DRAGONBALL Z. A FOX movie.

[halon]

from rottentomatoes.com:

Looking for a job in the movie industry? It might not be a bad idea to move to Montreal, where -- as The Montreal Gazette reports -- three big-budget projects are scheduled to start filming in the next nine months.

The movies -- all of which are being distributed by 20th Century Fox -- include the Night at the Museum sequel, Another Night; Roland Emmerich's Fantastic Voyage remake; and the long-planned Dragonball Z adaptation. It's this last title that's probably of most interest to the RT faithful, and though the article isn't exactly long on details, it does mention that each of the films carries a budget of at least $100 million, and says all three of them are "expected to wrap production by next July."

The Dragonball Z anime series, which originally ran from 1989 to 1996 (and was itself a sequel to the 1986-1989 Dragon Ball series), adapted creator Akira Toriyama's hugely successful 1984-1995 manga for television audiences. With all that history -- not to mention a devoted worldwide fanbase -- mounting a live-action film adaptation is much easier said than done, which is part of why Fox has had Dragonball Z in and out of development for years. Some fans had (perhaps wishfully) given it up for dead, but it's apparently on a fast track; presumably, we'll be hearing more details soon.

from japanator.com:

It looks like someone gathered all the dragons balls together, because this film is back from the depths of preproduction hell. However, I did not expect the Montreal Gazette to be the one to break the news. 20th Century Fox in Montreal will film this movie with a budget of at least $100 million dollars (over 9000 of course) this fall and winter. Dragon Ball Z will be filmed along with two other films in Montreal’s Fox studios, and hopefully will not become accidentally intertwined; because everybody knows Ben Stiller likes to wander. According to the Gazette this anime is about:



“Dragonball Z is adapted from the manga created by Akira Toriyama; the work was also turned into a Japanese anime series that played all over the world. It tells the story of an alien sent to destroy Earth, who has a change of heart and decides to join the humans in their fight against various aliens and bad guys.” (radical!)


I hope my body can take it~