Goku... Justin Chatwin (from The Invisible and War of the Worlds)
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Piccolo... James Marsters (Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
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Yamcha... Joon Park (from the upcoming Speed Racer)
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Mai... Eriko Tamura (from Heroes)
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Bulma... rumored to be Emmy Rossum (from Phantom of the Opera)
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Chi-Chi... Jamie Chung (dunno)
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Master Roshi... Chow Yun-Fat (no introduction needed)
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And on top of all that, it's being produced by Stephen Chow (of Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle fame) and directed by James Wong (Final Destination).
Random note: I think it's odd that the only white people seem to be the main male and female and the bad guy. Everybody else is Asian. Goku and Piccolo I can understand, seeing they're from different planets... and James Marsters should be/better be covered in green. But Bulma is from the same place everybody else is from... so why is she white? It's just interesting that they make a live action movie based off an anime/manga, and make a half white/half Asian cast. You'd think they'd either go one way or the other.
Anyway, what do y'all think? Or do y 'all even care?
First off, I know nothing about Dragonball (nor do I really wish to).
ReplyDeleteThat said, I like that WoTW kid - he's a good actor with a bright future, imo.
Great point about the white/asian actors and the roles. I would agree with you, but would challenge you to list (for starters) 3 "Name" male Asian actors under 30. I can rattle off a ton of actor's names (I always think I'd be a good casting director), and I can only think of one that comes close - John Cho from Harold and Kumar, and even that's a stretch. There may be some more famous women, but not too many men...
ETA: that's not a stretch, it's just plain false. He will turn 36 (!) in June.
I agree. I don't have any PROBLEM with who was cast and such, I just think it's a weird cast/crew. Also, as for having 'name' actors/actresses, I really don't think it would be necessary for this movie. The Dragonball series had a big enough following back in the day to where they don't really need a huge name in every role. I think Chow Yun-Fat is enough, really. But Ziyi Zhang/Zhang Ziyi (however you wanna say it) is (barely) under 30 and she's a huge Asian name. The problem with her would be the language barrier and/or heavy accent.
ReplyDeleteThis has got to be a film that targets an audience without an idea what is Dragonball and what is a good movie. At least guys all over the Americas and perhapse Japan are boycotting this
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