama said that the movie wouldn´t bee like the other ones
2nd- i hope they dont make the hair look a like 'cause then it would look realy stupid
3rd- chatwin-> war of the worlds
rossum-> Posseidon
marsters-> Buffy
Chow yun fat-> crounching tiger hidden dragon, bullet proof monk etc
i don't know if this is true or not, but my brother works in the theathers and he already saw the schedule for all the movies that are coming out this year and guess what, IT CLEARLY SAYS AUGUST 15 2008!. and what's even funnier is that my bro isn't a big fan of dragonball so he was pretty surprised when he saw it in the schedule. i'm not going to say that this guy is lying but it could be possible that they change the date to tease us the fans to waiting one more ridiculous year of this upcoming movie. i've waited 8 years for this and now they're pushing it. thanks a lot 20th century fox for pissing us off. maybe by april no one is going to feel like watching this movie cuz they keep pushing it back making the 20th century fox lose money and lose as much fans.
Now i would say I'm the biggest fan of DBZ i mean I've been watching it for years over and over cant get enough of it, but i can see the angle they're coming from, Dragonball the film hasn't really had a great reception from fans, and to come up against some of the movies that are coming this year would be suicidal for FOX i mean doesn't it clash with Iron man? well anyway I'm still looking forward to it.
Hi there let me say im a huge DRAGONBALLZ AND GT Fan and i must say the writer and the drector should think twice before producing this movie come on i know alot of u out there in the world cant believe what u r hearing about the movie and yes it isnt going like the series is and yes goku or i like to say kakarot never went to school come on how the heck does that fall into place and yes he should kinda have his hair like in the series and even if it looks dorky its what the fans want even for the main guy who wrote it Akira Toriyama come on guys we should unite and say something.
Ok i'll put it to u like this did anyone watch the movie the Hulk the first one remember when it came out it was nothing like the Comic Book im a huge fan as well in Marvel and DC why do u think it flopped because the story line was way off even if people never read the books come on ok the next one coming out called the Incredible Hulk is going by the comic putting in the main characters abomination this one will not flopp these guys know what they are doing every comic geek including me hehehe will be there to watch it.
All im saying this movie isnt just for the fans its for everyone and yes if they go the way the want with Goku looking the way he is and going to school is going to be the worst movie and yes alot of people arent going to see it mostly all hard core dbz fans they should start it off as goku a child growing up battling Tien and Yamcha in Martial Arts Tournaments and at the end show the Evil Piccolo where goku fights to save human kind from him maybe the director should ask the fans the true fans about how he should make the movie and we will make it wild and worth his bucks
If he makes it what us fans want it he will make 20 times in what he puts in . if he doesnt he wouldnt even make 2 times in what he puts in everyone in Japan would agree on this im not saying anything about because they are asian but remember its were its originated from and they are all hard core fans over there please everyone lets unite
I've been watching dbz since 8yrs ago whats really pissing me off is the date fox will be renouncing its release. for me its bull, mean do they want me to be 78yrs old before they reales dbz come
see people the Japanese never made a live action dragon ball movie.
ok china did 1989: Dragonball: The Magic Begin. and the remake 2008: Dragonball: Ultimate Edition what make you think the fox film is going to make a good movie? See you can't make a dragonball live action cause it suck
Believe it or not I am probably the 1% of the worlds population that
watched the Dragonballz movie that was done by a the Chinese Asian Cinema.
IT WAS TERRIBLE! Bunch of ppl in rubber suits and lame attempts of getting Goku to fly. Was really really lousy.
Now think of a the possibility of a GOOD Dragonball Z movie. Yea! Personally I would be excited and scared.
1. You have 10 years of Dragonball Z history to cover. Dragonball, Dragonball Z, Dragonball GT and all the little Anime movies in-between.
Really Hard.
2. How do you make Kammi Kammi Ha not looked retarded if a grown man is shouting it and doing some sort of powering up move to blow his enemy into obilivion.
3. How do u even make the story even passable with aliens landing, looking for some mystic balls, kung fu fighting, and people with tails turning into giant monkeys.
Its all friggin dumb. How can u possible make a live-action 2 hr movie so that someone who did not watch the manga, anime, or comic get into and worst LIKE IT.
You tell me. I am not even entirely sure it can be done. Who is stupid enough to try?
I don't know about you, but the whole delay sounds like a good thing. More time to make sure the CGI doesn't look like crap. I honestly think Dragonball should be skipped and move strraight to DBZ. The DBZ fanbase is a lot higher, and I can imagine a DB movie can be very boring. The hair isn't going to be too big, it actually looks like hair with a ton of gel. I just think, Goku in school? Come on, that is going to be the worst part. Nothing like watching an idiot alien warrior that transforms into a giant monkey going to school. Anything that Akira doesn't like turns out to be crap (DBGT). And I'm really sick of the confusion between DB and DBZ. But Roshi sealing away King Piccolo is bad and the fact that he will be too serious WITH HAIR!! But in the long run, this movie series will continue because of its future sales (I don't know how many people told me they'll see it just to see how bad it is). I just wanna see a pissed off Vegeta, King Yemma, Nameks/Cell regenerating, Super Saiyan 3, and fusion. LOL
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I think the casting blows!!! I would rather see it all in CG like Beowulf so it can stay true to the characters look. I'm sure all true Dragonball Z fans will definitely be dissappointed! Why do you think they pushed it back, they probably had to rework things because it doesn't have the feel of the animation. Every time a Japanese anime is made into a movie with an American flare to it, it ends up like garbage. A great example is "Fist of the North Star" ! I could not stop laughing at it, it was like a big joke or a spoof. The only exception was Transformers the movie which I think they did a good job at. A message to any producers, directors etc..., do not reinvent the wheel, please make sure that the casting fits perfectly, just because they're famous doesn't make them perfect for the role, and just because you don't have any original ideas yourself doesn't make it right to take something that is so cool and try to make it your own by adding your own flare to it. I'd rather see an unknown who has the look and build than someone who is famous that does not have the look of the main character Goku and done in Japanese with English subtitles. I really hope this movie can prove me wrong.
You all deserve the DEEDEEDEE award of the year..... THERE IS NOT, NOR HAS THERE EVER BEEN, NOR WILL THERE EVER BE, A DRAGONBALL OR DBZ MOVIE PUT INTO PRODUCTION!!!!!!! Im as big a fan as the next guy and, granted, the movie would kick ass, its just not going to happen.. Sorry to burst your bubbles but there is a better chance of a live action Pokemon movie than there is DB or DBZ....
(and just to let you know i HATE DESPISE AND CANNOT STAND pokemon.....Capiche??????)
this is just my own views on the new upcoming movie...
well to start off i grew up watching dragonball and dragonball Z ...and from what i've seen watching trailers it IS NOTHING LIKE THE ANIME! As a dragonball z fan i will not be watching the movie. i think its a stinker and they should have never made this movie..
not to discriminate but 1. goku's buff 2. he ain't white!, piccolo suppose to be REALLY GREEN! he just doesn't look right! when i try to embrace the movie i just can't feel what i felt for the series..
my peers that are 3 years plus and minus all have had the same first reaction when they saw the movie trailer
"WTF THAT"S WHO THEY GOT AS GOKU WTF, WTF HE"S WHITE"
-_________- well thats how i feel about the movie and yes it is bias, so if anyone comments negatively about my post then they are idiots because i'm just stating my views and u should get all worked up ! =D
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It looks like the long awaited live-action Dragonball movie may be in trouble. CS reports that 20th Century Fox has bumped the movie’s release date from August 15th of this year, all the way back to April 3, 2009. Thank you Fox, for giving me more time to build my Dragonball proof bunker.
March 5th, 2008 at 15:57
You don't really know anything, do you? The movie already doesn't look anything like the anime series, and no one could call Emmy Rossum or James Masters unheard of.