The upcoming Dragonball live action movie based on the popular manga doesn't hit theaters until April of 2009, but we have a series of promotional posters for you courtesty of Movie Soon.
Justin Chatwin as Goku
We have more pictures of Chi Chi and Mai after the jump!
A Japanese poster for the big scren version Dragonball - featuring Justin Chatwin as Goku - has been released.
Opening April 10, 2009, the movie adaptation stars James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Emmy Rossum, Eriko Tamura, Joon Park, Chow Yun-Fat, Texas Battle, Randall Duk Kim and Ernie Hudson.
Tough news, Dragonball fans:
James Marsters, who plays the villainous Lord Piccolo in the live-action version of the anime series Dragonball, recently told the Japanese magazine Jump Square that there are plenty of changes in store for fans of the original show.
"Definitely the story of this movie is different from the original, said the actor. "But it’s a necessary change because we need to condense the long story of the original for a movie."
Another bad sign for the Dragonball purists is Marsters' admission that "some characters in the original don’t appear in the movie... Though there are differences between the two, I think it is all right if the core part of Dragonball remains."
Do you agree, readers? Are you looking forward to this big screen adaption?
Here's the first official photo of Justin Chatwin as anime hero Goku from the upcoming Dragonball live-action movie.
Dragonball has the tentative release date of April 8, 2009.
Emmy Rossum has updated her MySpace blog.
In the latest entry, the cute actress updates fans on the filming of Dragonball Z, while sending out her prayers to the loved ones of Heath Ledger. Here's an excerpt:
Right now I am writing from a helicopter (with my costars, Chow Yun Fat, his lovely wife and Joon Park). We are on our way to the desert where we will be filming for the the next few days. I am the lucky one who gets to sit up front with the pilot (who was very careful to instruct me not to touch anything; knobs, controls or otherwise) Chow and Joon are taking pictures in the back and we are having a lot of fun.
The landscape is alternating between, rolling sand dunes, green mountains dotted with cactus and farms laid out in geometric order with terracotta colored earth.
I want you all to see what I see, so I'll upload some pics later when I can connect my camera to my laptop.
On another note, l want to say how deeply saddened I am by Heath Ledger's sudden passing. I did not know him very well, but well enough to see he was a kind man, a devoted father and an immense talent. My heart goes out to his family and his young daughter in this time of grief. He will be so missed.
James Marsters - best known to readers as Spike on Buffy the Vampire Slayer - is playing villainous demon king Piccolo in the live-action Dragon Ball movie.
The actor recently posted an update on his official website with a blurb about the role:
"I'm not really allowed to talk about any of the movie details, but I can say that James Wong is obviously a gifted and insightful director! When I got the role I had doubts. The more I live with it I realize that I am going to rock this harder than I have anything in my life -- I'm hungry for it."
Marsters with face off with Justin Chatwin, who plays Goku in the movie. Chow Yun-Fat is Master Roshi, Jamie Chung plays Chi Chi, and Emmy Rossum stars as Bulma.
We're psyched to see it
Emmy Rossum recently blogged about training and filming with Chow Yun Fat for the live-action film Dragonball, set to his theaters in the summer of 2008.
Rossum portrays inventor/scientist Bulma, whose father's Dragon Ball is stolen by Piccolo. Here's a excerpt of her blog post:
"Sorry I've been rather quiet for a bit, I've been working on a very exciting new film that I'm shooting outside the US. I'm working with the great Chow Yun Fat and I'm very excited about the role, which is so different than any role I've ever played. I love the character and I'm excited to get to share something so fun with you.
In prep for the film I've been training very hard, learning how to fight, fire a gun, weapons training and even some martial arts. It's fun to play such a different character when I am such a pacifist in real life. Speaking of pacifisim and peace, I want to wish everyone a happy, healthy holiday and New Year."
Here's a major name for the new Dragon Ball movie: Chow Yun-Fat has been cast in a leading role.
Chow will portray Master Roshi, an ancient martial arts master and a mighty, powerful warrior.
Chow Yun-Fat made his name in John Woo's Hong Kong action spectaculars, including Hard Boiled and The Killer. He also earned well-deserved critical acclaim for his turn as an aging warrior in Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Remember when we reported that Camila Sodi was set to play Bulma in the Dragon Ball film? Ok, now forget that.
Emmy Rossum has actually nabbed the part.
Rossum is most famous for roles in Poseidon and Phantom of the Opera.
Bulma - who appears in Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z - is the nagging and temperamental daughter of Dr. Briefs. She's a gifted inventor.
