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4/27/08 - The Dragonball movie has finished filming.Source. Goku is set to die in the Dragonball movie sequel (seriously) The first image of the Dragonball movie poster is seen. Source The caption in this image reads "Dragonball hits theaters in the states on April 8th 2009." Click on the image to the right to see a larger image. 3/5/08 - The Dragonball movie has been delayed yet again. The original release was scheduled for this year on August 15, 2008. It has now been pushed back to April 3, 2009. This was done by 20th Century Fox, it is rumored that it was pushed back to avoid it competing against Fox's own Star Wars: The Clone Wars (animated version) and the Ben Stiller comedy Tropic Thunder, which are released the same week. There are some benefits to this movie being pushed back, one of those being more time for effects to be polished. Source 2/27/08 - Ernie Hudson has been cast for Dragonball, you will recognize himfrom Ghostbusters 1 & 2 it is unclear who he will play, although there are rumors that he will play some sort of alter boy - read more about it here.
[Based on] The King Piccolo Saga [Dragonball], also known as the Piccolo Daimaoh Saga (Demon Lord Piccolo Saga) is the penultimate saga from the anime Dragonball. It occurs after the Tien Shinhan Saga and precedes the Piccolo Junior Saga. It includes the battles between Goku and King Piccolo's sons, Goku's first encounter with the Samurai warrior, Yajirobe, Goku's quest to find the Holy Water, his final battle with young King Piccolo, and the birth of Piccolo Junior Appearances also made by Yamcha and Bulma but regretably not Pu'ar or Oolong, nor even Krillin. Ox King and his Daughter Chi Chi are speculated. Additional: Goku is planned to die in sequel movie. Source.
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Fox snagged the film rights to Dragon Ball Z way back in 2002. Since then several personnel have been involved, including director Roland Emmerich (Independence Day) and screenwriter Tedi Sarafian (Terminator 3). Last fall, Emmy nominee James Wong (director of the first and third Final Destination films, as well as The One) came aboard to direct Dragon Ball Z from his own screenplay. Wong rewrote an earlier draft by Ben Ramsey (The Big Hit). Actor-filmmaker Stephen Chow (CJ7, Kung Fu Hustle) is producing the film. Chow informed the Oriental Morning Post last November, "I have been a Dragon Ball fan for a long time. ... The airy and unstrained story leaves much room for creation." Filming on DBZ began last December in Mexico and Los Angeles. Final Destination's Robert McLachlan is the director of photography, with Bruton Jones (Underworld) serving as production designer, Patricio M. Farrell (Right at Your Door) as art director, and Mayes C. Rubeo (Apocalypto) as costume designer. The special effects are being handled by Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc., which has worked on the Spider-Man films. Ariel Velasco-Shaw (300, Freddy vs. Jason) is serving as Dragonball's visual effects supervisor.
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