This is too hilarious for words.

"In related news, James Marsters' band has extended their European tour indefinitely."

I love Marsters, but man, I couldn't suffer through that mess.

What the? How do things like this happen? Can they just give me the money they would spend on the movie and I'll clobber them all over the head with a pillowcase full of door knobs? I honestly think that would be money well spent.

I'm not sure I totally am sold that a sequel will be made. Remember when Mortal Kombat 3 was "in production"? It just doesn't make sense to give a green light to a film that bombed at the American box office and has yet to be released on home video.

Plenty of anime series could make the leap to the silver screen.

Dragonball - regular, Z, whatever - isn't one of them. Nothing there to appeal to the broader audience beyond those who are already fans, and DBZ is actually worse in that regard.

thus proving that hollywood sold its very soul for the film made money so holywood can not let the cash cow stop giving thus the sequal as long as they never do Majua Bue on the big screen then they can contiue to kill the dbz series

So I take it you can't wait to review this one then?

Satan prepares ice skates for eventual third film.

@ RYAN

It may have bombed here, but it made a profit in the Asia market, so everything it raked in in the U.S. was just gravy.

I saw it twice and I haven't pulled a David Carradine yet, so either people are way over-exaggerating how bad it was or I'm dead and don't know it yet. It wasn't a flawless movie, but I do hope the sequel is more refined.

GAH!!! WHHHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope that when they say sequel they actually mean REBOOT!!!
They can keep James Marsters. I enjoy his acting. But PLEASE tell me they're replacing Goku AT LEAST!! They owe us!! If not it looks like we're going to have to hold another funeral for Goku.

Stephen you're as wrong as wrong can be. There are people who would kill to see a well done action-fantasy movie. Sure they couldn't do it exactly like the show or the books, but, it's not like they don't tone down and change events from US books and cartoons. Fox is the wrong company to do it though.

As for DB getting a sequel, I wonder what Marsters has been smoking? DB cost 50 mil to make, 15-20 mil to market, and only made $45 million world wide. The game moved less than 10000 units and the toys are already finding their way into the bargain bin. Seriously, the chances of this movie getting a sequel are even more remote than Land of the Lost making a profit.

Did anyone take note of when the original article was published? It was over a month ago and there's no telling when the interview actually took place (probably in April). Plus on his OFFICIAL site Marsters makes no mention of it at all. If fact the only thing he's working on now is The Importance Of Being Earnest.

No, I'm sure even Satan is a little worried about this one.

http://www.dragonballz-fr.com/spip/images/dossiers/personnages/satan1.jpg

"There are people who would kill to see a well done action-fantasy movie. "

There are. There just aren't nearly enough of them, not for this franchise. Certain franchises just don't have mass market appeal when taken to theatres (Firefly, I'm looking at you...).

"It may have bombed here, but it made a profit in the Asia market, so everything it raked in in the U.S. was just gravy."

UH, let's see, Dragonball cost $50 million to make and then grossed Aprox. $27 mil in Asia (net was maybe $10 mil. That doesn't seem like a profit to me. In fact, when you combine what it made in the States with what it made in the world wide market it only grossed $54 mil. Fox only gets about half of what the movie makes during it's release, so, DB is still over $25 mil in the hole. When it gets right down to it DB hasn't made a dime in profit.

like i said before they need the to shitty first one before they fix their shit and make a good one. Maybe they need to make two shitty ones before a good one, but ffs a good one is coming, it has to be. Have hope instead of hate my friends! our day will come!

A film that cost 45 million and only raked in 9 million is just SCREAMING for a sequel!

I can only pray that Akira, Battle Angel and Cowboy Bebop will turn out better, and oh ya that Fox doesn't get their demon claws on any of them. But a sequel?! DBE was one of the biggest Duds of this year and hated by fans, critics and the movie going public, they truly are gluttons for punishment.

Did this movie even make any money?! How the hell do we get a sequel?! Sorry DB fans.

I get the distinct feeling that perhaps it was made for even less than they eventually fessed up too...but alas.

No matter how much better the scriptwriting is this time (and let's face it, it's probably not going to be a masterpiece) if they try and make it on the back of some third-rate actors and $30 million again we're going to have pretty much the same result.

Alternatively, they might have completely poisoned the market. The few that went to see the first one may be too stung to turn up in the (however meager) numbers necessary to turn a profit out of the thing.

But we'll see I guess.

Also, James Marsters, will you get your finely-cheek-boned ass back to Torchwood if you're going to just keep doing these horrible movies? We miss you there.

Sorry for the triple-postage but @Grenadier:

1) There may be something wrong with you.
2) Dude, way too soon.

Didn't topless robot already call this one?

Maybe now Goku and Chi Chi will be married with a child, Krillin and Vegeta can be introduced, Yamcha, or at least the actor who played him, can be a little more grungy.

And Marsters can get some more screen time, because I think he could be a great Piccolo with it.

Hey guys, I just noticed that if you look at the picture above you can clearly make out the word "gullible" just over Goku's head.

When will they learn?...

AAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!! KILL IT! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, KILL IT!
DBE was the worst thing to happen to geeks since that godawful "Generation X" TV movie that aired on FOX in 1996.
(Which, just like DBE, had an Asian character (Jubilee) played by a non-Asian actor.)

Theatherical release of the first movie was cancelled in Finland. Reason: film didn`t make enough money.
And now this work of the bum... no, bum would make more cash.
As said just kill it.

It's the End Of The World As We Know It AND I'M CERTAINLY NOT FINE!!!!!

How can they make a sequel to that dreck while people are begging for a sequel to Joss Whedon's SERENITY?

There is no right in this world!

Good god...
Yknow, until LAST WEEK i didn't even know the first one had been FINISHED, let alone released. Yeah, and i attempt to follow this shit. After pirating (take that,fuckers!) and watching that abysmal shitpile, I died quite a bit inside.
How can they make another one? Literal, HOW?

Following this trend, i expect to see the following movies soon:

Mystery Men II
The Mask: Evolution
The Grudge 3: The Cat Ghoul
Pearl Harbor II: Secret of the Battlemechs
Passion of the Christ: VENDETTA
Most Dangerous Catch, The Movie
Godzilla VS Walker, Texas Ranger
Ernest Goes To Hell
..ect...

Good god...
Yknow, until LAST WEEK i didn't even know the first one had been FINISHED, let alone released. Yeah, and i attempt to follow this shit. After pirating (take that,fuckers!) and watching that abysmal shitpile, I died quite a bit inside.
How can they make another one? Literal, HOW?

Following this trend, i expect to see the following movies soon:

Mystery Men II
The Mask: Evolution
The Grudge 3: The Cat Ghoul
Pearl Harbor II: Secret of the Battlemechs
Passion of the Christ: VENDETTA
Most Dangerous Catch, The Movie
Godzilla VS Walker, Texas Ranger
Ernest Goes To Hell
..ect...

You're all retards, have some hope, the sequel is going to turn out amazing. I've seen the movie twice and loved it every time that I saw it, can't wait for july 28th to buy it on blu-ray!!! Have some hope people stop being so goddamn negative!!! Be postitive and optimistic!!! Accept a little bit of love into your heart :) enjoy life and stop complaining so goddamn much, all you "haters" have probably never even seen the movie, just heard that it's bad and just go along with everyone else's opinion, you can't even have your own opinion, how sad, Stop complaining and being so negative, be a little positive and have some hope!!!

I'd definitely go see a sequel!!!

I saw the movie, and while it wasn't great, it was better than I expected, and enjoyed it more than say, Twilight. There's always hope with sequels, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

As a Dragonball fan I was okay with the movie, but couldn't understand why they would shy away from some of the most inportant key parts of the story. Like the actual Dragonball origins. Krillin who should have been in the movie. He was Gokus best sparing partner until he got stronger.
WIth movies Like
Matrix-Transformers-House Of Flying Dagers etc.
The special effects and fighting should have been mind blowing, but they were okay.

If they do a reboot they need to take a look over the past 10 years, and wake up and see that the technology has been around to create a DB movie far better than what they've done.
I do hope that Master's will continue he role as Piccolo and with larger ears. If they actually showed more of the Piccolo rage and destruction the any of the characters I would have enjoyed the movie more than sitting with that feeling inside that could only be descibed as seeing the damage to you car after an accident that wasn't you fault.

I found this blog on google, Im a huge DB fan... I just found out it was released already! wow... thats not saying much as a fan but its certainly not saying much for its advertising. april was awhile ago. so no I havent seen it yet, and Im scared too. I knew this movie would fail when I first saw a pic of Goku... not only was he too old, he was missing his tail and power pole AND Nimbus... seriously, thats the star of the show! you dont F-up the main character... and you dont leave out the dinosaurs either! thats altering the story way too much already, but it doesnt stop there! this movie brutally raped a wonderful story. and for that I say Fox should be raped over and over with a concrete dildo... yup!

can I cry now?

I was so happy when it bombed here I was like "YES no sequel" that way they would sell off the franchise and somebody who actually wanted to make a movie that made money might get a hold of it. And get me to write it! lol maybe not but I know I could have done a hell of a better job then that. I wouldn't even have gone all fan boy on it or anything ^.^.

Anyways here's to hoping they fail during production at the latest and let somebody who knows how to make a good movie even if they aren't a fan get a hold of the reigns.

I just now saw this movie, and I actually like it. I was hoping they would make a sequel and that's how I found this forum. I was looking for news on a sequel.

Name one cartoon/video game franchise to Big Screen that was Great / 5 Star worthy?

I think everyone bombed except for the Marvel comic book franchises (think Spiderman). Even with comic to Big Screen translations there were same epic failures. (think Dare Devil)

So with a fan base of eager geeks or nerds to buy the tickets, there is no guarantees that the film makers will listen to what the public like to see.

Always remember, the producers are faced with a reality called a Budget and Production Deadline. Heck most of us have trouble getting to school or work on time, imagine trying to do that with a major production movie!

If anyone thinks they can do better, you have a career just calling for you as a writer, director, or producer. Come on, you KNOW you can do it. You all said so in your comments of how much DBE sucks! Try condensing several years of character development into 90 minutes, I challenge you.

Easy to be a hater, not so easy to be a problem solver now isn't it?

I actually just got to see the movie for the first time yesterday, and I like it! It did have some disappointments in it, eg-Goku is 18 yo, a 10ft ape... where is king kong when you need him?!?!. However I like the fact that it was corny, and appeared low budget. If you compare Dragonball, to season 9 of DBZ, Dragonball "looked" horrible! I'm hoping it will be a progression for the movies, as it was for the cartoon, if they decide to make more. And now for my own personal pipe dream. If they continue to make movies through most of the seasons of DBZ, for Pete's sake make a high budget Broly The Legendary Super Sayian! I BEG YOU!

whoever asked if anyone could fit db into a movie, yes, i could, easily!the entire 25 years of the show, F-No. no one said they should. but they obviously didnt look past the back of the first dvd for source material. I would gladly spend life in prison to prevent a sequel.