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.

Here’s a shot of Justin Chatwin on the set of the upcoming movie Dragonball Z.

Reportedly, last week’s filming took place at UNITEC’s (Universidad Tecnológica de México) Coyoacan Campus. The production will be at tha location for seven days and then will move to Durango state by January 2.

James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Emmy Rossum, Eriko Tamura and Joon Park co-star in the action-adventure based on the popular manga and anime series. The film opens on August 15, 2008.

Japanese manga phenomenon Dragonball Ball Z is coming to the big screen.

And two young actors are signed up to star in the flick: Justin Chatwin and James Marsters have joined the cast; shooting begins later this month.

Chatwin (pictured)will star as Goku, a powerful warrior who protects the Earth from an endless stream of rogues, bent on dominating the universe and controlling the mystical objects from which the film takes its name.

Marsters is on board as the film’s villain, demon king Piccolo.

Dragon Ball Z: The Movie is set for a worldwide August 15, 2008 release.