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~

[Jamh]

Are they serious about this? I am a HUGE DBZ fan and had completely written off any possibility of this film seeing the light of day. They had better not be playing with my emotions on this one or I swear I'll burn Montreal to the ground.