Right on the heels of the delayed release date for Dragonball, Slashfilm has managed to score an early look at the teaser poster for the feature film, courtesy of blurry photos from a fan. Maybe it is because I am not all that familiar with the intricacies of Dragonball (beyond their awesome hairstyles), but this poster isn't exactly piquing my curiosity to find out -- and isn't that the whole point of a teaser? Dragonball was written and directed by James Wong (Final Destination), and stars Justin Chatwin as Goku; a young man put on a quest to retrieve seven "mystical Dragonballs." James Marsters (of Buffy the Vampire Slayer fame) plays Goku's nemesis Piccolo, who is also trying to get his hands on the orbs. Other classic Dragonball characters making an appearance in the film are Bulma (played by Emmy Rossum) and Master Roshi (Chow Yun-Fat). So can anyone tell me what exactly these Dragonballs are supposed to be? Because every time I have to read a line like "Goku searches for Dragonballs," I giggle like a 12 year old girl (call me immature if you must).
You can't really blame Fox for delaying the release date for the flick. Dragonball might be a favorite among fans of anime, but it definitely doesn't have the same audience reach as titles like Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Tropic Thunder. Now that there is plenty of time before Dragonball hits theaters, I just hope that Fox can come up with some more exciting marketing materials. Dragonball is due to arrive in theaters on April 8th, 2009.
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4-28-2008 @ 1:10PM
Claudia Lomelí said...
I have a bad feeling about this...
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4-28-2008 @ 1:52PM
Dash said...
To the one out of the Anime loop, when you gather all Dragon Balls, Shen Long (kind of the "Dragon God") grants you any wish. The four star ball on the teaser is the one Goku has at the beggining.
If I was granted a wish, is that this movie don't go to be a complete train wreck. I mean, the main villain is a green James Masters. Yet, I have hope...
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4-28-2008 @ 2:24PM
Ray said...
In the original story Bulma was the one who was originally on a quest for the dragonballs (for the stupid wish of the perfect boyfriend) and runs into a child by the name of Goku who has the Fourstar ball as a memento of his grandfather (the old man who finds as a baby).
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4-28-2008 @ 4:22PM
kevin m said...
as a pretty big dragonball fan, i'm super excited to see something from this film! but i'm just wondering one thing...does anyone else not really see emmy rossum as bulma? not so much in looks, but can she pull off the character? and chatwin seems like a kinda random choice too... i don't know that he could carry any lead role, let alone goku.
well i guess we'll see next year!
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4-30-2008 @ 8:52PM
John R said...
chatwin as gokou = fail. that is all there is to it.
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