More 'Dragonball' Updates

Well, if you aren't used to seeing Justin Chatwin as the beloved hero Goku in the big- screen remake of Dragonball Z, then feast your eyes on the Japanese poster for the anime update (courtesy of DBthemovie.com). Once again, good old Goku and his Dragonball are front and center with no one else in sight -- would it have killed Fox to give fans a peek at some of the other characters?

Dragonball is based on the classic manga about a warrior named Goku (Chatwin) sworn to protect mystical orbs known as dragonballs from an evil warlord named Piccolo (played by James Marsters). I know there is a lot more to the story, but considering all the changes that have been promised, it would probably be best if fans don't get too caught up in the details.

Just last week, Marsters told the Japanese magazine Jump Square, "Definitely the story of this movie is different from the original. But it's a necessary change because we need to condense the long story of the original for a movie, for example, some characters in the original don't appear in the movie. And we try to give it a more gritty and graphic feeling."

Considering fans weren't all that thrilled with the idea of a feature film in the first place, a few more changes could hardly make things worse. So here's hoping that Marsters is telling the truth about the tone of the film, because lately audiences are starting to enjoy a little grit with their superheroes. But, the real question is: Would fans even want a dark and gritty Dragonball? Sound off below...

Dragonball arrives in theaters on April 10th, 2009.