DBtheMovie.com has posted more scans of Dragonball photos that have appeared in an international magazine. Opening April 10, 2009, the James Wong-directed adaptation stars Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Emmy Rossum, Eriko Tamura, Joon Park, Chow Yun-Fat, Texas Battle, Randall Duk Kim and Ernie Hudson.
You can view the photos by clicking the image below!
Posted by: The Guy Who Got First on July 6, 2008 at 02:22:37
I rock.
Posted by: rezblack on July 6, 2008 at 02:23:04
First ever post???
And man, this movie is looking baaaad. I dont even like DBZ but I feel the fans pain.
Posted by: kj on July 6, 2008 at 02:26:00
second....looks pretty dumb...I mean they changed a japanese animae cartoon's main character American...how much dumber can it get...plus he just doesn't look like a goku...he looks like a wimp. But I'll probably still see it anyway
Posted by: evilvenkman on July 6, 2008 at 02:26:37
you're all idiots who know the only way to get attention is by annoying people. i laugh at your insignificant lives and whatever went wrong in your childhood that makes you want to say first. keep it up, first baby yea! hahaha losers
Posted by: Dizzy on July 6, 2008 at 02:30:43
oh wow. that image looks really bad. kinda scared for the movie now.
Posted by: The ButnakedAvenger on July 6, 2008 at 02:34:31
@KJ
Goku isn't japanese. He's an alien. And he certainly doesn't look asian in the cartoons... definitely looks like a white fella tho.
Posted by: horatiorome on July 6, 2008 at 02:35:03
this sucks. TERRIBLE. I love DBZ but would never go see this trash
Posted by: kj on July 6, 2008 at 02:39:10
@butnakedAvenger
you can say that none of the animae characters look asian because they have the same look to them...but they are supposed to be. why would a japanese cartoon want to make their main character white? You see it just doesn't make sense...but that's hollywood
Posted by: evilvenkman on July 6, 2008 at 02:39:44
i admit it looks cheesy, like mortal kombat and street fighter movie cheesy but i will definitely go see this. once it's moving and theres effects with music it will be cool. i hate the cartoons but this movie is a must see
Posted by: The ButnakedAvenger on July 6, 2008 at 02:39:57
haha... I love how all of the fans on the boards with the pics are loving everything about this and everybody here hates it.
I originally doubted the casting of Goku... but i'm starting to come around. Hopefully for the sequel chatwin bulks up more to play a more adult looking Goku.
Posted by: The ButnakedAvenger on July 6, 2008 at 02:44:57
@KJ
Take another look at some anime. The asian characters definitely look asian. Based on the eyes and skin tone, I'd say goku is def. intended to be white by the animators.
Who knows why they want to do it? To make it appeal to the much larger american market maybe?
Posted by: Tarran on July 6, 2008 at 02:45:59
kj...you're a ****ing idiot. Sorry, but the truth hurts (as does your ignorant comment).
Just because the show is a Japanese cartoon, an anime, DOESN'T MEAN ALL THE CHARACTERS ARE ASIAN. The complete ignorance/stupidity of this way of thinking just baffles the **** out of me.
Goku is an ALIEN, a freaking Saiyajin. He's NOT Japanese. And even in the show, Goku is goofy and not exactly the brightest crayon in the box. Justin Chatwin has that kind of look to him, which I like.
And this is from the first regular DRAGONBALL show. Not Dragonball Z. Not any of the in-betweener movies. Goku is young in Dragonball and NOT buffed out like he is in Z and beyond.
GOD, how I'm sick of seeing some moron ***** about Goku not being played by an Asian actor on EVERY SINGLE DB ARTICLE.
Ahem. That said, I'm actually looking forward to this movie. It could turn out to be pretty awesome, or it could be completely ridiculous that I'll laugh my ass off but still get to see the gorgeous and talented Emmy Rossum. So it's a win-win situation for me.
Posted by: sadmamba on July 6, 2008 at 03:09:08
SWEET! i saw the other picture of justin wearing the orange jumpsuit, now it's blue. good thing that they followed the anime' costume which is blue when goku was a small child and eventually orange when he was trained by master roshi.
now i want to see james as lord piccolo.
Posted by: sadmamba on July 6, 2008 at 03:22:58
have you seen master roshi? how come he's not bald? anyway, just look at his shirt! always a pervert! ;)
Posted by: poopy J on July 6, 2008 at 03:27:58
The ButnakedAvenger:
I hope they recast goku all together for a possible sequel and hope they revamp the movie franchise already (like hulk, batman and possibly superman). Or depending on how this movie's story goes set it up years later with a different cast (and writer/ director for that matter) set in the "Z" era. BTW, kudos to you andbeing one of the few people that get the fact that Saiyans are aliens, not japs and there for can be played by any race.
evilvenkman:
Get a life.
Although, that "first" **** bugs me too.
Yup. the movie's gonna suck. They should immediately revamp or "reboot" the franchise already. And then kill themselves for Fuh-king up what could be one of the best movies ever (almost like LOTR, Matrix and Star Wars rolled into one!)
Posted by: Jar Of Flies on July 6, 2008 at 03:30:10
gay
Posted by: Nick Fury on July 6, 2008 at 03:32:36
oh hell yea...this movie is going to rock!!!!! i cant hardly wait!!!! i'll be the first in line when it first comes out, no doubt!!!! look how cool Gokou costume and how cool that american actor who replace an asian main character.....i will definitely see this movie!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTT hahahahaha.......gimme a break.....
Posted by: CG on July 6, 2008 at 03:33:22
Some of you guys are so immature. Anyways, the photos are great. The GI is fantastic, and totally faithful. I was afraid Roshi's perverse personality would not be included, and am relieved that's not the case. Good times. How about some of you actually look at the photos instead of following what other people say. You see the title dragonball automatically **** comes up regardless of whats shown. Grow up. transformers you people get on your knees.
Posted by: Jerkofwonder on July 6, 2008 at 03:39:04
I love DBZ, and i want this movie to be great... But everything i've seen just looks so bad. Like, painfully bad. =(
Posted by: StarBlazer101 on July 6, 2008 at 03:39:31
why is this movie only being promoted in Japan????
Posted by: sadmamba on July 6, 2008 at 04:02:36
TO JERKOFWONDER: this is not DBZ. only DragonBall
TO STARBLAZER101: because people in Japan are very excited to see their "baby" to be in a live action movie made by hollywood.
Posted by: puddin on July 6, 2008 at 04:10:23
this will get next year's razzie..
why did they make this...
i feel sorry for the true dragonball fans who are trying to accept this...
glad i am not one...
Posted by: unreal101 on July 6, 2008 at 04:13:22
This is gonna be a buncha crap.. no matter what anyone says. WTF are they doing picking Justin Chatwin as Goku??? This movie has 'direct to video' written all over it! Hell, it could even be made for TV bullshyt!!!!
Posted by: unreal101 on July 6, 2008 at 04:15:18
O, and see CG, I've been checking out most of the pics for this movie b/c everytime I come on here for TDK stuff, more Db stuff comes up and it all looks like SHYT!
