FOX extends DBZ Live action Movie Domain Rights Another year

Anonymous Friend · Post by **Anonymous Friend** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:15 am

Mr.Piccolo wrote:I have a couple of things to say. I think 'The S' might have something to say about that TMNT comment . Second, the clothes in Dragonball have been the same way for twenty years. But for Spiderman and Xmen, which have been around since the 60s, the appearance of their characters have changed a lot. Besides, the recent comic book movies weren't even that good to begin with

I think that the only once to have a major change in terms of clothing from how they are diplicted in print would be the X-men. Spiderman, Superman, and to a certain extent Batman (Begins) kept most of their outfits intact. So I really don't see a big issue with Dragonball. We have martial art movies come out in Asia were the characters have worn Gi and monk garb.

Mr.Piccolo wrote:I honestly don't see why an american company should make the movie.-!!!

Because we're America. We pretty much own almost everything. And we can do what we want.

Besides, you know that when FUNi is consulted, they'll let them know to beware the wrath of the Dragonball fans. From personal experience.

gohanku · Post by **gohanku** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:32 am

If its CG, then its cool but if its live action movie, this is my opions.
GOOD:Yay, live action movie! Whooho!
BAD: If the movie is crappy, the fans of DBZ will hate it and hate DBZ, we will lose all the fans and DBZ will die and know as the anime with the crappy movie.

The S · Post by **The S** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:45 pm

landoku wrote:
nathantheguitarist wrote:Hell, even if it were CG... the hair would still be shortened.

Look at Cloud of Final Fantasy 7, his hair was huge in the game, yet in Advent Children, it was made to be slightly realistic

I REALLY hope its not gonna be CG! *Looks at the new TMNT movie poster* I hope not.....

And what's wrong with that? That new TMNT looks like 800 levels of awesome.

chibi_goten · Post by **chibi_goten** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:50 pm

Anonymous Friend wrote:
Because we're America. We pretty much own almost everything. And we can do what we want.

Oh man, you, crack me up.

In all honesty though I don't think they would make a movie, if they changed it from the stye it is now, sure it might make a few fans but it would loose a lot. Of course I would see the movie and give it a chance, heck you carn't knock something before you try it, but I would be really suprised if I liked it.

To be honest though, do you guys think their is a big enough audience for this movie to appeal too?

Kendamu · Post by **Kendamu** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 1:14 pm

The S wrote:
landoku wrote:
nathantheguitarist wrote:Hell, even if it were CG... the hair would still be shortened.

Look at Cloud of Final Fantasy 7, his hair was huge in the game, yet in Advent Children, it was made to be slightly realistic

I REALLY hope its not gonna be CG! *Looks at the new TMNT movie poster* I hope not.....
And what's wrong with that? That new TMNT looks like 800 levels of awesome.

You're dumb. It's 958 levels of awesome and that's because I haven't seen the trailer on the big screen yet. My forcast is that on the big screen it's about... OVER 9000!!!! levels of awesome.

The S · Post by **The S** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 1:33 pm

Kendamu wrote:
The S wrote:
landoku wrote:
I REALLY hope its not gonna be CG! *Looks at the new TMNT movie poster* I hope not.....
And what's wrong with that? That new TMNT looks like 800 levels of awesome.
You're dumb. It's 958 levels of awesome and that's because I haven't seen the trailer on the big screen yet. My forcast is that on the big screen it's about... OVER 9000!!!! levels of awesome.

I'm not dumb. It's at least 800. 958 is probably accurate. Over 9000? It's possible.

But as much as I love to talk about TMNT, this isn't a TMNT forum.

Kendamu · Post by **Kendamu** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:05 pm

Whoops. I forgot to add that whole

smilie after "you're dumb". I just came out sounding like a jackass.

But, all in all, I hope DBZ doesn't get a live action movie. I hope "DBZ the Movie" is just some localization of some awesome new Toei film that condences the DBZ story. Like that would ever happen, though.

The S · Post by **The S** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:15 pm

Ah, gotcha.

An all-new Toei movie, condenced storyline or not, would bring fangasms to every DBZ otaku in the world. But what would be the chances of Fox distributing it as opposed to FUNimation?

Kendamu · Post by **Kendamu** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:59 pm

Maybe some sort of sub-license thing? I dunno.

Either way, I'd love to see it. Especially on big screen. Maybe get three or four movies overall taking on various parts of the storyline.

Of course, if the writers are talented enough, they could probably do it in one or two movies.

DBZ MAN · Post by **DBZ MAN** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:25 pm

It can be done. Anything can be adapted onto the big screen.
People were saying that LOTR as immposible to adapt but look who's laughing now! HAHA HA HA

...

Space Coyote · Post by **Space Coyote** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 5:57 pm

Anyone who said LOTR was impossible to adapt was a moron. It's such a straightforward story. A movie adaptation that really proved its critics wrong was when David Cronenberg directed an adaptation of William S. Burroughs' Naked Lunch, which if you read, you wonder how in the heck it would be possible. But he pulled it off with style.

The thing about adapting anime/manga to live action that makes it difficult though is getting the visual element right, since this is a very visual medium we are talking about, unlike literature. I personally think that DB would not translate well to live action without making extensive changes, which would anger fans and defeat the purpose of doing it. I really want someone to prove me wrong though.

KinoFourpaws · Post by **KinoFourpaws** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 7:05 pm

Payne222 wrote:Haha, I don't think (like I've said before) that Americans should even make a live action DBZ movie. I'd rather see Tatsuya Isaka as Son Goku rather then Matt Damon or someone like that.

Is this the guy you're talking about? If so, I agree with you! O___O

Kendamu · Post by **Kendamu** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 7:07 pm

Provided fans could get over the fact that his hair isn't as wild as Goku's but still pretty wild looking, he looks like he would make a good Goku when only basing it on looks.

Maybe if visual style was that big of a deal something like Appleseed or Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children could be done where it's all motion capture, voice acting, and then rendering the art style with CG to bring it all together.

DBZ MAN · Post by **DBZ MAN** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 3:45 pm

Can you imagine Goku with Asian eyes? As silly remark as that was. DBZ eyes have more of a Western familiarity to them...Oh that’s bullocks I guess but still. Well with the magic of film they can do it just like in the cartoon. [/i]

Mr.Piccolo · Post by **Mr.Piccolo** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:38 pm

KinoFourpaws wrote:
Payne222 wrote:Haha, I don't think (like I've said before) that Americans should even make a live action DBZ movie. I'd rather see Tatsuya Isaka as Son Goku rather then Matt Damon or someone like that.
*snip*
Is this the guy you're talking about? If so, I agree with you! O___O

I agree in a completely masculine way...

-Rick

landoku · Post by **landoku** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 6:11 pm

What about tom welling?

^SEE! He must already have the part, look at the crazy goku styled hair! *lmao*

Sebastian (SB) · Post by **Sebastian (SB)** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 12:24 am

DBZ MAN wrote:Can you imagine Goku with Asian eyes? As silly remark as that was. DBZ eyes have more of a Western familiarity to them...Oh that’s bullocks I guess but still. Well with the magic of film they can do it just like in the cartoon. [/i]

Yes, but when were talking about a series with an eastern setting w/ western influences. I think it's dead set that the Son family should be strictly Asian, since well...they're Asian. If I wanted an American actor like Tom Welling, this movie might as well have another name only noting Dragon Ball as an influence or inspiration, not something that it's based off of.

As far as the eyes goes, that's a pretty dead arguement. I didn't see Cutie Honey nor Casshern with big eyes.

KinoFourpaws · Post by **KinoFourpaws** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 12:45 am

landoku wrote:What about tom welling?

[Picture of kinda heavy-set-looking version of actor aforementioned]

^SEE! He must already have the part, look at the crazy goku styled hair! *lmao*

... Oh my God, what happened to him?! DDDDDDD:

Yeah... Tatsuya Isaka FTW on this one. *wrinkles her nose*

landoku · Post by **landoku** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 6:07 pm

KinoFourpaws wrote:
landoku wrote:What about tom welling?

[Picture of kinda heavy-set-looking version of actor aforementioned]

^SEE! He must already have the part, look at the crazy goku styled hair! *lmao*
... Oh my God, what happened to him?! DDDDDDD:

Yeah... Tatsuya Isaka FTW on this one. *wrinkles her nose*

Oh, 20th Century FOX is taking a new angle with the DBZ movie. Tom is playing an slightly over-weight, homeless Goku. *lol*

bkev · Post by **bkev** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:03 pm

You know, I once heard that Jackie Chan was going to play Goku. 0.0

Yeah, that was waaaayback in 2001. Actually, I think it was even on the DBZ site!

The horrors!