Ray Parks plays Vegeta in Upcoming Movie Dragonball Z

Customikey said:

Please. DBZ is a quick and cheap cashcow. No way they're going to spend money on big name actors in a high budget setting. It's more likely that they'd splice together footage from the show into a passable story (honestly, what is the plot of these things anyway?!) and have the VO actors do some new grunting and maybe even a little dialogue.

And if I'm insulting DBZ fans....good. At least spend your money on something that pretends to have a soul, and not D grade japanamation re-dubbed for the pablum sucking masses of third graders who have nothing better to do after school than watch a bunch of freaks slam each other into craters for 30 minutes at a time.

God, I miss the Ninja Turtles....

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pixletwin said:

(you don't have to be a naked stage actor to know that ).

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LordAzrael said:

Sorry to burst your bubble but none of that information is new - I found a few websites with EXACTLY the same stuff - but the release date was summer 06 back when it was posted (in about 2002 from what I can work out).

The actor listing looks like a fanboy created thing - and Lucas didn't have the rights per the article - it was FOX who were alledged to have contracted ILM to do the special effects - which they denied.

Nothing to see here folks. Try a more reputable site like Dark Horizons :emperor

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ILM ON DBZ LIVE ACTION MOVIE by Otherworld Steve
I decided to follow up a bit more regarding the rumored live action Dragon Ball /Z movie. One persistent rumor has been that "George Lucas' CGI company ILM has signed a contract to do the special effects."

Today I called Ellen Pasternack , Public Relations for ILM. I asked her if the rumor was true; if ILM was brought on board to provide the special effects for the Dragon Ball /Z live action movie. Ms. Pasternack's reply was that it had been mentioned, but ILM never officially signed off on anything and it never came to be. She also commented that, as far as she knows, the film is not being made.

So there you have it, folks. Another death nail in the DBZ live action movie coffin. That isn't to say that the film will never be made. There are other major studios besides FOX and other effects houses aside from ILM. Who knows ... maybe Wetta will snag this property to go along with the Evangelion live action movie. Only time will tell.

Edit: I just want to clarify that a.) FUNimation Productions has absolutely nothing to do with the concept/licensing for a Dragon Ball /Z live action movie. They hold the license for the anime/games/merchandise only, and b.) this website is NOT an official FUNimation website. It is just a promotional website for Kyle Hebert and goes beyond his association with FUNimation. I hope that clears some things up.
NO LIFE IN THE "DRAGONBALL" LIVE ACTION MOVIE? by Otherworld Steve
I literally JUST got off the phone with FOX Studios in Los Angeles , CA . I asked outright about the upcoming live action Dragon Ball /Z movie.

This is exactly what I was told by my contact:

"The Dragon Ball Z movie? We don't have that. I 've got a lot of calls about that so I called around [the studio]. We won't be making that [movie]."

So there you have it, folks. That is the OFFICIAL story from FOX. I know some of you may be disappointed, but I also think it's a blessing.

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twistedfreak said:

I highly doubt that we will ever see a DBZ film. It would take many movies to cover the entire series. I also doubt that they would ever do the series justice.

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Customikey said:

Just put a blonde wig on a monkey and set his hands on fire.

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Customikey said:

Just put a blonde wig on a monkey and set his hands on fire.

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