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Joon Park Interview

November 5th, 2008 Leave a comment Go to comments

The Korean website Star News interviewed Joon Park (Yamcha) today, and we’ve got a translation.

I always wanted to be a Hollywood actor, because I’m not good at the Korean language for acting in a Korean movie.

Dragonball was my third audition in Hollywood. I went to the audition, and I was called up from the director to come audition again. When I went to audition again, there were actors who were well known in the U.S., so I had to fight them. I thought “Not a chance,” because I’m “God” in Korea, but a “shit” in the U.S. (laugh)

I entered the audition wearing a hat and shorts, and as soon as the director looked at me, he said “You are Yamcha.” I still can’t believe it. I won’t appear the first 25% of the movie, but I will later on.

I met Chow Yun-Fat for the first time when we traveled by helicopter. He was indeed a kind person. He was very friendly.

It isn’t easy to make a comic into a movie. It could have became too childish. So we were trying to maintain a middle ground. There will be a lot of CG in the movie. This is a family movie, so the shooting set was a very family-like atmosphere. “Speed Racer” was a very technical set, “Dragonball” set’s atmosphere was kind of like inviting staff to your home and having a barbecue.

Details of the movie are still a secret. It will be released on March 14th next year in South Korea and Japan for the first time in the world. Toys and video games will be released in the near future. My toys too. (laugh)

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  1. NoOne
    November 5th, 2008 at 13:22 | #1

    Obama!!

  2. goku34
    November 5th, 2008 at 13:29 | #2

    DPA: More like make constant jokes about it I’ll agree your not as bad as Shriveled member J who is just an idiot who bitches and complains every five seconds. All im saying nobody cares to here you make fun of a movie so many have waited to see for so long. If you dont like how it looks keep it to yourself dont go see for all I care. I get sick of seeing people hating a movie thats not even near being out yet. True fans dont sit and bash this movie they give it the chance it deserves, so many are praying it will do well so we can see DBZ if your a true fan you would want the same thing.You and Shriveled are the last two haters on this board the other ones went away imagine that.

  3. November 5th, 2008 at 13:50 | #3

    @goku34: Well, when people appear saying 2thizz movie gonna rock” “this film gonna be alwsome” (loving a movie thats not even near being out yet.) i don´t get sick. And I don´t say “hey, you can´t say that”. it´s called freedom of speech

    I already don´t pray for the movie, I prayed for a green Piccolo, and my prays were not listened xD

  4. 7BaLlZz
    November 5th, 2008 at 14:00 | #4

    @DPA: Don’t Lost youre Hopes for the Movie :wink: hahaha…ThiZz Movie gonna Rock :mrgreen:

  5. November 5th, 2008 at 14:09 | #5

    this movies gonna be the best movie in 2009! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

  6. November 5th, 2008 at 14:14 | #6

    7BaLlZz: “ThiZz Movie gonna Rock”

    goku 34 See? I didn´t get sick :mrgreen:

    I always thought that John Stamos is more Yamcha than anybody :mrgreen: But it´s a very secondary role so, it doesn´t matter so much.

  7. November 5th, 2008 at 14:24 | #7

    I noticed the banners been changed, I prefer it now, the aura around goku looks better than the last one:)

  8. November 5th, 2008 at 14:32 | #8

    goku 34 i think that dpa is the last hater :lol:
    but i dont care i know that this movie will be fantastic, one hater again all the true fans, :mrgreen:
    dpa, how much money will gain dragon ball??? how do you think :wink:
    and http://armando254.skyrock.com/

  9. November 5th, 2008 at 14:38 | #9

    i hope this aint gonna be no pg rated spy kids rip off
    i wanna pg-13 movie with all th same violence as the uncut dragonball z but make it more realistic
    and some of the humor more like uh simpsons or family guy or something like that

    and HAHAHAHA LMFAO GOOD 1 @goku2222: DPA IZ THA LAST H8TER :mrgreen:

    @DPA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnuXts5J_6w 8O

  10. November 5th, 2008 at 15:04 | #10

    @TSpinelli4321!: That just gave me an idea. That’d be awesome if some movie company were to make an all-CG DBZ movie that was in 3-D. Either that or a 3D ride in a theme park like the Spider-Man ride in Universal Studios. NOT based off the movie, though. Based off the manga/anime.

  11. November 5th, 2008 at 15:05 | #11

    @goku2222:

    I don´t know, almost 5 months to release and the r eal promotion doesn´t start yet

    I´m not sure if release the movie first at Japan was a good choice for fox

  12. November 5th, 2008 at 15:06 | #12

    @Shriveled Member J:

    c´mon, Let me be the last hater :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

  13. The Meister
    November 5th, 2008 at 15:15 | #13

    DPA: I have to admit it your right i think that fox made a bad mistake releasing dragonball in japan first.in my opinion they should release it world wide simultaneasly (Don’t know if its speld correctly) like the matrix revolutions were.
    Fox should be promoting dragonball right now.but instead of that they are waiting for the trailler.another mistake they could be promoting the movie already ad the trailler could be the cherry on top of the cake. :D

  14. November 5th, 2008 at 15:26 | #14

    @The Meister: Launching the official website, at least with a pic of a dragonball and “COMING SOON”, Showing a well-made poster like that colorful poster with Goku with his orange gi the dragonball on his hand. (I would show a dark version, showing Piccolo with his cape and with a db on his hand (and the db looks smaller)

    But it seems even the LOGO is not ready yet :?

  15. November 5th, 2008 at 15:28 | #15

    :D @Shriveled Member J: yeah wsome idea give dragonball z a rollacoster ride, or its own theme park if this movies gonna be this successful :D :o 8O :? 8) :lol: :mrgreen: :arrow: :idea: :!:

  16. dbfan
    November 5th, 2008 at 15:35 | #16

    yo dis is gonaa be da best movie ever …..OBAMA!!!!! :o

  17. Alex
    November 5th, 2008 at 15:41 | #17

    Wow, after reading some of these comments.. my guess is that at least 70% of the people posting here are below the age of 13-14 :-( What a shame..
    Anyway, thanks for the update! :-)

  18. The Meister
    November 5th, 2008 at 15:41 | #18

    DPA: Yeah but i guess we haven’t seen the final piccolo.but i agree on the website part.when the trailler’s released it will be a non stop promotion but we want it now at least photos of the movie a short story of the movie anything!please fox give us something!

  19. November 5th, 2008 at 15:41 | #19

    yeah obama
    I VOTED check out my vid

    I FUCKIN VOTED WOOOOO
    FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE I VOTED
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIvAEPxdIIM

    the dragonball movie is awsome :mrgreen: official

  20. The Meister
    November 5th, 2008 at 15:42 | #20

    Alex: I’m almost 18 i’m a fan of dragonball since i was 6

  21. Alex
    November 5th, 2008 at 15:44 | #21

    @The Meister:
    Don’t take my comment personal. I was referring to all the comments on this website.

  22. John
    November 5th, 2008 at 15:45 | #22

    The movie, i think is going to be cool, if u seen the movie jumper.. that movie had some good danm effects :| i want dragonball to be something like that

  23. The Meister
    November 5th, 2008 at 15:46 | #23

    Alex: yeah i know i gotcha :wink:

  24. November 5th, 2008 at 15:51 | #24

    @The Meister:Well, fox allowed Joo made an interview surely. Nobody could ask him about the reshoots?

  25. November 5th, 2008 at 15:55 | #25

    Actualy fox has marketed this movie brilliantly, think about it every week thousands of people visit db movie sites looking for new news and they will keep coming back to the sites till they get it. It realy isnt uncommon for movies to have intense 4 month marketing compains, especialy for blockbusters. And dont keep saying harry potter comes out july next year and has a trailer, because harry potter has been finished for ages, they just pushed the release back because they didnt want to compete with other movies, and they probaly thought about releasing it in april till they saw that is when Dragonball is beeing released:)

  26. The Meister
    November 5th, 2008 at 16:04 | #26

    DPA: Maybe he isn’t in the reshoots.

    sajin0084.deviantart.com: yeah but they are killing us with all of this mistery i wanna se this movie so bad

    i’m gonna sleep in the U.S is 4 pm here in portugal is 11 pm got school tomorrow.
    hope to have more knews tomorrow :D

  27. DRAGONFAIL
    November 5th, 2008 at 16:11 | #27

    i have spoilers, who wants to hear spoilers?

    this movie will fail.

  28. goku34
    November 5th, 2008 at 16:12 | #28

    I have spoilers…..

    Dragonfail yor an idiot

  29. November 5th, 2008 at 16:15 | #29

    GREAT NEWS ADAM! WE APPRICIATE YOUR EFFORT TO UPDATE US. i wonder why japan and korea will be the first to watch the premiere??? why not at the same time world wide premiere??

  30. goku34
    November 5th, 2008 at 16:16 | #30

    DPA: You dont know eactly what piccalo is going to look like, sure we have some pics that are old and you still cant see hi good enough to pass judgment. since they’ve done reshoots and who knows what they have done. Why dont you wait till there something legitimate out then pass your judgement.

  31. dk318
    November 5th, 2008 at 16:21 | #31

    @Shriveled Member J: the dark knight was family friendly…

    @DPA: john stamos…are you kidding me?

  32. dk318
    November 5th, 2008 at 16:24 | #32

    does anybody besides me think that fox releasing dragonball in japan a month early is maybe an agreement they made with akira to get the rights to make the film…?

  33. November 5th, 2008 at 16:50 | #33

    @TSpinelli4321!: Yeah. Maybe make a Shonen Jump section of a theme park like Marvel has at Univeral Studios: Islands of Adventure and like DC has at Six Flags and of course have DBZ as the main attraction.

    @DPA: Nah! Pssh! Nah, girl! lol j/k but seriously, hater? You mean extremely concerned fan? I’ve been here from the beginning. Actually I was mostly at JP’s site before, but this site’s been better with the updates & layouts. I won’t be leaving anytime soon. Not until it’s all over anyway.

    John Stamos is a 90s guy, btw. Just like everyone else from Full House. THE biggest 90s guy is Jerry Seinfeld, though.

  34. November 5th, 2008 at 17:04 | #34

    Well there is a new DBZ game in the works, but it’s not from the movie. It’s a crossover with One-Piece.

    http://blogs.ign.com/I_LIKE_TURTLES/2008/11/05/105306/

  35. Diego Ei-chan
    November 5th, 2008 at 17:14 | #35

    cool..
    i wanna those toy’s of Goku and cia!

    xD :mrgreen:

    and more news …¬¬

  36. November 5th, 2008 at 17:43 | #36

    @DPA: YO U AH HATIN AZZ PUNK BITCH HAHAHAHAHA GET THA FUCK OUT :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

  37. DB Insider
    November 5th, 2008 at 17:49 | #37

    In the next few days, I’ll be preparing a trailer of the fight between Goku and Piccolo. Cross your fingers, it should be good.

  38. November 5th, 2008 at 18:04 | #38

    @DB Insider: yo dis is great news cant wait 2 see it
    and oh
    FUCK DPA
    FUCK DPA
    FUCK DPA
    FUCK DPA
    FUCK DPA
    FUCK DPA
    FUCK DPA
    THIS MOVIES GONNA BE THA SHIT!!!!!!!!!! :o

    @DPA: GO EATA FAT DICK :P

  39. November 5th, 2008 at 18:08 | #39

    @DPA: YOU WAIT TILL THIS MOVIE’S FULL POTENTIAL, YOU WILL LOVE THIS MOVIE SO STOP HATIN U BEIN A LIL PUNK BITCH RIGHT NOW

  40. November 5th, 2008 at 18:10 | #40

    I’ll be posting something within an hour… but I advise you all to be well mannered when I post it..

  41. dbzforlife
    November 5th, 2008 at 18:10 | #41

    This just wont be a pg movie, look at the Pg movies today. come on there gonna be alot of fighting and stuff it will be a 12 ( uk rating ). Which is like pg-13

  42. dbzforlife
    November 5th, 2008 at 18:11 | #42

    ADAM plz do it quick lol, i have to go to sleep lol school in like 6 hours :O

  43. November 5th, 2008 at 18:12 | #43

    @dbzforlife: I’ll do it within an hour.

  44. November 5th, 2008 at 18:15 | #44

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  45. November 5th, 2008 at 18:15 | #45

    @Adam: New podcast?

  46. dbzforlife
    November 5th, 2008 at 18:16 | #46

    Thanks Adam! Ahhh who cares about school lol, is it worth staying up for mate?

  47. November 5th, 2008 at 18:19 | #47

    what is gonna be posted up?

  48. ss 2 gohan
    November 5th, 2008 at 18:27 | #48

    5 months and 5 days cant wait

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  50. Legend Killer
    November 5th, 2008 at 19:03 | #50

    I thought “Not a chance,” because I’m “God” in Korea, but a “shit” in the U.S LOL that made me laugh good. :lol:

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