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Dragon Ball is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama and originally serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1984 through 1995. It was later published as a tankobon series, and an entire Dragon Ball media franchise, including anime films, video games, and art books, has evolved from it. Dragon Ball was inspired by Journey to the West (anon., @1590s), considered to be one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.

Twentieth Century Fox with comedian Stephen Chow is producing the live-action movie "Dragonball." James Wong is signed to direct. Ariel Shaw is the special FX director. Justin Chatwin will portray Goku. James Marsters is cast as Piccolo. Jamie Chung has signed on as Goku's love interest, Chi Chi; Joon Park is Yamcha; Eriko Tamura plays Mai; Emmy Rossum plays Bulma; Chow Yun-Fat has been cast as Master Roshi and Randall Duk Kim is Granpa Gohan.

Principle photography began in November 2007; production moves to Mexico in January, 2008 for a worldwide release on August 15th, 2008. Filming is expected to finish in March. About 85% of the film will be shot in Durango, Mexico. Locations include the Mexiquillo Forest, Marley Ranch, Hacienda la Providencia, La Joya Ranch, Laguna Seca de Santiaguillo and a forum from a Convention Center in the Culture Institute. Production will move to Estado De México for some shots at the volcano Nevado de Toluca. James Marsters has recently stated that the budget is 100 million dollars.

Justin Chatwin will have his natural hair.

Due to the fact that James Wong wanted to focus more in smaller amount of characters,they have to dropped characters that are not necesarry.They do not make a cameo.

Piccolo is light green because of his old age and lack of sunlight for 2000 years. In his youth, he was darker green, but director Wong wanted Piccolo's transformation to be bigger and more dramatic then it was in the anime.

Yes, but only for a brief time during the final fight between Goku and Piccolo.

In the anime and manga, the dragonball world was not our world, despite having the name earth, like Middle-earth in Lord of the Rings. Many things such as dinosaurs, flying cars, and animal-people, clue most people in, that dragonball is probably a different dimension or galaxy. As for the movie, most are unsure if it is in our world or the "dragonball" world; though most are betting on the latter of the two.

Actually they tried making Bulma's hair turquoise, but Director James Wong thought it was unrealistic, so they put it out but you can still see a blue streak on Bulma's hair.

Yes, after the "animated" credits there is a brief scene.