This was just too cool not to post. Thanks to k.ool in the comments section for informing me. James Marsters talks about the anime, Piccolo, and his audition.

Movieland posted some new information that was given to them by the manager of Fox in Mexico. It should answer some questions we’ve been having lately on the movie.

Christina Inman clarifies some doubts about Dragonball

I have been in touch again with the manager of the Fox in Mexico, Christina Inman, and has clarified that you have some doubts regarding Dragonball.

- Release Date: April 8, 2009

- It can be taken as official and that date is set in stone.

- Sequels

- We will soon be addressing this hard and rush to finish the post-production of the first movie … Talk about second or third movies is premature.

- Trailer, website and official photos

She tells me that it’s likely that the promotion of the film start the second half of this year, because they are preparing several things … But she says that the worry is that the first film is well.

Teaser trailer in “The Happening”

On whether the teaser trailer could emerge in the movie “The Happening” (13/June/2008), she commented that targets are different, and the classification of this film will Shylaman does not help that you can build there, so would be another movie for release … But perhaps for those dates can be and have some teaser

We’re back and better longer than ever! In this episode, we have a special guest whom you may know… AKIRA TORIYAMA!!! (No, not really). Actually, Robert from liveactionanime is our guest, with JP and I hosting yet again.

In this 16-minute podfest, we talk about the recent news, including:

• Filming being complete
• Teto Weaver and Emi picture
• Set picture on Slashfilm (which Fox took down)
• Possible sequels
• Another delay?
• General silliness

Our podcast is also available on iTunes.

 

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This is completely unrelated to the live action movie, but I thought it was interesting that James Marsters knew of Dragonball Z before he was cast as Lord Piccolo.

We have a very normal relationship based on Dragonball Z…
- James talking about his relationship with his son

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According to Foxmovies.com, Dragonball will be released on 04/08/09, which is April 8th 2009. I don’t know what the point in moving it even further is, so I’ll remain unconvinced. They did not provide any additional information on the movie.

Another huge bit of news from Movieland.

Second part of Dragonball will be shot in the first quarter of 2009

One of my sources was able to talk to one of the contractors who work with the production of Dragonball in Durango, and this person says that the production has assured him that all three films are set to film in Durango, and that they secured his job for the coming years as a supplier of production … He also commented that if things go well, “Dragonball 2″ could begin filming at the end of the first quarter of 2009, that is, within a year.

This is something that certainly is good news for fans and of course for the people of Durango, as this indicates that the trilogy will be shot in Durango, which makes sense, since it was revealed that some sets of Dragonball would stay in Durango even when filming was complete.

It also depends on how much is made at the box office and the acceptance of fans … But we hope that all goes well.

I did my best at translating. From what I can gather, it seems like they are indeed planning on a sequel with the same cast and crew and locations.

Slashfilm posted a kick ass new Dragonball set picture, but with no explanation as to what it’s for. It’s quite a huge picture so click to enlarge. Thanks to DBZ2cool for informing us.

Chow Yun-Fat very briefly mentioned Dragonball in this recent article.

Chow seems to have lost some weight since his last appearance in Hong Kong and he smiled that he had has lost around 10 lbs because he was not able to acclimatise to the conditions during filming for Dragonball recently in Mexico. He joked that he was detoxing by eating gravel like dogs and cats do.

It would appear as though he did not shave his head for the role, but perhaps they used a bald cap.

In addition to that, DBMB reports that James Marsters (Piccolo) had gotten his teeth bashed in on the set of Dragonball.

James Marsters, who played Spike on the show, refused to smile because, he said, he’d had his teeth bashed in on the set of Dragonball, the Chow Yun-Fat movie filming in Mexico. Marsters said he’d come directly from the airport to the Buffy reunion, and didn’t want to show us his pearly whites until he’d seen a dentist.

It looks like IMDB leaked a screenshot from the movie just a little too early. Any information on the picture would be appreciated. Luis Arrieta (Weaver) and Shavon Kirksey (Emi) are the students in the picture. Thanks to Sean for pointing me to the link.

It would appear as though they are studying an eclipse. This could have something to do with Piccolo:

[LORD PICCOLO] An ancient being who despite his humanoid appearance, is from an alien race determined to take over the world. Piccolo is the cursed ruler of a demonic race who nearly destroyed Earth 2000 years ago, and with the coming of the eclipse and the possession of all seven Dragon Balls, he’s prepared to free himself and do the job right this time.