Dragonball (2009)

Director:

James Wong

Writers (WGA):

Ben Ramsey (screenplay)
Akira Toriyama (novel)

Release Date:

10 April 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A young boy named Goku seeks out upon his grandfather's dying request to find the great Master Roshi and gather all seven Dragon Balls (of which he has one) in order to prevent Piccolo from succeeding in his desire to use the Dragon Balls to take over the world.

Plot Keywords:

Based On Comic

Status:

Post-production

Comments:

Status Updated:

24 March 2008

Note:

Because this project is categorized as being in production, the data is subject to change; some data could be removed completely.

Cast

Justin Chatwin	...	Goku
other cast:
Emmy Rossum	...	Bulma
James Marsters	...	Lord Piccolo
Jamie Chung	...	Chi Chi
Yun-Fat Chow	...	Master Roshi
Randall Duk Kim	...	Grandpa Gohan
Joon Park	...	Yamcha
Ernie Hudson	...	Master Mutaito
Eriko Tamura	...	Mai
Texas Battle	...	Carey Fuller
Shavon Kirksey	...	Emi
Luis Arrieta	...	Weaver
Richard Blake	...	Agundas
Julian Sedgwick	...	Mr. Kingery

Directed by
James Wong

Writing credits (WGA)
Ben Ramsey		(screenplay)
Akira Toriyama		(novel series "Dragonball")

Produced by
Stephen Chow	....	producer
Jose Ludlow	....	line producer: Mexico
Rich Thorne	....	co-producer
Tim Van Rellim	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Brian Tyler

Cinematography by
Robert McLachlan

Film Editing by
Chris G. Willingham

Casting by
Carla Hool

Production Design by
Richard Holland
Bruton Jones

Art Direction by
Patricio M. Farrell
Marco Niro

Set Decoration by
Roberto Bonelli

Costume Design by
Mayes C. Rubeo

Makeup Department
Gerardo perez Arreola	....	hair stylist
Lourdes Delgado	....	hair department head
Steve Koch	....	prosthetic designer and sculptor: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.
Vanessa Mendoza	....	shop manager
Bart Mixon	....	special makeup effects artist
Tom Woodruff Jr.	....	creature and makeup effects co-designer

Production Management
Adriana Aimo	....	unit production manager
Iram Collantes	....	unit manager
Ernesto Garabito	....	unit manager
Joceline Hernandez	....	unit chief manager
Arturo Núñez	....	unit production manager: second unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Renan Bendersky	....	second assistant director
Paul F. Bernard	....	first assistant director
Barbara Jane Cole	....	second assistant director: second unit
Mimi Crowe	....	second second assistant director
Hiromi Kamata	....	second second assistant director
Jaime Rivas	....	assistant director
Joaquin Silva	....	co-second assistant director
Joaquin Silva	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Alejandro Ayala	....	construction coordinator
David Baker	....	sword maker
Francisco Blanc	....	set designer
Jesus Carrera	....	construction foreman
Daren Dochterman	....	concept artist
Hana Espinoza	....	set dressing coordinator
Dan Fraga	....	storyboard artist
Carlos Gamboa	....	assistant art director
Rick Gamez	....	propmaker
Laura González	....	construction auditor
Michael Kocurek	....	construction coordinator
Arturo Lazcano	....	head scenic painter
Armando Lopez	....	set designer
Armando Patino	....	graphic designer
Hugo Santiago	....	set designer
Steven M. Saylor	....	set designer
Jordu Schell	....	conceptual creature designer
Abigail Sheiner	....	art coordinator
Joseph Strachan	....	storyboard artist
Colin Thurston	....	property master
Marco Apolo Torres	....	set designer
Alexandre Tuis	....	concept artist
Sandro Valdez	....	set designer

Special Effects by
H. Barclay Aaris	....	special effects
Jason Barnett	....	prosthetic technician: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.
Michael Broom	....	conceptual artist: Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc.
Damian Fisher	....	mold maker
Damian Fisher	....	special effects technician
Anthony Grow	....	special effects technician
Eric Hayden	....	creature supervisor
Michael Heintzelman	....	project office coordinator: Amalgamated Dynamics
Hiroshi Katagiri	....	designer/sculptor: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.
Casey D. Noel	....	special effects technician
Mark Noel	....	special effects foreman
Michael O'Brien	....	sculptor: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.
Joe Pancake	....	special effects supervisor
Michael Heintzelman	....	graphic layout: Amalgamated Dynamics (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Ivy Agregan	....	visual effects coordinator
Rex Ahn	....	pre-visualization lead: Image Engine
Alp Altiner	....	Visual FX Art Director: CAFE FX
Russel Ang	....	pre-visualization artist: Image Engine
Ian T. Barbella	....	visual effects
Guillermo Dupinet Bours	....	junior pre-visualization animator: Ollin
Joel Burch	....	pre-visualization artist: Image Engine
David Urresti Chiu	....	animation supervisor: pre-visualization, Ollin Studio
Donnie Creighton	....	digital intermediate producer
Robin L. D'Arcy	....	visual effects producer: previz
Fernando del Campo	....	visual effects coordinator
Nicholas Dunlevy	....	visual effects coordinator: second unit
Charlene Eberle Douglas	....	visual effects: plate supervisor (as Charlene Eberle)
David Feinsilber	....	visual effects assistant
Patti Gannon	....	visual effects supervisor: Zoic Studios
Safeer Ghaznavi	....	digital compositor
Charlie Iturriaga	....	visual effects supervisor: previz
Mike Leben	....	motion control operator
Daniel Lowenberg	....	lead tracking artist: Frantic Films
Arturo Martin Camargo	....	previsualization animator
Patrick McNabb	....	pre-visualization artist: Image Engine
Janet Muswell	....	visual effects producer
Claudio Jimenez Palomar	....	pre-visualisation artist: Image Engine
George Samilski	....	pre-visualization supervisor: Image Engine
Jorge Siller	....	creature fabrication: head of textura creature shop, fabricating creature suits, Amalgamated Dynamics
Colin Strause	....	visual effects supervisor
Greg Strause	....	visual effects supervisor
Ariel Velasco-Shaw	....	visual effects supervisor
Bob White	....	visual effects: Zoic Studios
Joey Wilson	....	pre-visualisation artist: Image Engine
Nicki Wong	....	pre-visualization artist: Image Engine
Carson Yuen	....	pre-visualisation artist: Image Engine

Stunts
Freddy Bouciegues	....	stunts
Janene Carleton	....	stunt double: Emmy Rossum
Lateef Crowder	....	stunts
Jared S. Eddo	....	stunt coordinator
Jonathan Eusebio	....	martial arts stunt coordinator
Daniel Hernandez	....	stunt double
Dusan Hyska	....	utility stunts
Yoshio Iizuka	....	stunt double: Gohan
Ralf Koch	....	stunt rigger
Ming Liu	....	stunt double
Sam Looc	....	utility stunts
Jackson Spidell	....	stunt double: Justin Chatwin
Don Tai	....	stunt double: Yun-Fat Chow
Jon Valera	....	stunts
César René Vigné	....	stunt double: Justin Chatwin
Ryan Watson	....	stunts
Mike Wilson	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Carlos Doerr	....	first assistant camera
Wilma Gómez Luengo	....	focus puller: "a" camera
Casey Hotchkiss	....	camera operator
Juan Pablo Ojeda	....	assistant camera: second unit

Animation Department
Louis Leung	....	animator
Mario Pochat	....	animation supervisor
Agustin Robles Villegas	....	previsualization artist

Casting Department
PoPing AuYeung	....	casting: Asia
Jennifer Cram	....	casting associate
Genaro Hernandez	....	casting assistant
Ricardo Hernandez	....	casting associate
Dylan Jury	....	casting assistant
Rodrigo Urbano	....	casting associate
Dan Velez	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Valerie Campbell	....	costume supervisor
Emanuel Mecholuam	....	set costumer
Mariana Mechoulam	....	set costumer
Africa Zayas	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Angela Gerardo	....	post-production coordinator
Justin C. Green	....	first assistant editor

Transportation Department
Ricardo Díaz	....	transportation coordinator
Alfonso Paredes	....	driver
Edmundo Pérez	....	dispatcher
Hector Salomon	....	picture car coordinator

Other crew
Juan Aguirre	....	first assistant accountant: Mexico
Deborah J. Chesebro	....	post-production accountant
Deborah J. Chesebro	....	production accountant: second unit
Marina Filippelli	....	production coordinator: second unit
Carlos Larios	....	production assistant
Norberto Nava	....	security coordinator
Julie Ng	....	epk producer
John Parker	....	production accountant
Tony Patterson	....	assistant to executive producer
Walter Vega Puig	....	production assistant
Arturo Romero	....	production accountant
Horacio Sandoval	....	assistant location manager
Mark Shultz	....	production coordinator
Efrén Valladares	....	assistant office production coordinator

Production Companies

• Dune Entertainment
• Star Overseas
• Twentieth Century Fox

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• FS Film Oy (2009) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox C.I.S. (2009) (Russia) (all media)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2008) (USA) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Amalgamated Dynamics
• Ollin Studio (digital animatics)

Other Companies

• 87Eleven  stunts
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Durango Film Commission  film commission
• Inter Video  video playback services
• Revolution 435 D&C  grip and lighting equipment
• Rockbottom Rentals  tel cel Mexico cellphone rentals
• Shueisha  publisher
• Star Waggons  production trailers

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Auditorio del Pueblo de Durango, Durango, Mexico

Company:

Dune Entertainment

Trivia:

James Kyson Lee auditioned for the role for Yamcha.

Movie Connections:

Remake of "Dragon Ball: Doragon bôru" (1986)