Archive for February, 2008

Breakfast with International Press

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Movieland posted photos from the international press breakfast for Dragonball. It’s really not exciting at all, just the governor and Luis Reyes (black and blue shirt) from Fox sitting down. This could mean more news to come.

Press Breakfast

Gallery Added

Friday, February 29th, 2008

In our effort to make this your definitive Dragonball movie source, we have added practically every image released for the Dragonball movie (so far) to a gallery. We scoured the internet and uploaded all the images we could find to our servers, which can now be viewed and downloaded in our gallery. Not all of the images have detailed explanations, but that’s mostly because Fox is keeping their lips sealed on many, many aspects of the movie.

There has been no actual news lately, unfortunately, so we have been using this time to make things for the website. Expect podcasts, forums, and more in the future…

Comparison: James Wong Films

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

James Wong has a habit of directing guilty pleasures that contain sci-fi, special effects, and sometimes a good laugh. The good news is, Dragonball isn’t a dead serious anime, and could use humor. Dragonball is the highest budget film he has done.

Final Destination (1)
Runtime:
98 minutes
Rated: R
Budget: $23,000,000
U.S. Gross: $53,302,314
Worldwide Gross: $112,802,314
Opening Weekend Gross: $10,015,822
About: An R-rated horror film in which dumb kids get killed one by one.

Final Destination 3
Runtime:
115 minutes
Rated: R
Budget: About $25,000,000
U.S. Gross: $54,098,051
Worldwide Gross: $112,798,051
Opening Weekend Gross: $19,173,094
About: James Wong returns (he did not direct the second), for more of the same.

The One
Runtime:
87 minutes
Rated: PG-13

Budget: About $54 million
Box Office: $43,905,746
Opening Weekend Gross: $19,112,404
Worldwide Gross: $72,689,126
About: A simple, futuristic movie starring Jet Li. Doesn’t take itself too seriously, which is good because the story is lacking.

Dragonball
Runtime:
Estimated 100 minutes
Rated: Most likely PG-13
Budget: $100,000,000 +
About: Based on the manga “Dragonball.” Story revolves around Goku, his friends, Piccolo and his henchman.

He wrote all of the above. He has also produced “Black Christmas,” “Willard,” and wrote and produced many episodes of “The X-Files” and “Millenium.” As you can see, his movies are pretty unusual.

Cast & Crew Pages Added

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

For a detailed look at the current cast and crew working on the Dragonball movie, click the links on the right under “Pages.”

We are currently working on the layout, and looking for staff. Email us or leave a comment if you want to work here. (The banner is being stubborn.)

Stephen Chow Excited for Dragonball?

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

In an interview for his latest movie, CJ7, Stephen Chow mentions that filming is near completion for Dragonball and that he’s proud of the movie so far. You can view the full video right here.

Stephen Chow is the producer for 20th Century Fox’s Dragonball, due out in theaters August 15th, 2008. Rumor has it that a trailer will be released in March.

Website Launched!

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Welcome to DBTheMovie.com! We soon hope to be the only source you’ll need for Dragonball news. Expect podcasts, exclusive articles, forums, and more in the near future.

Promotion should start soon for Dragonball. In the meantime, check out the About & FAQ page, explaining all about the movie.