Roadshow July

The same source who sent us the Weekly Young Jump scans has just recently sent us these exclusive new scans from the July 7th issue of Roadshow magazine. Click to enlarge.


Yamcha and Chi-Chi

You can also view the characters individually by clicking the images below.
Joon Park as YamchaEmmy Rossum as BulmaChatwin as Goku 2
Chatwin as Goku Jamie Chung as Chi-Chi
Chow Yun-Fat as Roshi

Included in the translations are comments from the cast, and the director James Wong!

Goku – Justin Chatwin
I think it is an honor to play Goku. He is a universal character, as if a reincarnation of Luke Skywalker, really great character to play. Goku always takes action himself, is positive thinking, helps the weak. He had a great influence on myself.

Chi-Chi – Jamie Chung
This movie is the first action movie for me. I’m very proud of my first work in such a large scale. I enjoyed the martial arts training and everyone tried very hard. This movie is sure to be special,
please see this.

Yamcha – Joon Park
When I was a child, I had a lot of Japanese friends, I was familiar with Dragonball’s characters. Manga is a part of my life. Yamcha is an ironic and humorous character. He talks tough, but actually he is soft and a little weak on the inside. Please pay attention to his change through the journey.

Bulma – Emmy Rossum
Bulma is very funky, sexy and strong-minded, a wonderful character. I’m very happy to be able to play this role. I feel responsible for this role because there are many fan of the original manga. We are working hard to please the fans.

Master Roshi – Chow Yun-Fat
Master Roshi is a very funny guy. Anyway… he’s funny (laugh) Indeed, it is my first time in my career to play a manga character like this. Normally I can’t play a 300 year old man, but I enjoy playing this role. The director is doing good job, I think he mixes Eastern and Western culture well.

Dragonball is the best-seller manga from Weekly Shonen Jump. Original manga is made up of 42 volumes in a epic story. The animation has aired overseas, and has hardcore fans all over the world. But how will they make it into a movie ?

“Original manga is definitely a classic. Due to time constraints, I’m sorry I can’t adopt all the wonderful things from the original, but I’m happy I’m involved in this movie and I think it turned out well. I think the manga readers will find [many] things they have liked in the manga, that is, the spirit of the original,” director James Wong said.

Final Destination (2000), The One (2001) and etc. have received high acclaim for [their] own visual style, and we are anticipating the visual stylings in Dragonball!

  1. Tman
    May 26th, 2008 at 12:58 | #1

    This is going to be garbage and how does this guy compare Goku to Luke Skywalker that is dissrespect to the Dragonball legacy they need Japenese to play these parts get the correct characters in the correct place.

  2. CraigK
    May 26th, 2008 at 15:50 | #2

    Really, you guys should quit bashing on the movie, these really are ONLY a few pictures. At least wait for a trailer before you go hating on it lol I guarantee that when the trailer comes out and it ends up looking awesome all you haters are gonna be like “aww well maybe I’ll give it a chance..”

  3. Buu
    May 26th, 2008 at 16:02 | #3

    Buu is getting sick of haters!….. Buu turn them to candy!

  4. anyonimouse
    May 26th, 2008 at 18:12 | #4

    that movie is a REALY BAD IDEA!!!
    STOP USING ANIME FOR USA MOVIES!!!!!!!

  5. anyonimouse
    May 26th, 2008 at 18:13 | #5

    dont have imagination???
    BE CREATIVES!!!!! DON`T COPY!

  6. June 2nd, 2008 at 22:31 | #6

    Enough remakes already. Please it’s not that hard to be original. The characters have horrible costumes too. wtf is that shit. I refuse any variation of dragon ball where Bulma’s hair isn’t blue.

  7. June 3rd, 2008 at 05:22 | #7

    You guys Have it right. Keep it up. Only things that possibly worry me and maybe other fans is the Special effects. and how much is used…

  8. June 3rd, 2008 at 05:25 | #8

    Other than that off hand its great. All you out there who disagree should leave here and not complain. its a site for not just the movie but fans of the movie too let them know what we think.

    But then again,Were would we be now if we didn’t have them to complain :mrgreen:

  9. June 3rd, 2008 at 07:32 | #9

    if they’re going to make DBZ movie, the proper cast should be :
    son goku – takuya
    chi chi – Song Hye-kyo look-a-like
    roshi – chow yun fat ok but hair should be bold & have beard
    bulma – the current actor look hot enough

  10. Oliver
    June 3rd, 2008 at 09:59 | #10

    This movie is going to be such a stupid joke and a disgrace to the great manga and anime that is the Dragon Ball Trilogy. Having Goku as a high school student…he was never a high school student in the series and Bulma did not have brown hair either. This movie is gonna flop.

  11. Sam
    June 3rd, 2008 at 15:46 | #11

    . . .
    The pictures are… OKAY.
    But I prefer to not have such major changes in their character? Appearance-wise. It will make up for it if they definitely act the part.
    But… I’m the kind who loves keeping the proper traditional things in a series. Like… Goku wearing orange-red with blue?

    Bulma looks very pretty (though I’d have wanted to see them try at blue hair lol) and Goku is quite good-looking too and the hair’s not bad! Yamcha… I just kinda lol’d… cause he looks sorta.. ummmmm… aged? XD

    Roshi’s fine I guess. Since it IS an adaptation… I just hope he better wear his sunglasses at least ONCE in the movie… and his shell would totally make it okay for me lol.

    ChiChi… yeah. Still yet to see anything about her.

    Overall… it looks like I might give it a chance to watch.
    Just because I’ve been a fan since like I was 5 years old…
    But I will be angry if they don’t pull it off well.

    The whole thing about Goku going to school still sorta makes me twitch though :/
    Cause… Goku was like ‘away’ from the modern world, he only basically knew the stuff Gohan taught him as well as the stuff around him in the whole… for lack of a better word: ‘wilderness’ thing. So he’s a bit on the innocent and ‘clueless’ side when it comes to the modern world– then again he’s not the child-version, so. XD
    So. I’ll stop my little rant here lol.

    Anyway, I’m gonna give this a chance still :/
    Until I see the movie– I can’t say it would be awesome… OR bad.

  12. Quant
    June 3rd, 2008 at 22:31 | #12

    Master Roshi has not hair..Bulma has blue hair…Goku has a tail..

  13. June 3rd, 2008 at 23:26 | #13

    just stop making this movie
    all are fake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    all are fake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    all are fake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  14. chep
    June 4th, 2008 at 07:04 | #14

    except emily rossum,others are shit!
    costume are horribble
    i want to kill the director!!!

  15. June 4th, 2008 at 15:25 | #15

    :? :? :? 8) 8) WIll some one tell me why bulmas hair is not blue????????????????????????????????? :evil:

  16. June 5th, 2008 at 06:58 | #16

    THE FUCK STORY SUCK GOKU GOING TO SCHOOL AND THE COSTUME SUCK GO TO SCHOOL IS GOHAN STORY NOT GOKU AND PLEASE STOP YOU GUY FUCK UP THIS GREAT SHOW AND COMIC :twisted:

  17. this movie will be “special”
    June 5th, 2008 at 11:39 | #17

    PLEASE SEE THIS! :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!:

  18. Aiyush
    June 5th, 2008 at 13:54 | #18

    This movie is going to be fucking gay. I am one of the biggest dbz fans in the world. The real thing I’m waiting for is “DragonBall Online”, which is a true continuation of the dragon ball series written from Akira Toriyama himself. Goku’s character was portrayed just wrong man….way too wrong. They could’ve fixed up the hairs for all the actors and actresses too….Goku’s hair might look hard to duplicate, but just make a wig or some guy with a lot of hair. Goku needs to be played by a kid actor too.

  19. JinGu
    June 5th, 2008 at 17:07 | #19

    I wish people stop going on and on about Stephen Chow when they talk of this flick.
    He’s not even involved in the production, since Fox just snubbed every one of his ideas!! :x :x

  20. Still going??
    June 6th, 2008 at 11:15 | #20

    I am suprised DB is still alive, they just won’t let it die in peace. But anyway this movie looks awsome, i know im gonna watch it when it gets out.

    DB is been out a long time now, its was first publised in 1984 so its been going for what, 24 years now?

  21. June 7th, 2008 at 18:27 | #21

    chep Says:
    except emily rossum,others are shit!
    costume are horribble
    i want to kill the director!!!

    ok what costumes? theyre wearing normal clothes right now an these are early pics.be patient seriously just try to look at the good qualities in it.i know i am.i think everyone looks great.

  22. June 8th, 2008 at 12:39 | #22

    Im a true fan that understands what has been done by the Dragonball and Dragonball z dream and this movie so far for what i have seen is a complete pile of steaming dog shit I am offended to the idea that the producers of this film even considered that waste of shit justin chatwin the role of kid goku might as well in the next film make vegeta played by jennifer lopez the other characters are a heir to the king fuckhead thrown but i guess you will always need some dipshit to open there begenning 1st film WHAT R THEY THINKING /IM HERE ALWAYS NOW

  23. June 8th, 2008 at 23:43 | #23

    Alright im back and i just got done finishing the dragonball saga and yes i do work im just that much as a dedicated fan to Dragonball,Dragonball z,Dragonball GT to keep u the world and my self occupied with this bull shit let down script of Anime Legacy Here we go the characters once again a complete waste of life no matter how they feel this is about DRAGONBALL Goku is not a skinny white fucking hollywood piece of shit that cant even live up to there character but a disgrace the others are not even close to a discription to the saga characters Bulma has blue hair how can u fuck up on something as simple as that yamcha ,roshi,grandmpa gohan ,evil king piccolo,chi chi,and kid goku should just be raw evenin the green screen compared to japanese culture to american culture the realness comes from the uniqueness of the characters not just what some casting director feels what is right, the raw shit from kid goku and the evil doing of king piccolo is similar to hannibal i think just gorry and unpleasent,the fighting styles praised be to god will be never seen befor i mfor instance a swift kick tothe neck 200 feet in the air fallowed up by a kamehaha should be history making in the film history Chatwin just doesent fit the responsibility of the character goku is not a simple character ,Ruthlessness of being a saiyan should be brought out justified master Roshi is perverted as always bulma is strongly trying to be a under achiever while piccolo is murderous on a rampage while searching for the dragonballs and who ever doesent agree wit me eat shit cuz im dedicated to the fullest extent and im ready to suggest my opnions to the so called creators of this film come on john wuu put me on this ill do it justice

  24. mufasa
    June 9th, 2008 at 01:36 | #24

    this movie looks like CRAP. it has nothing to do with dragon ball!

  25. b
    June 9th, 2008 at 11:31 | #25

    i love the the cartoon but think this movie would be hard like so far they havent said anything about krillian,tien,tambourine or pilaf and they play a big part in the cartoon like goku goes after piccolo because tambourine killed him.and tien tried to stop piccolo with the evil containment wave while goku was at corrins tower . and chi chi was barley in the piccolo saga they shoud have started from the beging and if they even try to pass justin chatwin as 15 (thats when he defeats piccolo) then thats just dum and where is yajarobe. and why isnt goke asian. this movie might ruin dragonball for me

  26. cleebo
    June 9th, 2008 at 18:52 | #26

    we need vegita pics

  27. YamiRock
    June 10th, 2008 at 01:56 | #27

    Hehehe, KAME- HAME… = TURTLE – STRIKE … LOL, IS THE SAME ^.^

    Oh, well this movie will be a crap… like Street Figter in the 90’s. ^^U

    God, it’s really look like Street Figter, hollywood version.. XD OMG, is horrible. T.T

    ¬_¬ If Hollywood do the same to Robotech I will kill somebody…

    Hollyhood sucks!!

    Well, that is all…

    PD: Is a Dragon Ball movie… is not Dragon Ball Z movie XD

    Why God? ^^U … sorry, Why Kami-sam?a lol

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    cleebo Says:
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    we need vegita pics
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  28. eddy
    June 10th, 2008 at 11:22 | #28

    caramba essa chichi e boa d+ otima escolha para os papeis ,
    fico doido ,não poderia ser melhor..
    muito boooommmmmmommmmmmmmoo :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

  29. pokechop79
    June 10th, 2008 at 17:07 | #29

    YamiRock seems to be the only honest person here this movie will suck yes I might see it but only as a bootleg because it’s not worth seeing on the big screen that and the fact tha I don’t support the racism envolved in the selection of the cast so what GOKU was an alien but BULMA was definitely asian and they just got rid of KRILLIN cause there hasn’t been a white monk since David Caradeen so I repeat if I do see this racist adaptation it’ll be bootleg only

  30. fred
    June 10th, 2008 at 17:40 | #30

    Master Roshi with hairs= fail

  31. richboy311
    June 10th, 2008 at 23:57 | #31

    i really hope they won’t crap up the movie i hope when they make the sequel they make it more like alien and action filled and i hope at the end of this one they pull one thing from dbz that is the simple fact that goku is an alien

  32. June 11th, 2008 at 18:17 | #32

    I think this movie is going to be GOOD.Not GREAT,or ASWOME or AMAZING just GOOD.

  33. Lexyvil
    June 11th, 2008 at 19:32 | #33

    Don’t judge a book by it’s cover, the movie could be really awesome, no one knows yet. So all we can do is wait for an actual trailer or the movie itself to come out.

  34. VEGETApsycho
    June 12th, 2008 at 02:27 | #34

    TRAILER PLEEEEAASSSEE!!!!!!!! :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!:

  35. Syed Anwar
    June 13th, 2008 at 03:30 | #35

    Holy Shit !!! @^#*( … they better do a 3D dragon ball movie..than live action movie…how can bulma dont have a blue hair???…how can master roshi have a hair??? and the most important thing is why a saiyan have a sideburns… :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

  36. Blaiyan
    June 14th, 2008 at 19:06 | #36

    Re-cast yamcha and chchi. They look nothing like their anime counterparts. And aren’t they all white? Except for maybe vegeta. Make the hair bigger and more like the show. Ditch the goku school nonsense. I’m not happy with this. I’ll more than likely just check it out on DVD. At least I have the whole DB collection to watch.

  37. Shawn
    June 15th, 2008 at 22:14 | #37

    Justin Chatwhatever looks awful as Goku..just plain awful…could’ve buffed him up or something..and that hair is just plain awful…I’m gonna actually watch the movie before I say it looks like it’s going to be shit, but these pics aren’t helping any..

  38. RoninSensai
    June 16th, 2008 at 10:38 | #38

    I am glad they are making a DBZ live action movie, but after seeing these pictures, I’m kinda let down. None of the characters look like they do in the cartoon/manga. They don’t even have the same costumes!!!

    But, then again it is really early to be saying anything about the film, i do have to admit that Goku’s hair is better than i expected. I just hope the characters look more like they should when the movie comes out.

  39. June 17th, 2008 at 04:49 | #39

    um….. TruFan,
    JFYI, we do not call pleople who watches Dragonball GT a “Dragonball fan” in Japan.
    It was a kiddy show made for the younger age kids, so that the Dragonball toys would sell.
    Basically, the “Dragonball fans” in Japan hated Dragonball GT, and do not interprate it as one of Dragonball.
    Also, if you didin’t know, it was NOT written by Akira Toriyama.
    Please, do a little homework before you call yourself a fan.

    And for all the rest, I do understand the feelings on not liking what you see in the pictures.
    But watch your language, and have respect for what some people are trying to do their best in.

  40. Kelan
    June 17th, 2008 at 11:07 | #40

    Now they BETTER make a sequel with Vegeta! The Saiyan saga needs it’s own movie. The best saga hands down (With the Frieza saga coming in close behind). A movie with a Saiyan semi-invasion would kick ass. Raditz, Nappa, and Vegeta! Oh My! :mrgreen:

  41. abram
    June 18th, 2008 at 09:42 | #41

    Yamcha looks well crap looks like he’s out soem japanese gangster film

  42. joe
    June 18th, 2008 at 12:48 | #42

    omg they better have good visual effects in this movie or its going to fucking suck …

  43. jay
    June 18th, 2008 at 17:09 | #43

    this movie looks like complete crap THEY ARE WHITE PEOPLE IN IT!!!! no one in the damn anime is f’ing white they are all asian and that little white boy playing goku??? whatever im a big fan of DBZ and this is going to suck ima still go see it and buy it when it comes out but it will be trash and chow yun fat as roshi??? please worst mistake ever of his life mite ruin him the guy from shinobi shoulda been goku or something that would make sense

  44. lathrup charger
    June 20th, 2008 at 15:24 | #44

    where is krillin that would be the best part of the movie

  45. lathrup charger
    June 20th, 2008 at 15:25 | #45

    but y is goku white

  46. andreys2
    June 20th, 2008 at 22:20 | #46

    is this for real….i’m worried because i want it to come out but iv seen websites that say its a rumor…..if its real i’m really looking foreword to it :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

  47. tdragonballzfanella
    June 21st, 2008 at 17:08 | #47

    Okay, the costumes are awesome and match the characters perfectly(except Goku’s). But why doesn’t Bulma have blue hair and where is Master Roshi’s white hair and beard? :( :( :( :( :(

  48. rusty
    June 22nd, 2008 at 16:32 | #48

    lol… watsup with the hair…
    thats like 0.01% of knowing he is goku lol..
    and yamcha dont have a scar,
    it would be better if the director is a dragon ball fans…

    i dont think he is .. lol:D

    AND MASTER ROSHI IS BALD WITH A KICK ASS SHADES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL

  49. Alex
    June 23rd, 2008 at 09:52 | #49

    I’m not really sure what to think here, the idea itself is really good.
    With today’s special effects and such this could be one hell of a movie.
    The cast is where I raise my eyebrow though…
    They don’t really seem to suit their parts (just a first impression, don’t pin me down on it).
    The only thing which REALLY worries me is wether or not they’ll include Vegeta in it, and if so (which I hope), THEY’D BETTER NOT MAKE HIS ROLE SUCK (to make it suck would be blasphamy)!

    …Yea you guessed it, Vegeta was always my favorite.

    Anyway, all we can do at this moment is wait, so only time will tell.

  50. rusty
    June 23rd, 2008 at 18:24 | #50

    i dont think they’ll include vegeta now (thats my favorite too btw)
    cuz its not in the saga yet.. idont where it is though cuz they changed the plot of the story (GRR!)

    but ill still watch this movie…
    cuz now im excited weather its gonna suck or not lol

    i think the fighting scene is gonna be a camera trick like wat they did to catwoman… where its gonna be fast and zoomed in on the punches and kicks… ewwwwwwwwwww!! cuz i dont think that justin knows how to do kung fu..

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