ROTTEN TOMATOES: Stiller Sequel, Emmerich Remake, Live-Action Dragonball Z to Film in Montreal

Stiller Sequel, Emmerich Remake, Live-Action Dragonball Z to Film in Montreal

Hmm...maybe Emmerich is really directing Dragonball Z, and Stiller is starring in it...

by Jeff Giles | September 04, 2007

Looking for a job in the movie industry? It might not be a bad idea to move to Montreal, where -- as The Montreal Gazette reports -- three big-budget projects are scheduled to start filming in the next nine months.

The movies -- all of which are being distributed by 20th Century Fox -- include the Night at the Museum sequel, Another Night; Roland Emmerich's Fantastic Voyage remake; and the long-planned Dragonball Z adaptation. It's this last title that's probably of most interest to the RT faithful, and though the article isn't exactly long on details, it does mention that each of the films carries a budget of at least $100 million, and says all three of them are "expected to wrap production by next July."

The Dragonball Z anime series, which originally ran from 1989 to 1996 (and was itself a sequel to the 1986-1989 Dragon Ball series), adapted creator Akira Toriyama's hugely successful 1984-1995 manga for television audiences. With all that history -- not to mention a devoted worldwide fanbase -- mounting a live-action film adaptation is much easier said than done, which is part of why Fox has had Dragonball Z in and out of development for years. Some fans had (perhaps wishfully) given it up for dead, but it's apparently on a fast track; presumably, we'll be hearing more details soon.

For more information on these projects -- including a few extra tidbits about Another Night and Fantastic Voyage -- click the link below.

Source: The Montreal Gazette

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Nilamo writes:
on Sep 04 2007 05:14 AM

I can not possibly imagine how they would be able to succesfully transfer the dbz formula onto the big screen and not create the most cheesy movie ever to have been seen by man. But apparently they managed to make a transformer movie...so who knows.

So if the studio decides to stay true to dbz, i pray to god they'll avoid showing us something like this

http://pippamentis.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/gokuss41.JPG

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dracus writes:
on Sep 04 2007 05:15 AM

More retreads of pervious successes. How about something new, original and good?

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DanielLee8793 writes:
on Sep 04 2007 05:34 AM

wtf I thought Ben Stiller was going to do another Meet the Parents movie?

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Sparky4Life writes:
on Sep 04 2007 07:48 AM

I'm not sure if they should go down the live action route for DBZ. It might be better suited to make it like FF:Advent Children.

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Mobias writes:
on Sep 04 2007 08:21 AM

o wow it's actually happening. it's gonna suck but I'm definitely going to watch it.

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wordweaver writes:
on Sep 04 2007 08:52 AM

Dragon ball Z on film? they better not screw up it. That cartoon is a classic, a true hommage to the legacy of Japanese action hero cartoons. They better not f*** this up as "Fantastic Four" was f*** up wiht a mediocre script and bad acting( Jessica Alba's lazy presence on screen is a good example). Screwing up the film will screw up the legacy.

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RoadDogXVIII writes:
on Sep 04 2007 09:51 AM

In reply to this comment (#1096656)
Aside from the sequel to "Night at the Museum" and remake of "Fantastic Voyage", I am most definitely for a "Dragon Ball Z" movie. I'll have to side with Sparky123 - since they never gave American names to the characters a la "Sailor Moon" or "Mew Mew Power", going the CGI route would be wide choice. And, as wordweaver says, dodging a mediocre script and bad acting can allow the film to be the true homage to Japanese action hero cartoons as it was meant to be. I mean, the series soared on being a non-stop action-packed ride with plenty of laughs to along with it, while shows like "Sailor Moon" pause the lighthearted tone with overwhelming pathos (not that there's anything wrong with it, but slapstick and melodrama don't bide well). So, call Brad Bird or Tetsuya Nomura/Takeshi Nozue to bring that promise.

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RoadDogXVIII writes:
on Sep 04 2007 09:55 AM

In reply to this comment (#1096656)
Aside from the sequel to "Night at the Museum" and remake of "Fantastic Voyage", I am most definitely for a "Dragon Ball Z" movie. I'll have to side with Sparky123 - since they never gave American names to the characters a la "Sailor Moon" or "Mew Mew Power", going the CGI route would be wide choice. And, as wordweaver says, dodging a mediocre script and bad acting can allow the film to be the true homage to Japanese action hero cartoons as it was meant to be. So, call Brad Bird or Tetsuya Nomura/Takeshi Nozue to deliver the goods.

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RoadDogXVIII writes:
on Sep 04 2007 09:57 AM

Sorry about the two comments. I didn't know how the new comment reply system worked. My bad. ^_^;

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opTIMus Nerd writes:
on Sep 04 2007 10:54 AM

"More retreads of pervious successes. How about something new, original and good?"

*Falls out of chair laughing*

Silly human!

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Conehead2187 writes:
on Sep 04 2007 11:21 AM

I just hope the film has better pacing than the show...like if it takes 3 films just to see them "power up."

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the_don_of_yreka writes:
on Sep 04 2007 11:28 AM

i want to make a live action Sailor Moon movie. i loved it when i was a kid.

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bobdebicker writes:
on Sep 04 2007 12:19 PM

if they do make dbz, they have to make sure they dont make it too much like the cartoon, or else it'll be cheesy crap. its ok for anime, but not for live action stuff. and frieza HAS to be the villain.

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lpbreeze writes:
on Sep 04 2007 01:24 PM

I dont know about DBZ. I would rather they come up with new stories. Transformers sucked but it made a lot of money because there are a ton of fans and people looking for a summer movie. I just don't think DBZ would have the widespread appeal and thats the problem. Too make a good film they need a large budget but will it make a profit and would it turn out good even with a large budget? And then even if it did turn out great I just don't see it making big bucks in the US. I a DBZ fan but I think there are better odds that Dune will be remade into a great movie.

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eastern2western writes:
on Sep 04 2007 02:22 PM

They better hire a hk crew to do the martial art sequences because americans can not choragraph a good fight scene without rapid cuts and jumpy cameras.

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Yeah Write writes:
on Sep 04 2007 02:46 PM

I used to think a live action DBZ movie would be awful, but then I saw the final fight in the last Matrix. Say what you want about the quality of that movie, but the fight was dead-on Dragonball, and it was awesome.

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FritzLang writes:
on Sep 04 2007 04:33 PM

I dunno, but game or anime adaptions very very seldom live up to expectations of fans. I'm to the point of thinking maybe we should just let the anime BE the anime. It is what it is - it exists in it's form and format - and that should be enough. Just buy the DVDs of the show and let it be.

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Ash Talon writes:
on Sep 04 2007 04:43 PM

Well, the huge success from movies like 300 and Transformers proves you don't need a good story or any character development, so a live-action DBZ movie could make plenty of money. Just spend everything on the visual effects. Audiences love to drool at that stuff.

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damvbat writes:
on Sep 04 2007 04:44 PM

DBZ i am so there

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Bob* writes:
on Sep 04 2007 05:20 PM

I think DBZ is very overrated. BUt I didn't knew they were making a live action film :O

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