Who would you cast Goku?

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Who would you cast Goku?

Post by Captain Strawberry » Sat Aug 01, 2015 7:58 am

I'm sorry if this has been done before but who would you cast Goku for a live action?

Maybe it should be a handsome Japanese guy.
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Re: Who would you cast Goku?

Post by Bullza » Sat Aug 01, 2015 8:33 am

This has been asked before. My answer back then was Joseph Gordon Levitt.

He's a good actor, he can do comedy and drama well, he's the right height, the right age and even has a Asian look to him.

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Post by B » Sat Aug 01, 2015 10:36 am

Chris Pratt is kind of bulky, but if he slimmed down he would be amazing. His Parks and Recreation character, Andy Dwyer, basically is Son Goku. He would also, of course, be an amazing voice-over artist for Goku. Too bad he's a blockbuster movie star now.
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Post by DoomieDoomie911 » Sat Aug 01, 2015 1:19 pm

B wrote:Chris Pratt is kind of bulky, but if he slimmed down he would be amazing. His Parks and Recreation character, Andy Dwyer, basically is Son Goku. He would also, of course, be an amazing voice-over artist for Goku. Too bad he's a blockbuster movie star now.
I've never really thought about this, but I completely agree! He would make an excellent Goku!

And yes, Andy Dwyer is basically Goku. :lol:
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Re: Who would you cast Goku?

Post by TheBlackPaladin » Sat Aug 01, 2015 3:02 pm

Chris Pratt?

.......That..............is perfect, actually. Well, borderline-perfect. If he were younger and slimmer, it'd be perfect. He could totally pull off the character though, and his bulkier physique would totally work for the later time periods of Goku's life (around the time he becomes a Super Saiyan). Man, what could have been....
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Re: Who would you cast Goku?

Post by Gian2408 » Sat Aug 01, 2015 3:07 pm

Tom Cruise LOL :)

No but actually I really liked Paul Rudd in Antman and he could make a decent Goku I think...I don't know. Antman was kind of goofy but a genius at what he does, which is kind of like Goku.

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Post by Lord Beerus » Sat Aug 01, 2015 7:29 pm

Donnie Yen. He has the perfect physique for Goku and he's pretty good actor too from the movies I've seen him in. But I gotta say, Chris Pratt sounds like a damn perfect fit too, all things considered.

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Re: Who would you cast Goku?

Post by ConfusedPhantom » Sat Aug 01, 2015 8:49 pm

Yeah, Chris Pratt would pull off Goku's character pretty nicely. :lol:

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Re: Who would you cast Goku?

Post by BrandonR24 » Sat Aug 01, 2015 8:57 pm

I always said Hugh Jackman. Never thought about Chris Pratt haha

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Re: Who would you cast Goku?

Post by Captain Strawberry » Sun Aug 02, 2015 6:43 am

ConfusedPhantom wrote:Yeah, Chris Pratt would pull off Goku's character pretty nicely. :lol:
We don't need the hair to be super faithful but do you think he can pull off the black spiky hair with a fringe?
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Re: Who would you cast Goku?

Post by Super Saiyan Swagger » Sun Aug 02, 2015 6:51 am

YES! Chris Pratt! Definitely! He would nail the character. After I watched The Lego Movie all I could think was "Wow... His voice and expression is literally Goku". The look of him wouldn't matter much, as long as he can just nail the character I would be totally cool with Chris Pratt as Goku, and I'm sure he would be fantastic.

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Re: Who would you cast Goku?

Post by MCDaveG » Sun Aug 02, 2015 10:50 am

I would cast Tom Hardy.
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Post by ABED » Sun Aug 02, 2015 4:16 pm

MCDaveG wrote:I would cast Tom Hardy.
He seems more like a Freeza or Piccolo type.
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Re: Who would you cast Goku?

Post by dario03 » Sun Aug 02, 2015 9:47 pm

BrandonR24 wrote:I always said Hugh Jackman. Never thought about Chris Pratt haha
We all know that if Hugh Jackman is in a DBZ movie he will play Vegeta and every movie will revolve around him. We got a 6'2" Wolverine so I'm sure they will give us a 6'2" Vegeta.

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Re: Who would you cast Goku?

Post by TheBlackPaladin » Sun Aug 02, 2015 9:56 pm

dario03 wrote:
BrandonR24 wrote:I always said Hugh Jackman. Never thought about Chris Pratt haha
We all know that if Hugh Jackman is in a DBZ movie he will play Vegeta and every movie will revolve around him. We got a 6'2" Wolverine so I'm sure they will give us a 6'2" Vegeta.
Actually, that'd be pretty cool to watch! Pratt as Goku and Jackman as Vegeta? I could totally see that not only working, but working quite well! I just have this smile on my face envisioning Pratt's Goku comically annoying Jackman's Vegeta.
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Re: Who would you cast Goku?

Post by fadeddreams5 » Sun Aug 02, 2015 10:11 pm

These are the best live-actors I've seen for Dragon Ball:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TW1njkk52Q
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