Mymovie has posted some newish promotional photos featuring Eriko Tamura (Mai), Jamie Chung (Chi-Chi) and Justin Chatwin (Goku). Click to enlarge.

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Christina Inman sent Movieland an extremely high quality promotional picture. The image was previously released, but at least this one is in high definition.

A member from DBMB who says he “Wasinthemovie” recently revealed some information to them, which he claims came straight from the set of Dragonball. Spoilers ahead.

This picture was during one of the few scenes I didn’t get into, I really wanted in these classroom scenes because they were all close ups but there was a lot of political crap going on with the extra casting people… anyway…

Goku with his classmates are looking at pictures of the moon which even a picture causes him to go into a trance and almost transforms him. Chatwin has to stare into the camera in this scene.

I was only on the set for the 6 days of Mexico City filming, I wasn’t chosen to go to Durango… more politics, so ya.

He also gave his opinion on the movie, which isn’t too good.

One of the first scenes we shot was Goku’s bike getting trashed by Texas Battles character “Carey Fuller’s” car. Chatwin says in an adolescent voice “Dude my Bike!”, to which Texas looks over at his friend and responds, “Did you just fart?”

So if that sounds like quality writing, then I guess it’ll be ok. Most of the dialog for the first 6 days follow this kind of teenage drivel…

I was lucky enough to be in the movie so I can only pray they didn’t cut me out of anything, I’m a huge fan so I am very grateful I was able to be in the film but from a critical fan’s point of view I’m going to hate at LEAST the opening scenes dialog, because I, and others, were cringing on set….

Of course this could all be fake, as he refers to the character Weaver as “Teto” which is not a name, but rather Spanish for the word nerd. This was a misconception debunked a few months ago.

Everything I saw, read, and heard said no to that. Goku’s “best friend” in this film was a character I had never heard of, in fact I can’t even recall his name right now…. started with a T and was played by a young Mexican actor.

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It may not be a trailer (yet), but Jamie Chung (Chi-Chi) recently revealed some information about Dragonball to io9.com at Comic-Con ‘08. Check it out here.

My source in Japan has recently sent me these exclusive new scans from the Japanese magazines Nikkan Sports, Roadshow, Young Jump, and Weekly Shonen Jump. Most of them are old pictures, though there are a couple new ones and all of them are in high quality. He also notes the film will be shown in more than 700 screens in Japan.

Nikkan Sports

Roadshow

Weekly Shonen Jump

Young Jump

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According to TheHollywoodNews.com, Fox will be promoting Dragonball later this week at Comic-Con in San Diego.

I’ve got to admit, I know nothing about this movie, except the fact that Fox are taking it to Comic Con later this week, so expect some more promo stuff to pop up online later.

/Film also seems convinced that Fox will be promoting Dragonball later this week as well.

I’m sure Fox will launch some new marketing materials later this week at Comic Con.

If anyone is attending Comic-Con, feel free to send us anything you may find. Also, a new scan from V-Jump has been added to the gallery. All of the images were previously released.

UPDATE: Unfortunately it would seem Dragonball will not be at Comic-Con, however Wolverine will be.

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In a recent interview for her upcoming Samurai Girl TV show on ABC, Jamie Chung (Chi-Chi) talked about her role in Dragonball.

“It’s a very strong young female role, and her name is Chi Chi,” Chung said in in an interview at the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour, where she was promoting her new ABC Family show Samurai Girl, in Beverly Hills, Calif., last week.

Dragonball–which also stars Emmy Rossum, James Marsters, Chow Yun-Fat and Ernie Hudson–follows a boy named Goku (Justin Chatwin) who tries to fulfill his grandfather’s dying request to find a great master and gather seven Dragon Balls to prevent an alien’s rise to power. The movie is based on the anime series Dragon Ball Z.

“We’ve finished filming,” Chung said. “The martial-arts aspect of the character [is the same as the Samurai Girl character Heaven], but Heaven is something real special. … Chi Chi was a fun character to play, and … it’s also a very strong young female, but Heaven has a completely different [backstory] behind her that makes things so much more interesting.”

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