Wikipedia – Dragonball is a 2009 American live action film adaptation of the Dragon Ball media franchise. The film follows Goku, played by Justin Chatwin, and his quest to obtain the mystical Dragonballs before the evil Lord Piccolo, played by James Marsters, can. The film began development in 2002, and is directed by James Wong and produced by Stephen Chow. It is scheduled for release on April 10, 2009.

Who would want an American to portray Goku? There are a lot of actors in Japan whom I think would suit Goku better. I really can’t tell if this movie will be a flop or not since Stephen Chow produced the film. My only concern really is the cast. The movie’s appeal to me automatically went down when I saw names of American actors. This is no joke. This is not a cosplay. I think I’m going to feel again the emotion I felt when Americans made a live action film of the anime/game Streetfighter.