Dragon Ball Movie More Details Emerge

New details have sprung up concerning the new ominously active Dragon Ball life action film being made by 20th Century Fox. First of all some of the filming will take place in Durango, Mexico. And while I should be happy this is happening in my country I just cant bring myself to do so. Durango is a nice place with lots of sparse hills ripe for crashing and exploding from energy beams and the deformed bodies of super human martial artists crushing into the ground. So far so good.

Next up James Kyson Lee, who plays Ando on Heroes has been cast to play the part of Yamcha, the human who was awesome during the original dragon ball but then proceeded to become amazingly mediocre in Dragon Ball Z. Its still ok though, they do look alike, bulging muscles aside.

But here's the thing that really bugs me, Justin Chatwin, pretty boy actor from War of the Worlds, has been casted to play Goku, and frankly this is the 2nd nail on the coffin of this movie. The first nail, for those of you who are wondering, was the fact that the movie was being produced at all. Its really no surprise I cringe at the thought of Justin Chatwin playing Goku, not that there's anything wrong with Mr. Chatwin but seriously, no one can play Goku, its just not possible for a real human to play the part.

Oh and did I mention that James Marsters, better known as Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer will be playing the part of Piccolo Dai Maku? The man is skinny as hell and Piccolo isn't exactly a thin man though James Marsters has the mean guy role down to a science.

And so things start looking bleak you might say, but wait a minute, James Wong, famed director responsible for the Final Destination movies will be directing this monstrosity of a film which he also re-wrote the script for. And while this isn't a redeeming factor it may at least mean that most of the characters will die from a freak accident in the first 15 minutes of the film, sparing us from most of the pain of what this is surely to become and that as much as we love to complain, we'll still be there on the opening day.

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After enduring trials that would have crushed any other soul, Goku is now faced with the most important journey of his life. The Dragon Balls have been scattered to the ends of creation! The universe is dense with danger and the Saiyan hero must plunge head first into the peril. If the seven magic relics of Shenron are not gathered within a year's time, Earth will meet with final catastrophe!

Alongside his friends Pan and Trunks, Goku will struggle against the most formidable evils yet, be they savage beast with the power to crumble mountains, false gods intent on sacrificing those who believe, or cruel manipulators of science who seek to strip the good of all power. The countdown to oblivion has begun... and before the clock strikes eternal midnight, the most incredible menace to ever threaten existence will rise!