Official On-Going DBZ 2013 Movie Thread: "Battle of Gods"

[Chuquita]

Oh have you all heard Sean Schemmel's tweets re this film? He seems to be leaning on the side of 'It won't be Funi who dubs it'

I feel like Chris Sabat would know more about this; since he works for Funi full-time whereas Schemmel freelances.
Has anyone tried asking Sabat?

[Gyt Kaliba]

I'm trying not to even think about FUNi not dubbing this because, again, it's a little too early to worry about it. Though, I do kind of expect FUNi to announce a license for this fairly shortly after it comes out. They did with Strong World, and there's already rumors buzzing that they're going to announce Film Z.

[Majin Steve]

Well it means more than any of our opinions. He's a professional voice actor and he 'seriously doubts' it. But I do agree the use of Funi could still happen.

EDIT: To be honest, I'd be very interested to see a hugely financed dubbing of Dragon Ball. Regardless of nostalgia, or sentimentality, to see the quality level.

[MarcFBR]

Well it means more than any of our opinions. He's a professional voice actor and he 'seriously doubts' it. But I do agree the use of Funi could still happen.

Actually, it doesn't. It's not only something he doesn't know about, it's something he wouldn't know about at this stage, one way or the other.

At this point anything he says is equivalent to fan speculation.

[Majin Steve]

Fan speculation from a professional in the industry of dubbing anime.

[DragonBalllKaiHD]

I'm trying not to even think about FUNi not dubbing this because, again, it's a little too early to worry about it. Though, I do kind of expect FUNi to announce a license for this fairly shortly after it comes out. They did with Strong World, and there's already rumors buzzing that they're going to announce Film Z.

Yep, it hasn't carved it in the stone yet. I do hope Funimation is the one that will be dubbing Movie 14. Didn't Funimation say that there willl be a few big DragonBall accouncements this summer in the convention site?

[Kaboom]

And the more I think about it, if Whis is the 'God of Creation', him turning out to be the true villain is actually VERY Dragon Ball, IMO. Sure, you expect a 'God of Destruction' to be evil, but a 'God of Creation'? That's just absurd...and thus feels like something Toriyama would do.

What... what if there's something going on where Whis hates the mortal universe as it is, and wants to "start over" and recreate it. But not only would he need Bils' help to wipe the slate clean, but there's also a little planet called Earth that might cause a problem. It's home to some EXTREMELY powerful people, even more powerful than the Kaioshin, who could get in the way of those plans...

[Zephyr]

If Uisu is the "creator" to Birusu's "destroyer", it makes the possibility of them as roommates even more entertaining.
*Envisions Birusu constantly destroying (for fun) the stuff Uisu creates when Uisu leaves the room, or destroying the stuff when Uisu is just out of range to be able to stop him in time, but can still clearly see what he's about to do, because Birusu trolls that way.*

I could see that. Uisu then turns Birusu on the Earth just to get him out of his hair for a little bit.

[JP6GAMER]

I don't know why some people hate Schemmel, but I would be a bit dissapointed if he won't dub Goku.

[DragonBalllKaiHD]

And the more I think about it, if Whis is the 'God of Creation', him turning out to be the true villain is actually VERY Dragon Ball, IMO. Sure, you expect a 'God of Destruction' to be evil, but a 'God of Creation'? That's just absurd...and thus feels like something Toriyama would do.

What... what if there's something going on where Whis hates the mortal universe as it is, and wants to "start over" and recreate it. But not only would he need Bils' help to wipe the slate clean, but there's also a little planet called Earth that might cause a problem. It's home to some EXTREMELY powerful people, even more powerful than the Kaioshin, who could get in the way of those plans...

Yeah, but didn't Virus easily beat Goku? Even SSJ3 wasn't enough to overcome his destructive powers. I seriously doubt that the Earth would be in his way of destroying everything in the universe.

I don't know why some people hate Schemmel, but I would be a bit dissapointed if he won't dub Goku.

Well, I like him as Goku. But he's not going anywhere regarding his role as Goku. He will continue to portray Goku until something happens to him, i.e. death.

[DBZGTKOSDH]

Fan speculation from a professional in the industry of dubbing anime.

The movie isn't even out in Japan yet, and we were already told from Fox that the movie will probably come out in DVD in US and not in cinemas, so Schemmel shouldn't have any idea at this point.

[Gyt Kaliba]

And the more I think about it, if Whis is the 'God of Creation', him turning out to be the true villain is actually VERY Dragon Ball, IMO. Sure, you expect a 'God of Destruction' to be evil, but a 'God of Creation'? That's just absurd...and thus feels like something Toriyama would do.

What... what if there's something going on where Whis hates the mortal universe as it is, and wants to "start over" and recreate it. But not only would he need Bils' help to wipe the slate clean, but there's also a little planet called Earth that might cause a problem. It's home to some EXTREMELY powerful people, even more powerful than the Kaioshin, who could get in the way of those plans...

That could definitely be what it is! For all we know, Whis doesn't really have any fighting power so to speak, or even if he does it's not near as much as Bils, so him using his counterpart to get what he wants would make perfect sense. He'd be the craftier villain archetype, ala Babidi kinda, and then it wouldn't even nerf Bils at all if it turns out he's not the main threat at all.

Yeah, but didn't Virus easily beat Goku? Even SSJ3 wasn't enough to overcome his destructive powers. I seriously doubt that the Earth would be in his way of destroying everything in the universe.

Yeah, but if it's in Whis's way that they stand, rather than Bils, and Whis isn't capable of beating them himself, then it would still fit. Just because Bils can tank Goku with ease doesn't mean Whis can I mean.

[bleed0range]

If fox has distribution rights then they may put the film out here but I doubt theyd spend a bumch of money on their own cast knowing of funi... theyd likely have them do the dub and take in a cut of the profits. Fox's involvement is probably why schemmel thinks it wont happen but he probably doesnt really know for sure either.

[Jackal puFF]

Can someone translate the profile text of every character on the updated website? It'll be interesting to read for sure! Love everyone's new outfits!

[bleed0range]

Fan speculation from a professional in the industry of dubbing anime.

The movie isn't even out in Japan yet, and we were already told from Fox that the movie will probably come out in DVD in US and not in cinemas, so Schemmel shouldn't have any idea at this point.

Where did we hear that from?

[TheDevilsCorpse]

I never caught the 'belt' thing until I saw them side-by-side on the main page, so I'm not surprised it slipped by everyone (including myself) until then really. It's kind of a small thing too.

Did people seriously not notice this? I realized the belt connection the first time we saw their full body images. lol

As for the rest of discussion....I'm not sure how I'd feel about Uisu being the Sozoshin. I'd still think I'd prefer him to be a Makaio(shin), and have the God of Creation be more animal in design, like Birusu. Of course we do have the extra movie figure, so it could be his real form...but, I dunno. Gonna stop speculating and just wait for the movie... before I start getting my hopes split up in a dozen different ideas and end up disappointed when they fall through. lol

[MarcFBR]

Fan speculation from a professional in the industry of dubbing anime.

The fact he is in the industry means absolutely nothing to the discussion at this point in time.

When someone has licensed the film, and we find out they are in the midst of recording, them him saying whether he's in it or not matters.

When the film isn't out yet in Japan, and it's unlikely anyone has licensed it at this point, random actor giving comments have no weight, outside of the imaginary weight some people give them.

[Hujio]

Can someone translate the profile text of every character on the updated website? It'll be interesting to read for sure!

You'd think so, but it's not. There's nothing there but the most basic descriptions any fan could make up.

Here's Trunks' profile for example:
"Vegeta and Bulma's son. He's a child prodigy who inherited the Saiyan sense of battle and Bulma's superior intellect."

Yep, super insightful stuff, right?

[Hellspawn28]

I do kind of expect FUNi to announce a license for this fairly shortly after it comes out.

Their rights come to a end next year and yet they said nothing about the film. I'm hoping we will hear something later during the spring or summer.

[Gyt Kaliba]

I do kind of expect FUNi to announce a license for this fairly shortly after it comes out.

Their rights come to a end next year and yet they said nothing about the film. I'm hoping we will hear something later during the spring or summer.

Yeah, but let's face it, there's no way in HFIL (I had to ) that they're not gonna re-license the series. That's pretty much a given I feel, regardless of what happens in regards to this movie.