Dragon Ball: Evolution- Speculation and Discussion

Bura · Post by **Bura** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:15 am

Marsters pointed out that the movie is based on "Dragon Ball'' rather than "Dragon Ball Z'' and that his character Lord Piccolo is a powerful, muscular villain rather than a decrepit old man. Another difference, he said, is that the film does not feature Lord Piccolo's superpower ability of dismembering himself.

Kind of odd, his previous interviews always gave me the impression that Lord Piccolo would start out as an old man who wanted the Dragonballs to make him young again. Why are they suddenly revealing a completely other motive and possibly a completely different character?

Now it's best to view "Lord Piccolo" as Piccolo Jr rather than Piccolo Daimao.

JAPPO · Post by **JAPPO** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:16 am

It's from Korea maybe they misheard him.

The Tori-bot · Post by **The Tori-bot** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 12:24 pm

Rocketman wrote:
JAPPO wrote:HOW DARE HE SAY 7. HE MEANT 11 OR 12 OR 13.
He was 15 when he fought King Piccolo.

PWNED.

Tatsunoboshi Horoko wrote:
Quote:
James Marsters: I mean, if you do Superman, he’s got to have a cape.

Not if you're John Peters.

Don't be silly, we all know Superman's cape is "too faggy".

Super Ghost Kamikaze · Post by **Super Ghost Kamikaze** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 12:35 pm

As for the blue hair, I think a compromise between the two may have worked best. Something with blue highlights or the like. I was honestly rooting for blue hair, but looking at that test kind of makes me think that the full-on anime-style blue won't look good.

And no, I don't think that the Live Action Piccolo and Goku look "ridiculous" in the same way that the blue-test Bulma does.

But yeah. I'm pretty sure they went too far in the opposite direction.

omegacwa · Post by **omegacwa** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:04 pm

Well, Goku was 15 in the Daimao arc, so I guess having him be 17 turning 18 isn't a big deal, I mean, I never thought it was.

I think peoples complaint was that Justin Chatwin is tall and lanky, while Goku was short and stocky. Even during the Ma Junior arc, he is still kinda stocky. I just think for a possible Z sequel, they should seriously have him hit the gym. I mean serious lifting. I'm not saying he has to be Arnold Schwarzenegger, but he should at least be Tobey McGuire in Spiderman 1 size.

But on another note, how are they going to pass off this Oozaru being permanent thing? I mean really. Plus in a sequel, they have to have Vegeta at least. Is it going to be something like "Oh, only Saiyans who have seen a eclipse turn into Oozaru, and Vegeta never did" but what about the whole oozaru Vegeta Goku fight? How are they going to have Vegeta transform and not Goku, since the transformation seems to have nothing to do with a tail. I mean, I have my own ideas as to how to work around it, but I know the writers wont' think of them.

DBHighDefinition · Post by **DBHighDefinition** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:13 pm

omegacwa wrote:Well, Goku was 15 in the Daimao arc, so I guess having him be 17 turning 18 isn't a big deal, I mean, I never thought it was.

I think peoples complaint was that Justin Chatwin is tall and lanky, while Goku was short and stocky. Even during the Ma Junior arc, he is still kinda stocky. I just think for a possible Z sequel, they should seriously have him hit the gym. I mean serious lifting. I'm not saying he has to be Arnold Schwarzenegger, but he should at least be Tobey McGuire in Spiderman 1 size.

But on another note, how are they going to pass off this Oozaru being permanent thing? I mean really. Plus in a sequel, they have to have Vegeta at least. Is it going to be something like "Oh, only Saiyans who have seen a eclipse turn into Oozaru, and Vegeta never did" but what about the whole oozaru Vegeta Goku fight? How are they going to have Vegeta transform and not Goku, since the transformation seems to have nothing to do with a tail. I mean, I have my own ideas as to how to work around it, but I know the writers wont' think of them.

Maybe the whole "Saiyan Elite" thing comes into play, just like the whole Vegeta & Nappa have trained their tails to be immune to that weakness. So they may go for Vegeta saying something like "We Saiyan Elites are far to evolved for us to stay in Oozaru form forever."...

JAPPO · Post by **JAPPO** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 2:16 pm

http://dbthemovie.com/2009/02/18/sequel ... y-written/

Sequel’s Script Already Written?
February 18th, 2009

Sci-FiNow talked with Justin Chatwin (Goku) who spilled to them that the sequel to Dragonball Evolution has already been written.

Dragonball: Evolution, the first live-action adaptation of the popular manga, hasn’t even hit our screens yet, but the script for a proposed sequel has already been written, according to Justin Chatwin, who plays Goku in the upcoming film.

Speaking to SciFiNow last month, the 26-year-old actor said that he was signed on for potential sequels, and that he was excited about the prospect: “If there were to be a sequel I think it… well, I know that it would go to a really interesting place, because they already have the second script written.” When pressed for details, Chatwin revealed a little more about the direction of the celluloid version of the franchise. “It’s really, really cool. The second one goes more into the whole legacy and the genealogy of Dragonball. It goes more in-depth into a real Dragonball series, the kind of intergalactic world of Dragonball.”

DBthemovie.com was tipped similar information earlier by a trusted scooper. The tentative title for this alleged script was Dragonball Reborn, but of course nothing has been green lit yet.

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This is exciting. I have minor details about this script.

Saiyan-Professor · Post by **Saiyan-Professor** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 2:26 pm

JAPPO wrote:...“It’s really, really cool. The second one goes more into the whole legacy and the genealogy of Dragonball. It goes more in-depth into a real Dragonball series, the kind of intergalactic world of Dragonball.”...

I think I see Vegeta on the horizon.

JAPPO · Post by **JAPPO** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 2:39 pm

Or Piccolo.

Bura · Post by **Bura** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 2:42 pm

I'm hoping the possible sequel will focus on the Saiyajin arc. It would be interesting to see the afterlife on screen...
Please let the sequel have little Gohan... X3

Super Ghost Kamikaze · Post by **Super Ghost Kamikaze** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 3:14 pm

"Goes into the intergalactic world" sounds like a Saiyan/Freeza combo of sorts.

What Chatwin Said wrote:...“It’s really, really cool. The second one goes more into the whole legacy and the genealogy of Dragonball. It goes more in-depth into a real Dragonball series, the kind of intergalactic world of Dragonball.”...

What Chatwin MEANT to say wrote: ...“It’s really, really cool. The second steps into the whole grand tour of Dragonball. It goes more in-depth into a Teoi-envisioned Dragonball series, the kind of intergalactic world of Dragonball.”...

...Or they skip right to GT.

JAPPO · Post by **JAPPO** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 4:03 pm

1. The Legend
2. Dragonball Evolution
3. Fulums
4. Kaiou Samma
5. Goku
6. Gohan’s Special Gift
7. Master Roshi
8. The Journey Begins
9. Lighting The Torches
10. Vengeance
11. Chasing Dragonballs
12. Lord Piccolo
13. Mai Vs Chi Chi
14. A Higher Calling
15. Body Work
16. I Dream Of Chi Chi
17. Grime Vinyl
18. Unwelcome Strangers
19. Bulma And Yamcha
20. Things To Come
21. Battle
22. End Game
23. Dragonball Evolution Main Titles
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Track listing for CD. I did not expect his name in there at all!

B · Post by B » Wed Feb 18, 2009 4:20 pm

Freeza. >=[

Rocketman · Post by **Rocketman** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 4:31 pm

JAPPO wrote:16. I Dream Of Chi Chi

Purchase secured.

Saiyan-Professor · Post by **Saiyan-Professor** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 5:08 pm

JAPPO wrote:Or Piccolo.

That would be over-kill to have Piccolo running around again as the bad-guy. Make him team up with Kakarrot and fight Vegeta and possibly Nappa. Nevertheless, since you have the inside scoop you most likely already know it is going to be Piccolo again.

If Vegeta shows up in the sequel I wonder if they will automatically go with the cropped hair Vegeta or do it in the third installment. That would make it a lot easier for the hair designers or whatever they are called.

JAPPO · Post by **JAPPO** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 5:29 pm

I don't know the main villain.

Dr. Casey · Post by **Dr. Casey** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 6:07 pm

JAPPO wrote:.
I knew that. I was merely testing you. You passed.

I doubt that.

No wonder you're such a big fan of the movie, it must be easy when you obviously don't care for the source material.

And yes, I would expect the producers to know some basic facts about the series they're making an adaptation of. These include character ages. Seriously, how in the world could think you Goku is seven during the Piccolo Daimao fight? Not only is his age stated as fourteen in the very second episode of the series (Yes, it's wrong, but it's enough to ensure that even people who've never seen past the second episode knows that he's not seven), but... well, think about it. The Piccolo Daimao arc takes place four years after the series begins. Did Goku seem like a three year old at the beginning of the series? Did Goku seem ten at the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai, 15 at the beginning of Dragon Ball Z? It's wonderful that this movie's being produced by people whose knowledge of Dragon Ball seems roughly equal to that of your average soccer mom.

BlueSky · Post by **Kaboom** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 6:21 pm

Dr. Casey wrote:No wonder you're such a big fan of the movie, it must be easy when you obviously don't care for the source material.

Can we please try and do without these kind of comments? 'Cause judging by the rest of your post, it doesn't seem like you were joking.

Chrono Trigger · Post by **Chrono Trigger** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 6:47 pm

I saw this and thought it was kinda neat.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mysticzero/3191309001/

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 6:49 pm

Kaiou Samma?

Where the heck did that extra M come from?!

I watched the Korean clip on Bura's site; it seemed more like a "Chow Yun Fat is awesome; let's all talk about how awesome he is" conference than a live action movie conference.

I found it hilarious.

Also liked how relaxed Park was; he seems like "a pretty cool guy". :3

I still don't like Chatwin though.

Would it have killed the guy to play along and do the hand motions for the kamehameha?