is it me or does the plot keep changing? >_> ( for the better though)
is it me or does the plot keep changing? >_> ( for the better though)
Yes it does keep changing but as you said the changes that have been made are for the better. If it keeps up we might actually get a good movie out of this. I think the plot changes are due to the fact that they have so much material to work with. I have no idea why they think they can condense DBZ into one movie. If they did a series of films to cover the four major arcs it would be better.
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Emmy Rossum has joined the cast of 20th Century Fox's live-action adaptation of the popular manga Dragon Ball Z.
"Heroes" actress Eriko Tamura, who plays Mai, and newcomer Joon Park (upcoming Speed Racer), who plays bad boy Yamcha, are also coming aboard the film.
Rossum, who starred in Poseidon, The Phantom of the Opera and The Day After Tomorrow, joins a cast that includes Justin Chatwin, James Marsters and Jamie Chung.
The sci-fi adventure is being directed by James Wong. Stephen Chow (Kung Fu Hustle, Shaolin Soccer) is producing.
"Our hearts are full of memories but not all of them reflect the truth. The heart isn't a recording device. Even important memories change with time. They warp or fade, leaving us with but a shadow of what we hoped to remember." 天の道を行き、全てを司る。これは僕の世界。
Whose Mai exactly? I don't recall a character by that name.
Isn't she the girl who hung out with Pilaf and the dog ninja?
Man, I had forgotten that Shu and Mai even existed.Originally Posted by Yukimura
And I guess Rossum is gonna play Bulma. She's the only character I think a white girl can play in this movie.
<@Terra> he told me this, "man actually meeting terra is so fucking big", and he started crying. Then he bought me hot dogs
If Android 18 was in this movie, a white girl could've done her part too probably.
Or Launch. 18 would be way too far into the story. From all accounts this movie is going to be an adaptation of Dragon Ball, not Dragon Ball Z. So I expect energy attacks and flight will not be the norm but kept as aces in the hole. One important thing I'm wondering is if they don't do Bulma will they put in Krillian or Master Roushi. Goku has to have a side kick and if he's going to be a badass figher it won't make much sense if he doesn't have someone to train him.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR111...goryid=13&cs=1
Yeah, looks like this is going to be more focused on Dragonball's story after all. I don't know why else Mai and Shu would be included. I wonder who will play Emperor Pilaf.Justin Chatwin stars as Goku, a warrior who protects the Earth from a stream of rogues bent on dominating the universe. ]James Marsters plays the film's villain, Lord Piccolo.
Rossum takes on the role of Bulma, whose father's Dragon Ball is stolen by Piccolo.
<@Terra> he told me this, "man actually meeting terra is so fucking big", and he started crying. Then he bought me hot dogs
Yoda will play Emperor Pilaf
From superherohype:
First Dragon Ball Z Set Photos Online
Source: algeriansaiyan, jose leyva, Mauro, Weird_photo December 16, 2007
HoyCinema has posted the first photos of Justin Chatwin on the Mexico City set for 20th Century Fox's Dragon Ball Z adaptation. According to newpapers Reforma and El Norte, the filming took place at UNITEC's (Universidad Tecnológica de México) Coyoacan Campus. The production will be filming at the location for seven days and will move to Durango state by January 2 for continued filming.
If that's how Goku us going to look like in the movie, some people are going to be disappointed
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"Our hearts are full of memories but not all of them reflect the truth. The heart isn't a recording device. Even important memories change with time. They warp or fade, leaving us with but a shadow of what we hoped to remember." 天の道を行き、全てを司る。これは僕の世界。
Well they can't really have an 'Emperor' in the setting they've chosen so if they put him in my money is on him being a goofy student council president or something with Mai and Shuu being other bumbling council members.
In other news...Emmy Rossum is confirmed as Bulma (sans blue hair most likely|)
That's supposed to be the savior of the Earth?
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No that can't possibly be the savior of the earth. He looks like a nerd on his was home from school. Did Goku even go to school where the hell did that come from. If that was Buu-saga Gohan I could understand but that can't be Goku. It looks like this movie really is going to be more about Dragonball than DBZ. Anyway since they did call it DBZ I'm guessing it will begin right at the end of DB and then skip to the beginning of DBZ. I hope this one doesn't become a complete write off because I'm already sensing major plot holes approaching. Whether this movie is about the late DB or early DBZ it should still have Tien and I haven't seen anything about him yet. Where is my 天津飯?
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Contrary to the belief I've been sensing in this thread I have not seen any mention of a Z in the title of this motion picture. Every movie site and news clip I've seen refers to the movie that James Wong and Stephen Chow are involved with as simply "Dragon Ball". In addition, the plot summaries only include elements that fit with Dragon Ball plots (when they fit with the source material at all) and none of the named characters so far have been characters that didn't show up in the original Dragon Ball.
For me the most powerful evidence for this being a fully Dragon Ball inspired film has been Piccolo's description, he's an evil king searching for the Dragonballs in order to destroy/rule the world. That sounds nothing like the Piccolo from DBZ and exactly like the original Piccolo from Dragon Ball. The source of the majority of the inconsistencies in the film is that the movie will have Goku being a high schooler instead of a kid, because let's face it, 1) American child actors are pretty terrible at action and 2) Not enough people would pay to see a movie about a 10 year old kid beating up aliens and saving the world.
Really well that explains that, I haven't been interested enough in this movie to check it out this thread is my only source of info.
Really now, are you sure about that because I can think of a few movies with prepubescent white kids saving the world. I think they would make him older and put him in school because you know some idiot is going to get their panties in a bunch if someone makes a movie about a little kid that is not in school, and goes around beating on people. The violence in DBZ was a bit much I'd expect they will dumb it down a lot but then again DB wasn't that bad
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Didn't you see the 'not enough' statement? Sure there are plenty of people who would go see a direct adaptation of Dragon Ball on the big screen, with a child Goku beating up tons of adults and flying around on a magic cloud with a magic pole. But there are many, many more people that would be willing to see a movie about an angsty high school teen with a rough past beating up adults and maybe flying around on a magic cloud (not getting my hopes up). A movie like this is all about targeting a demographic and trying to make something the biggest chunk of them will want to see. Why target the interests of 10% of the population when you could target the interests of the other 90% (numbers completely made up to demonstrate point that traditionalist anime fans < general action movie fans).
From all the hype I expect this movie to get a PG-13 rating, and be targeted primarily at a 16-24 year old male audience. Just look at chick they chose to play the supposedly nerdy Bulma. If the story was about a 10 year old instead of a high school aged kid it would be much harder to hook in more 18-24 year old malesby casting random hot chicks.
What can i say about this movie what is already not said. This movie is going to be shit, not in the good way. It isn't even like transformers that people were bitching but when they saw the movie they liked it. No this movie is going to be so gay you will need a condom meeeeh.
Well...at least he's wearing orange...
Edit: and thank God he doesn't have goofy anime hair.
I already posted that yesterday
Also, according to the Mexican article, it's assumed the setting will be more futuristic (according to the cars), that Piccolo is only one of many villains (so perhaps Pilaf will make an appearance), and that the cast (well, at least the extras) will be multiracial.
<@Terra> he told me this, "man actually meeting terra is so fucking big", and he started crying. Then he bought me hot dogs
It doesn't appear that they care much about the original material and he does need the goofy anime hair Goku isn't Goku without the hair. I really don't think that his movie is going to be any good when it comes to movies whether its based on books, animes, manga or what have you, I'd rather they do it right or not do it at all.
I'm just curious but how can something be shit in a good way and since when does gay=bad?
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This is approaching more and more to the point where I may not even bother downloading it...
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