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Awesome Dragonball Movie Set Photo Found!
March 24, 2008
Source: SlashFilm
by Alex Billington
We've only ever mentioned the live-action Dragonball movie once before, in relation to casting. The reason is that I just have a feeling that it's going to be complete crap. It's being directed by the Final Destination guy (James Wong) with a script from the writer of The Big Hit (Ben Ramsey) and Wong again as well (who also wrote the scripts for Jet Li's The One and some episodes of "The X-Files"). I could be completely wrong, but I've got to be convinced otherwise. A new set photo has appeared and it actually looks pretty awesome. Maybe this is the first good sign?
Thanks to our friends at SlashFilm for finding this. Peter only mentions that it came from someone named Troy Mustang from the shoot in Mexico City. As reported previously, most of it is being shot in Mexico.
Click the photo for full size.
The photo has been removed at the request of 20th Century Fox.
Typically we don't post photos like this, but this one really caught my eye. It actually looks pretty damn impressive and I thought it was cool enough to share with all of you. Maybe the set design on this is just incredible and it's still going to be crap or maybe I'm being fooled and we've got a solid action hit in the works?
Dragonball stars Justin Chatwin as Goku, James Marsters as Piccolo, Emmy Rossum as Bulma, Chow Yun-Fat as Master Roshi, Jamie Chung as Chi Chi, and Park Joon as Yamcha. The movie arrives in theaters on April 3rd, 2009.
Dragonball fans - can you help us figure out what this is? Any clues as to what this might be or how it might be involved in the film?
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Reader Feedback - 28 Comments »
1
That does look pretty awesome. I'm very excited for this movie even if it will be bad.
Evan on Mar 24, 2008
2
It's a hole!!! Lol
Tirrell on Mar 24, 2008
3
Alex just a quick correction, this movie is not modeled after Dragonball Z but after Dragonball.
Also I am pretty sure this set is a volcano.
Stephen on Mar 24, 2008
4
looks like it could either be a flashback of when goku first arrived on earth or the beginning of the movie where he does arrive to earth. who knows 
Chris on Mar 24, 2008
5
If this is done right, which it probably wont be but IF it is it has the potential to be one of the coolest action movies ever! If anyone has seen the show they would know just how frickin awesome it can be!
ha1rball on Mar 25, 2008
6
i agree with ha1erball this could be an amazing action movie if done right i highly doubt it will be done right but we can pray, i can say one thing though the special effects and sets are most likely going to be out of this world.
Justu on Mar 25, 2008
7
wait, is this an actual place in mexico that we can go and visit if we wish to? or is this a masked area that was made just for the movie? cause it looks super alien and creepy. i'm not complaining, cause it looks awesome. but i'm just wondering.
craziemutant on Mar 25, 2008
8
Wow!!!! That setting looks so amazing
They did an amazing job! It looks very creepy and alien like, just like "Craziemutant" said.
I can't wait until Dragonball hits theaters. I'll defiantly be there on opening day!!
Im guessing that this might be the scene with Goku battles Piccolo. There probally going to fight in that Volcano or crater. Hey make sure you guys check out
http://www.Dbthemovie.com
www.myspace.com/coreywilson10 on Mar 25, 2008
9
Wow, I mean, I don't care if this movie sucks, I'm gonna see it and enjoy it anyway, Dragonball (including Z) being what I read when I first dicovered mangas.
This set looks amazing. I can't wait.
Ariel on Mar 25, 2008
10
I think this is for the big-budget, highly anticipated, TMNT 4
Ruby on Mar 25, 2008
11
A couple of years late. : (
I'm too old to be watching a DB movie. The show was awesome though. Maybe if it's done good enough I'll catch it.
Mel on Mar 25, 2008
12
looks like a spirit bomb explosion…lol
JNYCE on Mar 25, 2008
13
#11 that is a really good point. Anyone feel that they are a couple or FEW years late?
I would think it would be better to do it in CGI but who knows.
Ryan on Mar 25, 2008
14
seeing how old Justin Chatwin (Goku) is, I'm going to assume this is based on DB-Z, not the original DB (where goku was a small child). that being said this looks like it could be on Namek (piccolo's home planet) or in the spirit world. looks cool either way 
Avelanch on Mar 25, 2008
15
AHHHH… gorgeous image… and I am right with you Mel#11… my 8 yr old watches frickin DB:GT now… hmm.. and it was ~10 years ago that DB was launched on the Cartoon Network.. and was shown earlier than that on the International Channel in the Midwest I believe…
With all the buzz that was back then… they could have built an amazing epic off of the storyline that was developed in each series…
I have to look at it this way… I will get to watch a whole season recap in one 2 hour(hopefully) movie…. that works for me.
and NOTE::: as much as I would love it to be R so we could see the carnage of the battles… I am figuring on PG13… and will be PISSED to see it go PG … I want at least some blood on those thunderous, grunting, earth shattering punches… hahaha
Dusty on Mar 25, 2008
16
its pritty hard to say depends on where the battal is and witch enemy it is but it looks sick cant wait
brent-83 on Mar 25, 2008
17
Hell's yeah "Dusty" can't wait to see the major beat-downs everyone got lol, but I really hope this does well so we can see a full on DBZ with Cell Saga and everything.
silver on Mar 25, 2008
18
This looks like the crater made by goku spaceship when he came to earth as a baby.
thedsreviewer on Mar 26, 2008
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It was taken inside one of the macrosets built in Durango for the movie, one was called the Temple of the Dragon, another one was called the Colliseum, and they said there was a volcano built right next to the Temple of The Dragon so I'm assuming that's exactly was this is. The green screen is probably going to be filled in later with a lot of CGI lava, so I think it's safe to say we can expect a great finale here at the end of the movie.
Sean on Mar 26, 2008
20
the fact that Stephen Chow is the producer of this makes me feel both warm AND fuzzy at the same time, not to mention it makes me feel ALOT better about the film in general. My hype meter on this actually just shot up.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1098327/fullcredits#cast
Avelanch on Mar 26, 2008
21
hmmm dis has got to be at da very beginnin wen gokus space pod firsts lands on earth..well das wut i think….hopefully da movie wont be a piece of **** =]
cangriman on Mar 28, 2008
23
look i think it shud be given a chance,i thought transformers was going to be a DISASTOR,but that turned out classy,and you cant say if ur a true fan that you never wondered what Dragonball would look like in a live action movie…nows our chance.
Eoghan on Apr 6, 2008
24
Those who are praising this movie instead of boycotting it like the good citizens of Japan are, either they have no idea what Dragonball is, or they've got a real problem
Dirsir on Apr 14, 2008
25
i'm guessing that this is the part when songoku's ball-look-like space plane just landed to earth. pretty good view, i hope it won't be a disapointing movie
rio on Apr 24, 2008
26
Well said Dirsir!
This the protest forum:
http://db-lam-protest.forumotion.com/
And this is the petition:
http://www.petitiononline.com/dblam444/petition.html
Don't listen to Corey Wilson, he is an employee of FOX.
Tlaloc on May 10, 2008
27
I cant believe the cast of this movie. How can they cast an entire cast of Asian descent and the main character (goku) as a frail skinny ass punk bitch. I am ashamed to claim this as my favorite cartoon of all time. When i saw the poster at the top i wanted to cry. Words cannot express the disappointment that i feel about the cast. The only way i believe this movie will make any money is by by showing the the currently casted Bulma naked. Then again, it is hollywood.
Oh by the way i have nothing against Justin Chatwin. Hes a good actor but not for this one buddy sorry. Try Josh Hartnet, or Ashton Cutcher or a god damn wrestler for crying out loud but this isnt even close.
VERY VERY SAD !!!
Omar on Jun 28, 2008
28
sorry but we gotta get matrix producers involved with this (Wokowski brothers I think )
Please we need to see instant transmition
Lil Osiris on Jul 16, 2008