Shavon Kirksey Interview
Our friends over at Live Action Anime had the opportunity to speak with Shavon Kirksey (Emi) about her role in Dragonball among other things. You can read what she said about Dragonball below and the full interview here.
LAA: How did you get involved with Dragonball? Was there an audition process or were you called in?
Shavon: Yes, I got a call from my agency telling me to check my email because I have an audition for the Dragonball live action movie. So first I read on tape with the casting director, John Papsidera, then went to callbacks. The very next day my agent and manager called me telling me I booked it and that I am leaving for Mexico soon! I was so excited!! This is my first role in a film and I got to film out of the country! How fun is that?
LAA: Sounds like a lot! In the movie you play a character named Emi. Fans have been curious about this character as she is new to the Dragonball universe. What can you tell us about her role in the film and about her character in general?
Shavon: Well, my character was made up for the film. Emi and Chi Chi are best friends in the movie. We are the “it†girls on our high school campus, and we only like to hang out with other popular kids and the football players, so we can maintain our popular image. Everyone wants to be in our circle but emi wont allow it unless she thinks your cool enough [laughs]. But emi is a cool down to earth girl and she’s very smart, but she just wants everyone to see her as the perfect popular girl.
LAA: I’ve heard from several that there was a pretty quick shooting schedule? Did it feel that way to you?
Shavon: No actually, I didn’t feel rushed at all. The only thing that seemed quick was when I booked the part and left out of the country like a week and a half later to film. [laughs]
LAA: So what was it like filming down there in Durango?
Shavon: Actually my scenes were filmed in Mexico City. We were there for two weeks and after Christmas break production moved on to Durango. Mexico city was definitely an interesting experience, but we all had fun! My castmates were awesome! Which made this a great experience for me!
LAA: What was your wardrobe like in the film? We’ve seen pictures of some pretty interesting costumes. Did you get to wear anything cool?
Shavon: I loved my wardrobe! Im not gonna tell you exactly what I wore [laughs], but everyone looked really good, and we all had very cool and unique styles.
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@K-Mart: WIP’s? WTH does that mean?
@K-Mart: well i honestly hope you don´t get in trouble for this,,, though it was just a matter of hours at most before they got leaked by someone else,,, you can always deny everything
I don’t care about Chi Chi at all, and the high school stuff is gonna suck.
@K-Mart: Sorry man…
@Sean: Work In Progress.
And Nanjirou I think I might get in trouble, Im telling the people at Super Hero Hype to take down the picture but they are not listing.
http://www.dragonballmovie.com/ doesnt redirect you to fox now, it seems we´ll have an official website pretty soon
don´t worry adam, dbthemovie will still be number one
@Adam: Meh thats ok. If FOX takes me away at least I can ask them if I can watch Dragon Ball
@K-Mart: i wouldn´t worry, though, adam maybe you can help him out by erasing the posts where he posted the links and stuff?
@nanjirou: yeah that would help!
now the pic has spread like sars, bud you might as well release the rest. sooner or later someone else will put them up.
Save K-mart!
I forgot the highschool shit
Im so happy right now
Nanjirou muchas gracias
Now http://www.dragonballmovieblog.net needs to get it taken down.
@Karen: de nada
I hate the internet
@nanjirou: Umm…..
http://www.dragonballthemovie.com
LOL
asholes
This must be the worst casting in a movie scince… well no movie compares to the discrace. chi chi was a martial artist who lived with the ox king, if any thing she is not popular. That is the definition of bulma.(popular I mean)
This movie is on pace to be as great as the Mario Brothers. It was filmed fast and they changed way to much to make it fit in the real world. The best part about DB was the fantasy of it all. Piccolo looks terrible too and it looks like Bulma has brown hair now.
wow some of you guys are getting real out of control, this movie is going to get a 1 star, it looks thrown togther, this is coming from like you guys and girls a person who grew up wathching this show. and from the chracters to the story plot its going to be a box office bomb!
i glad some body else sees this disaster!
everybody this movie is pg! This movie is definitely going to suck! if the directors or srceen writers read this blog, you guys/girls need to go back think really hard about this movie and dont release a total diaster in october.
piccolo should be green
What a waste. If the movie was not going to be done correctly why waste the time. A shame….I know stupid ass Zombies will go see it though instead of making a statement and not see it.
the top secret pics piccalo seems like he might be a good fight. if im wrong then The action better be the best
OMG WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!!!! Please tell me you are fixing piccolo and goku and well whole cast. Please tell me this aint how they will all look. And please tell me Goku aint going to school. God please dont mess this up i beg you. Go kill some other anime. Go mess with Naruto, bleach anything. But dont mess up dragonball are dragonball z. O take it into GT you alrdy messed it up there. I will go to opening b/c i love Dragonball and DBZ but if this is how its looking. It will be at best a self item.
krillin where the best friend of Goku?