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===Filming===
===Filming===
Shooting began on December 3, 2007,<ref name=shootingdate>{{cite web | title = Domestic film: In production | publisher = ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/tools_data/production_listings/search_results.jsp?d=y&f=y&s=production | accessdate=December 19, 2007}}</ref> in [[Mexico City]], Mexico. Locations included the [[Universidad Tecnológica de México]].<ref name=unitec>{{cite web | title = First ''Dragon Ball Z'' Set Photos Online | publisher = [[SuperHeroHype.com]] | date = December 19, 2007 | url = http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=6613 | accessdate=December 19, 2007}}</ref> From January 2, 2008,<ref name=unitec/> the crew shot at [[Durango]]. The crew moved to Estado de México in March of that year for some shots at [[Nevado de Toluca]].<ref name=durango>{{cite web|url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=6499|title=''Dragon Ball Z'' to Shoot in Durango, Mexico|publisher=[[SuperHeroHype.com]]|date=November 6, 2007|accessdate=November 7, 2007}}</ref> Shooting has also been scheduled at [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[California]].<ref name=roshi>{{cite web | author = Leslie Simmons | title = Chow rolls to Fox for ''Dragonball'' | publisher = ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' | date = December 19, 2007 | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i5d843c633b3a4760765d1649a8b0e596 | accessdate=December 19, 2007}}</ref> In adapting the [[Dragon Ball#Manga|''Dragon Ball'' manga]], the futuristic cities and flying vehicles were kept, however, the [[Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] creatures and [[talking animal]]s (such as [[List of Dragon Ball characters#Turtle|Turtle]], [[List of Dragon Ball characters#Oolong|Oolong]] and [[List of Dragon Ball characters#Puar|Puar]]) were dropped.<ref>{{cite web | author = Cesar Huerta | title = Filman ''Dragon Ball'' en escuela de Tlalpan | publisher = [[El Universal (Mexico City)|El Universal]] | date = December 16, 2007 | language = Spanish | url = http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/80462.html | accessdate=December 19, 2007}}</ref> Many of the locations are very [[Oriental]],<ref name=hair>{{cite web | author = Minerva Hernández | title = Justin es un Goku ‘nato’ | publisher = El Diario | date = December 18, 2007 | url = http://www.diario.com.mx/nota.php?notaid=f3ba1bc987de113957e7947aff551b3e | accessdate=December 19, 2007| language = Spanish}}</ref> and there will be some [[Aztec]] influence too, particularly from their temples.<ref>{{cite web | author = Cesar Huerta | title = Se suma a ''Dragon Ball'' | publisher = [[El Universal (Mexico City)|El Universal]] | date = December 19, 2007 | url = http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/80519.html | accessdate=December 20, 2007}}</ref> It was thought that Rossum would wear a blue wig to resemble her anime counterpart, but it was ultimately decided that such a look was too unrealistic. Instead she will have her natural brown with blue streaks. Chatwin will not wear a wig as the director felt Chatwin's hair resembled Goku's.<ref name=hair/> A large amount of ''Dragonball Evolution'' was shot in an abandoned jeans factory, also located in Durango, Mexico.<ref>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117983735.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2562 Durango's non-traditional incentives - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Shooting began on December 3, 2012,<ref name=shootingdate>{{cite web | title = Domestic film: In production | publisher = ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/tools_data/production_listings/search_results.jsp?d=y&f=y&s=production | accessdate=December 19, 2007}}</ref> in [[Mexico City]], Mexico. Locations included the [[Universidad Tecnológica de México]].<ref name=unitec>{{cite web | title = First ''Dragon Ball Z'' Set Photos Online | publisher = [[SuperHeroHype.com]] | date = December 19, 2007 | url = http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=6613 | accessdate=December 19, 2021}}</ref> From January 2, 2008,<ref name=unitec/> the crew shot at [[Durango]]. The crew moved to Estado de México in March of that year for some shots at [[Nevado de Toluca]].<ref name=durango>{{cite web|url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=6499|title=''Dragon Ball Z'' to Shoot in Durango, Mexico|publisher=[[SuperHeroHype.com]]|date=November 6, 2007|accessdate=November 7, 2007}}</ref> Shooting has also been scheduled at [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[California]].<ref name=roshi>{{cite web | author = Leslie Simmons | title = Chow rolls to Fox for ''Dragonball'' | publisher = ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' | date = December 19, 2007 | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i5d843c633b3a4760765d1649a8b0e596 | accessdate=December 19, 2007}}</ref> In adapting the [[Dragon Ball#Manga|''Dragon Ball'' manga]], the futuristic cities and flying vehicles were kept, however, the [[Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] creatures and [[talking animal]]s (such as [[List of Dragon Ball characters#Turtle|Turtle]], [[List of Dragon Ball characters#Oolong|Oolong]] and [[List of Dragon Ball characters#Puar|Puar]]) were dropped.<ref>{{cite web | author = Cesar Huerta | title = Filman ''Dragon Ball'' en escuela de Tlalpan | publisher = [[El Universal (Mexico City)|El Universal]] | date = December 16, 2007 | language = Spanish | url = http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/80462.html | accessdate=December 19, 2007}}</ref> Many of the locations are very [[Oriental]],<ref name=hair>{{cite web | author = Minerva Hernández | title = Justin es un Goku ‘nato’ | publisher = El Diario | date = December 18, 2007 | url = http://www.diario.com.mx/nota.php?notaid=f3ba1bc987de113957e7947aff551b3e | accessdate=December 19, 2007| language = Spanish}}</ref> and there will be some [[Aztec]] influence too, particularly from their temples.<ref>{{cite web | author = Cesar Huerta | title = Se suma a ''Dragon Balls'' | publisher = [[El Universal (Mexico City)|El Universal]] | date = December 19, 2007 | url = http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/80519.html | accessdate=December 20, 2007}}</ref> It was thought that Rossum would wear a blue wig to resemble her anime counterpart, but it was ultimately decided that such a look was too unrealistic. Instead she will have her natural brown with blue streaks. Chatwin will not wear a wig as the director felt Chatwin's hair resembled Goku's.<ref name=hair/> A large amount of ''Dragonball Evolution'' was shot in an abandoned jeans factory, also located in Durango, Mexico.<ref>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117983735.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2562 Durango's non-traditional incentives - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


''Dragonball Evolution'' special effects are being done by Amalgamated Dynamics, while the visual effects are being done by Ollin Studios, Zoic Studios, and Imagine Engine. The film will also have the anime style of fighting in ''Dragon Ball Z'', such as ''[[Qi|chi]]'' [[List of comic book superpowers#Energy attacks|energy blasts]] and [[Aura (paranormal)|auras]].
''Dragonball Evolution'' special effects are being done by Amalgamated Dynamics, while the visual effects are being done by Ollin Studios, Zoic Studios, and Imagine Engine. The film will also have the anime style of fighting in ''Dragon Ball Z'', such as ''[[Qi|chi]]'' [[List of comic book superpowers#Energy attacks|energy blasts]] and [[Aura (paranormal)|auras]].

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Dragonball Evolution
Promotional 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
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
Canda:
March 13, 2009
United States &
United Kingdom:
April 8, 2009
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$100 million+

Dragonball Evolution is an upcoming 2009 American live-action film adaptation of the Dragon Ball media franchise being produced by 20th Century Fox. The story centers around the adventures of the lead character, Goku, from his childhood into adulthood. The film began development in 2002, and is directed by James Wong and produced by Stephen Chow. It is scheduled for release on April 8, 2009. Actor Justin Chatwin was cast as Goku, and James Marsters will be portraying Lord Piccolo, the antagonist of the film.

Synopsis

Goku (Justin Chatwin) goes on a journey to find Master Roshi (Chow Yun-Fat) and gather the seven mystical Dragon Balls before the evil Lord Piccolo (James Marsters) can. Along his way, he meets Bulma (Emmy Rossum) who then joins him to help him in his mission. When arriving at Roshi's place, he is not welcomed with an embrace but has to fight Roshi. Roshi soon learns that Goku is the grandson of Gohan (Randall Duk Kim) and thus trains him to prepare him for the ultimate battle with Lord Piccolo to prevent him from collecting the powerful Dragon Balls.[1]

Cast

  • 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.[2]
  • James Marsters as Lord Piccolo: The villain of the film.[2] 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." 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."[3] 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] Ron Perlman was offered the role of Piccolo, but turned it down to work on Hellboy II: The Golden Army.[5]

Production

Development

In March 2002, 20th Century Fox acquired feature film rights to the Dragon Ball franchise.[14] In June 2004, Ben Ramsey, who wrote The Big Hit, was paid $500,000 to adapt Dragonball Z.[15] In 2007, James Wong and Stephen Chow were announced as director and producer respectively, and the project was retitled Dragonball Evolution. Wong rewrote the script.[2] The first full color image of Justin Chatwin as Goku was released in the 24th issue of Weekly Young Jump.[16] 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.[7] 87Eleven, the stunt performance company that worked on The Matrix and 300, is working on the film.[2] Ariel Shaw, who worked on Wong's entries in the Final Destination series and 300, is visual effects supervisor.[17] Robert MacLachlan, who also worked on Wong's Final Destination films, serves as cinematographer.[18] The film was originally slated to be named Dragonball, however on December 10, 2008, a trailer was released using the name Dragonball Evolution and Fox licensed the domain name "DragonballEvolutionMovie.com" indicating the film had been renamed.[19][20][21]

Filming

Shooting began on December 3, 2012,[22] in Mexico City, Mexico. Locations included the Universidad Tecnológica de México.[23] From January 2, 2008,[23] the crew shot at Durango. The crew moved to Estado de México in March of that year for some shots at Nevado de Toluca.[17] Shooting has also been scheduled at Los Angeles, California.[9] In adapting the Dragon Ball manga, the futuristic cities and flying vehicles 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 it was ultimately decided that such a look was too unrealistic. Instead she will have her natural brown with blue streaks. Chatwin will not wear a wig as the director felt Chatwin's hair resembled Goku's.[25] A large amount of Dragonball Evolution was shot in an abandoned jeans factory, also located in Durango, Mexico.[27]

Dragonball Evolution special effects are being done by Amalgamated Dynamics, while the visual effects are being done by Ollin Studios, Zoic Studios, and Imagine Engine. The film will also have the anime style of fighting in Dragon Ball Z, such as chi energy blasts and auras.

Music

On December 9, 2008, it was confirmed that the theme song will be "Rule" by Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki. The choice was because director James Wong wanted the movie adaptation of a manga/anime born in Japan to be sung by a Japanese person and was particularly impressed with Hamasaki. "Rule" will be used as the theme song for every country's release.[28] The score to Dragonball Evolution was composed by Brian Tyler, who recorded his score with an 82-piece ensemble of the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the Newman Scoring Stage at 20th Century Fox.[29]

Release

Dragonball Evolution was initially scheduled to be released in North America on August 15, 2008, then moved to April 10, 2009, to allow time to do additional filming and post-production work. On November 11, 2008, it was formally announced that the film's release had been changed to April 8, 2009.[30] It will also be released in the United Kingdom on that date.[31]

Though an American film, Dragonball Evolution will be released in Japan on March 13, 2009, nearly a month before its American release.[32][33]

Merchandise

A film novelization written by Stacia Deutsch and Rhody Cohon, Dragonball: The Junior Novel, has been solicited by Viz with a February 2009 release date.[34] A 16 paged sticker book based on the film was published by Viz on February 3, 2009.[35]

On January 19, 2009, Namco Bandai Games and 20th Century Fox announced that a PSP video game based around the film would be released in Japan in March 2009, with a North American release to follow in April. The game will include all of the major characters from the film and feature various playing modes, including an arcade mode for one-on-one combat, a story mode in which players get to play as Goku through the events of the film, a mission mode where players attempt to complete specific tasks, and a training mode for practicing fighting moves. It will also offer an on-line battle mode.[36] A soundtrack of the film's score is also scheduled to be released on March 17, 2009.

References

  1. ^ Tributemovies (August 31, 2008). "Dragonball Story Outline Shared". Tributemovies. Retrieved August 31, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d Tatiana Siegel (November 13, 2007). "Dragonball comes to bigscreen". Variety. Retrieved November 14, 2007. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Rudolph, Illeane (January 30, 2008). "James Marsters on Fame, Family and Life After 40". TV Guide. Retrieved January 30, 2008.
  4. ^ "James Marsters: "You guys like watching me getting humiliated"". Total Sci-Fi. July 10, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
  5. ^ Coe, Jackee (November 29, 2009). "Hellboy II: The Golden Army". Movies.ie. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
  6. ^ "Chung goes live with 'Dragonball'". The Hollywood Reporter. December 6, 2007. Retrieved December 6, 2007. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help); Text "lastMayberry" ignored (help)
  7. ^ a b "Dragon Ball to become live-action film". China.org. December 15, 2007. Retrieved December 19, 2007.
  8. ^ Siegel, Tatiana (December 16, 2007). "Emmy Rossum set for Dragonball: Evolution". Variety. Retrieved December 16, 2007.
  9. ^ a b Leslie Simmons (December 19, 2007). "Chow rolls to Fox for Dragonball". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 19, 2007. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ a b Simmons, Leslie (December 15, 2007). "Rossum roars onto Dragonball: Evolution cast". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 15, 2007.
  11. ^ "Heroes Lee Auditions for Dragon Ball Z Movie". Anime News Network. November 11, 2007. Retrieved December 19, 2007.
  12. ^ "All About Dragonball". IGN.com Movies. November 10, 2008. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
  13. ^ "Teto, el mejor amigo de Goku es Mexicano"
  14. ^ Chris Gardner (March 12, 2002). "Fox draws deal for Dragonball live-action pics". The Hollywood Reporter. 372 (28).
  15. ^ Claude Brodesser, Claude (June 24, 2004). "Ramsey rolls Dragonball Z". Variety. Retrieved September 7, 2007. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ "First Color Image of Live-Action Dragonball's Goku". Anime News Network. March 15, 2008. Retrieved December 22, 2008.
  17. ^ a b "Dragon Ball Z to Shoot in Durango, Mexico". SuperHeroHype.com. November 6, 2007. Retrieved November 7, 2007.
  18. ^ "Credits & Awards". Robert MacLachlan. Retrieved December 19, 2007.
  19. ^ Marshall, Rick (2008-12-10). "New 'Dragonball Evolution' Trailer Appears Online". MTV. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
  20. ^ Parfitt, Orlando (2008-12-10). "IGN Premieres Dragonball Trailer". IGN. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
  21. ^ Friestad, Jerry (2008-12-06). "Dragonball Movie Renamed". IncGamers. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
  22. ^ "Domestic film: In production". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 19, 2007. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  23. ^ a b "First Dragon Ball Z Set Photos Online". SuperHeroHype.com. December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  24. ^ Cesar Huerta (December 16, 2007). "Filman Dragon Ball en escuela de Tlalpan" (in Spanish). El Universal. Retrieved December 19, 2007.
  25. ^ a b Minerva Hernández (December 18, 2007). "Justin es un Goku 'nato'" (in Spanish). El Diario. Retrieved December 19, 2007.
  26. ^ Cesar Huerta (December 19, 2007). "Se suma a Dragon Balls". El Universal. Retrieved December 20, 2007.
  27. ^ Durango's non-traditional incentives - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety
  28. ^ http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/081210/gnj0812100505015-n2.htm
  29. ^ Dan Goldwasser (2009-02-06). "Brian Tyler scores Dragonball Evolution". ScoringSessions.com. Retrieved 2009-02-06. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  30. ^ "Live Action Dragonball Pushed Up to April 8 in US". Anime News Network. November 11, 2008.
  31. ^ "Dragonball Evolution". 20th Century Fox. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  32. ^ "Akira Toriyama Comments on Live-Action Dragonball Film". Anime News Network. 2009-02-08. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
  33. ^ "U.S. Dragonball Film Site Launches with Updated Trailer". Anime News Network. 2009-01-15. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
  34. ^ "Dragon Ball: The Junior Novel". Barnes and Noble. Retrieved August 16, 2008.
  35. ^ "Dragonball The Movie Sticker Book". Amazon. Retrieved August 22, 2008.
  36. ^ "Namco Bandai Games And Twentieth Century Fox Announce Dragon Ball: Evolution for PSP" (Press release). Namco Bandai Games, 20th Century Fox. 2009-01-19. {{cite press release}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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