A new Dragonball clip has shown up in Japan. A really short footage from the Dragonball movie:

Dragonball Preview Clip

It’s a good thing that this clip of Dragonball the movie is so short and that it’s a relatively neutral footage: if it was longer it would have fueled further the controversy about this movie adaptation of the famous manga…

The buzz around this Dragonball movie is mostly negative by now. So negative that Fox has decided to make reshoots. A better idea than doing reshoots though would be to change the movie title and to take out any reference to the manga in order to avoid Dragonball fans disdain. Then it would become an entertaining fantasy kung fu movie by James Wong.
;-P

A character poster for Dragonball the movie featuring Emmy Rossum as Bulma:

Dragonball Movie

I think the choice of Emmy Rossum to interpret the role of Bulma was a good choice. Her cute little nose looks like Bulma’s from the manga.
:)

A new version of the Dragonball trailer with a better quality has shown up through the site DB The Movie.

Here it is:

Dragonball Official Trailer

Even a trailer with hi-res video quality and hi-def sound does seem to save this Dragonball movie from lameness… I understand it is difficult to recreate the universe of Dragonball in a live action movie.

But here, they just worked the Smallville way: take a mythic hero and drag his name in the mud by doing a lame adaptation… So sad for Dragonball…
:-(

A bootleg version of the Dragonball trailer that should be shown in front of Max Payne in october has leaked online. A fellow fan has indeed recorded the Dragonball trailer currently shown at Brand Licensing Europe 2008.

Here below the bootleg trailer of Dragonball the movie:

Dragonball trailer Leaked

DRAGONBALL

1srt ever
live action movie
coming spring 2009
only in theaters
world wide

Judging from this Dragonball trailer I can already say that the movie will not have the support of all the fans of Dragonball: it does not feel like the manga. This Dragonball movie will probably be entertaining, but cannot be really be compared to the original manga…
:-/

A batch of stills from the trailer of Dragonball have appeared on the web. Among them, two pictures of Piccolo (interpreted by James Marster):
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More pictures at: Dragonball Movie Piccolo

They didn’t respect the original manga: Piccolo should be green, not sure the fandom is gonna appreciate this licence…
:-/

A Dragonball movie based on the famous manga created by Akira Toriyama should be released in April 2009. But so far the Dragonball fan base has been wary that Fox would not respect the spirit of this great manga. Fox is well aware of this negative buzz and tries to keep the lid on. Hardly any real information is getting out.

But according to Coming Soon (here) we may finally have an overview of what to expect thanks to the Dragonball trailer that is expected to be shown in front of the movie Max Payne in mid October.

The trailer of Dragonball will probably be available at Dragonball Trailer at this time.

I really hope that 20th Century Fox and Director James Wong will surprise us with an amazing adaptation of Dragonball. But I am still perplex about Justin Chatwin having the role of Goku…
:)

A really nice poster of Dragonball the movie has popped up on an official Chinese site dedicated to the manga franchise:
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This latest Dragonball poster showing Justin Chatwin as Goku is much closer to the original spirit of Dragon Ball the manga. It looks great! I have hope for this movie from now on!
:)

A new Dragonball movie poster has been spotted at the Cinema Expo in Amsterdam, Holland:
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DRAGONBALL
The legend comes to life.
Dragonball Movie
That’s the best poster of Dragonball the movie so far. But watching at this poster I am afraid they transform Dragonball into some tame Small-Ville-like flick…

Let’s hope I’m wrong and that the movie Dragonball will keep the best of the manga Dragon Ball.
:)

A new character poster of the movie Dragonball featuring Goku has surfaced on the web, it comes from the International Licensing Expo in New York:
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Much more at: Dragonball Movie
Justin Chatwin looks on the verge of transforming into some giant monkey:but hey! Where is his tail? I don’t see it!!! But he older than in the first episodes of the original manga:

Indeed his tail was cut later in the story.
;-p

The screenplay of Dragonball, upcoming movie adaptation of the famous manga Dragon Ball, may well have leaked online. Check the document at:

Dragonball Leaked Script
According to this early version of the screenplay of Dragonball, the King Pilaf would appear in the movie!
:)

Dragonball is an upcoming theatrical feature movie based on the famous Japanese manga. Let’s check if the members of the cast and the original characters of the manga look alike:

Im’ quite sad that Bulma(Emmy Rossum) does not have blue hair in the movie Dragonball, but for the others members of the cast it’s ok so far. Well, Master Roshi (Chow Yun-Fat) could have looked a little bit older too…

But because the face of Piccolo (James Marsters) is still hidden fans can’t have sleep in peace yet…

Fortunately Justin Chatwin as Goku is much better than first thought!
;-p

New pictures of Dragonball have popped up on the web (via DBthemovie):
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Get a better overview at: Dragonball Pictures

I like the colorful pyjamas of Master Roshi (Chow Yun-Fat): will order the same for me!
:)

Some Japanese magazines (Shonen Jump and Young Jump) have recently made their covers with Goku from the upcoming Dragonball movie which is based on the famous manga Dragon Ball.
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Below some details:
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Goku (Justin Chatwin) and Bulma (Emmy Rossum) Dragonball

According to the Japanese publications, Goku (Justin Chatwin) has a glowing Dragon ball in his hands, not a ball of energy.

Looks like the magazines had a first look of a new Dragonball poster: the details of Goku and Bulma macth together and are probably taken from a bigger picture. So we may expect a new Dragonball poster quite soon.
:)