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===Effects===
===Effects===
''Dragonball'' special effects are being done by Amalgamated Dynamics, while the visual effects are being done by Ollin Studios, Zoic Studios, and Imagine Engine.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1098327/combined Dragonball (2009)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The film will also have the anime style of fighting in ''Dragon Ball'', such as ki [[List of comic book superpowers#Energy blasts|energy blasts]] and [[Aura (paranormal)|auras]].<ref>[http://dbthemovie.com/2008/04/28/james-marsters-has-ki-plus-contest/ James Marsters has Ki]</ref> Other special effects, such as Piccolo's green skin, will also be in the film. The makeup is being done by Ed French and requires four hours of application.<ref>[http://dbthemovie.com/page/3/ Dragonball Movie Podcast]</ref> In the August issue of ''[[Jump Square|Jump SQ.]]'' Chatwin revealed that he will be using Goku's [[signature move]] the ''Kamehameha'' in the film.<ref>[http://dbthemovie.com/2008/07/06/jump-sq-cast-comments/ Jump SQ Cast Comments]</ref>
''Dragonball'' special effects are being done by Amalgamated Dynamics, while the visual effects are not being done by Ollin Studios, Zoic Studios, and Imagine Engine.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1098327/combined Dragonball (2009)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The film will also have the anime style of fighting in ''Dragon Ball'', such as ki [[List of comic book superpowers#Energy blasts|energy blasts]] and [[Aura (paranormal)|auras]].<ref>[http://dbthemovie.com/2008/04/28/james-marsters-has-ki-plus-contest/ James Marsters has Ki]</ref> Other special effects, such as Piccolo's green skin, will also be in the film. The makeup is being done by Ed French and requires four hours of application.<ref>[http://dbthemovie.com/page/3/ Dragonball Movie Podcast]</ref> In the August issue of ''[[Jump Square|Jump SQ.]]'' Chatwin revealed that he will be using Goku's [[signature move]] the ''Kamehameha'' in the film.<ref>[http://dbthemovie.com/2008/07/06/jump-sq-cast-comments/ Jump SQ Cast Comments]</ref>


==Release==
==Release==

Revision as of 01:02, 1 August 2008

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Dragonball
File:Dragonball 2009 Japanese movie poster.jpg
Japanese teaser poster
Directed byJames Wong
Written byScreenplay:
James Wong
Ben Ramsey
Manga:
Akira Toriyama
Produced byStephen Chow
James Wong
StarringJustin Chatwin
James Marsters
Jamie Chung
Emmy Rossum
Joon Park
Eriko Tamura
Randall Duk Kim
Texas Battle
Ernie Hudson
Chow Yun-Fat
CinematographyRobert MacLachlan
Edited byChris G. Willingham
Music byBrian Tyler[1]
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
April 10, 2009
Country United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$100 million+[2]

Dragonball is a 2009 American live action film adaptation of the Dragon Ball media franchise. The film follows Goku, played by Justin Chatwin, and his quest to obtain the mystical Dragonballs before the evil Lord Piccolo, played by James Marsters, can. The film began development in 2002, and is directed by James Wong and produced by Stephen Chow. It is scheduled for release on April 10, 2009.

Cast and characters

  • Justin Chatwin as Goku: A powerful warrior who protects the Earth from an endless stream of rogues bent on dominating the universe and controlling the mystical namesakes of the film.[3]
  • James Marsters as Lord Piccolo: The villain of the film.[3] Marsters explained that this incarnation of the character is "thousands of years old and a very long time ago he used to be a force of good, but [he] got into a bad argument and was put into prison for 2000 years. It got him very angry, and he finds a way to escape and then tries to destroy the world. The cool thing is, anybody who has seen Dragonball knows that Lord Piccolo transforms into a character named Piccolo, and that is a whole other ball of wax. [...] Heroic wouldn't be the wrong term by the end, but it's a long journey." He also confirmed Piccolo will retain his physical appearance from the anime. Marsters is a fan of the television series, which he described as being "the coolest television cartoon in the last 50,000 years [because] it’s got a Shakespearean sense of good and evil."[2] Piccolo was intended to look handsome, but Marsters and the make-up artist chose to give him a decrepit complexion, having been trapped for thousands of years. Although the make-up process tended to take four hours, the first time it took seventeen hours to apply, and Marsters had difficulty breathing.[4]

The singer Mario was turned down for a part in the film.[18]

Production

In March 2002, 20th Century Fox acquired feature film rights to the Dragon Ball franchise.[19] In June 2004, Ben Ramsey, who wrote The Big Hit, was paid $500,000 to adapt Dragon Ball Z.[20] In 2007, James Wong and Stephen Chow were announced as director and producer respectively, and the project was retitled Dragonball. Wong rewrote the script.[3] Chow was a Dragon Ball fan, citing its "airy and unstrained story [which] leaves much room for creation", but explained he would only serve as producer because he believes that he should only direct stories he had created.[6] 87Eleven, the stunt performance company that worked on The Matrix and 300, is working on the film.[3] Ariel Shaw, who worked on Wong's entries in the Final Destination series and 300, is visual effects supervisor.[21] Robert MacLachlan, who also worked on Wong's Final Destination films, serves as cinematographer.[22]

Shooting began on December 3, 2007[12] in Mexico City, Mexico. Locations included the Universidad Tecnológica de México.[23] From January 2, 2008[23] the crew will shoot at Durango. The crew will move to Estado de México in March for some shots at Nevado de Toluca.[21] Shooting is also scheduled at Los Angeles, California.[8] In adapting the Dragon Ball manga, the futuristic cities were kept, however, the anthropomorphic creatures and talking animals (such as Turtle, Oolong and Puar) were dropped.[24] Many of the locations are very Oriental,[25] and there will be some Aztec influence too, particularly from their temples.[26] It was thought that Rossum would wear a blue wig to resemble her anime counterpart, but due to some leaked photos, it was turned out that she would not be wearing a blue wig. Instead she would have her original hair, which is all brown.[27] Chatwin will not wear a wig as the director felt Chatwin's hair resembled Goku's.[25] A large amount of Dragonball was shot in an abandoned jeans factory, also located in Durango, Mexico.[28] Filming wrapped in March and is now in post-production.[29]

Effects

Dragonball special effects are being done by Amalgamated Dynamics, while the visual effects are not being done by Ollin Studios, Zoic Studios, and Imagine Engine.[30] The film will also have the anime style of fighting in Dragon Ball, such as ki energy blasts and auras.[31] Other special effects, such as Piccolo's green skin, will also be in the film. The makeup is being done by Ed French and requires four hours of application.[32] In the August issue of Jump SQ. Chatwin revealed that he will be using Goku's signature move the Kamehameha in the film.[33]

Release

20th Century Fox originally announced Dragonball would be released worldwide on August 15, 2008.[3] In March, they announced they were delaying the film to April 3, 2009 as the original release date put it in competition with four other films plus there was no time for post-production.[34] The release date was once again changed to April 8 2009 as it was an Easter Holiday.[35] The release date was changed for the third time, and is now set to hit theaters for a Friday release on April 10, 2009.[36] However, Japan gets the film March 13, 2009.[37]

Sequels

Dragonball has been announced as a planned trilogy with Marsters already signed up for two sequels.[38]

References

  1. ^ Dragonball - The Movie » Blog Archive » Brian Tyler is Dragonball Composer
  2. ^ a b Illeane Rudolph (2008-01-30). "James Marsters on Fame, Family and Life After 40". TV Guide. Retrieved 2008-01-30. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e Tatiana Siegel (2007-11-13). "'Dragonball' comes to bigscreen". Variety. Retrieved 2007-11-14. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "James Marsters: "You guys like watching me getting humiliated"". Total Sci-Fi. 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
  5. ^ Carly Mayberry (2007-12-06). "Chung goes live with 'Dragonball'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2007-12-06. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ a b "Dragon Ball to become live action film". China.org. 2007-12-15. Retrieved 2007-12-19. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Tatiana Siegel (2007-12-16). "Emmy Rossum set for 'Dragonball'". Variety. Retrieved 2007-12-16. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ a b Leslie Simmons (2007-12-19). "Chow rolls to Fox for 'Dragonball'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2007-12-19. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ a b Leslie Simmons (2007-12-15). "Rossum roars onto 'Dragonball' cast". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2007-12-15. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ "Heroes' Lee Auditions for Dragon Ball Z Movie". Anime News Network. 2007-11-11. Retrieved 2007-12-19. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ "James Wong to direct Dragon Ball movie". Japanator. 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2007-10-08. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ a b "High schoolers" Cite error: The named reference "shootingdate" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  13. ^ Dragon Ball Movie Blog » Blog Archive » Weaver?
  14. ^ "Teto, el mejor amigo de Goku es Mexicano"
  15. ^ Randall Duk Kim's official site
  16. ^ "Ernie Hudson joins Dragonball."
  17. ^ Dragonball (2009)
  18. ^ Gary Graff (2007-12-14). "Mario Already Conceptualizing Next Album". Billboard. Retrieved 2007-12-19. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  19. ^ Chris Gardner (2002). "Fox draws deal for 'DragonBall' live-action pics". The Hollywood Reporter. 372 (28). {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |day= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  20. ^ Claude Brodesser, Claude (2004-06-24). "Ramsey rolls 'Dragonball Z'". Variety. Retrieved 2007-09-07. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  21. ^ a b "Dragon Ball Z to Shoot in Durango, Mexico". SuperHeroHype.com. 2007-11-06. Retrieved 2007-11-07. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  22. ^ "Credits & Awards". Robert MacLachlan. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
  23. ^ a b "First Dragon Ball Z Set Photos Online". SuperHeroHype.com. 2007-12-19. Retrieved 2007-12-19. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  24. ^ Cesar Huerta (2007-12-16). "Filman 'Dragon Ball' en escuela de Tlalpan" (in Spanish). El Universal. Retrieved 2007-12-19. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  25. ^ a b Minerva Hernández (2007-12-18). "Justin es un Goku 'nato'" (in Spanish). El Diario. Retrieved 2007-12-19. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  26. ^ Cesar Huerta (2007-12-19). "Se suma a 'Dragon Ball'". El Universal. Retrieved 2007-12-20. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  27. ^ DBTheMovie.com Exclusive: Weekly Young Jump Scans
  28. ^ Durango's non-traditional incentives - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety
  29. ^ Dragon Ball Movie Blog » 2008 » March
  30. ^ Dragonball (2009)
  31. ^ James Marsters has Ki
  32. ^ Dragonball Movie Podcast
  33. ^ Jump SQ Cast Comments
  34. ^ "No Dragonball Movie this Year". Superhero Hype!. 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2008-03-05. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  35. ^ ""DragonBall Movie"". Fox Japan. Retrieved 2008-06-18. The release date was changed again for a Friday release on April 10, 2009.
  36. ^ Welcome to Foxmovies.com
  37. ^ http://dbthemovie.com/2008/07/18/goku-in-orange-gi/
  38. ^ Marsters Signed for Trilogy

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