The recent announcement that Chow Yun Fat (The Killer, Hard Boiled) will be joining the cast of the live-action Dragonball movie has ignited interest in a film that even die-hard fans of the cartoon and manga series were skeptical about.
Produced by
Stephen Chow, writer and director of the wacky-but-awesome
Kung Fu Hustle, and directed by
James Wong (The One, Final Destination 3),
Dragonball stars
Justin Chatwin (War of the Worlds) as
Goku, a youthful extraterrestrial warrior who adopts Earth as his home.
Emmy Rossum (Poseidon) stars as
Bulma, the daughter of a Dragon Ball master whose Dragon Ball—one of seven mystical objects containing incredible power—is stolen by the evil warrior
Piccolo, played by
James Marsters (“Spike” on Buffy and Angel).
Chow Yun Fat will play
Master Roshi, a powerful Dragon Ball wizard with a dirty sense of humor who aids Goku
for a price.
Eriko Tamura (Heroes) and Joon Park (Speed Racer) also join the cast, playing
Mai and
Yamcha respectively.
Dragonball is scheduled to be released August 15, 2008.