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Below is information that I've found in 2004! After 4 years this information listed below is now a rummor/non-official since your can find the current and official information on the main Dragon Ball Live Action Movie page!

Well I'm not sure how many of you all know that FOX is bring out a Live Action Movie for Dragon Ball Z^.^ Well here it is all the information you need to know about the movie and updates too^.^

FOX is shooting for a PG-13 rating and a running time of somewhere between 3 to 4 hours. There hoping for the DBZ movie sage to be 4 episodes long (4 moives). They will likely be The Saiyan Saga, The Frieza Saga, The Android/Cell Saga, and the Majin Buu Saga. George Lucas' CGI Company ILM has signed a contact to do the special efftects so expect some kick ass action scenes and imagery.

The hair will be very unique. It will be relatively normal but still have "bounce". Frieza will be mentioned but he will not make an appearance. Goku's uniform will be blue and not orange. Sets are currently being built at the FOX Studios in Sydney, Australia.

DATA ABOUT THE MOVIE:
Title: Dragon Ball Z: Unlimit (working title)
Certification: USA: PG-13
Runtime: 176 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Original Music by: Hans Zimmer
Production Companies: 20th Century Fox (us); Fox 2000 Pictures (us)
Distributors: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation [us] (USA)
Special Effects: Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) (us)

Aditional data:
The DBZ Movie could be 4 movies, about the 4 sagas: Saiyajins, Frieza, Androids/Cell and Majin Boo.
Possibly the premiere could be in november 2005 (I'm not sure )
BBC talks about the DBZ Movie and Leonardo DiCaprio was mentioned (WTF? LEO? )
Orlando Bloom is supposed to be Tien
Goku's gi is supposed to be blue, not orange
Tom Weeling (Smallville) could be Goku
Bruce Falcouner says: The movie is ON!
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PLOT SUMARY:
When a mysterious being with superhuman powers abducts Son Goku's son, he and his hated enemy must band together to defeat this threat. But when this encounter ends with Goku's death, Piccolo learns of a greater threat: two more aliens are coming to Earth, and they are even stronger then he is. Armed with this knowledge, Piccolo takes it upon himself to train Goku's son and warn the Earth's warriors. However, Goku's journey does not end with his own death...

"The Director"

Biography
Roland Emmerich, the German director of Stargate and Independence Day, was born in Stuttgart on November 10th, 1955. He graduated from high school in Sindelfingen (near Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg) in 1974, and worked in advertising before he began studying film in Munich in 1977. Starting with his earliest filmmaking projects, Emmerich demonstrated a preference for science-fiction and special effects. As a film student, Emmerich made The Noah's Ark Principle or "Das Prinzip Arche Noah", a school project that was chosen as the official opening film of the 1983 Berlin Film Festival and was the most expensive student film ever produced in Germany.

Movies:
The Day After Tomorrow (coming on 2004)
Eight Legged Freaks (Arac Attack) 2002
The Patriot 2000
The 13th Floor 1999
Godzilla 1998
Independence Day 1996

More info:
20th Century Fox has acquired the feature film rights to the hugely successful Japanese anime property "DragonBall" for studio division Fox 2000 to develop into a live-action franchise. Created by Japanese writer Akira Toriyama as a best-selling graphic novel, the property has been translated into a top-rated cartoon series, video games and straight-to-video releases, but the Fox deal marks the first time any company or studio has secured the live-action rights to the property. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.In its various incarnations during the past 15 years, "DragonBall" has followed an epic story between good and evil, centering on the character Goku and a handful of friends who battle for the Earth against the deadly forces of the Saiyans, who are sweeping across the universe, leaving a path of destruction. Goku and friends' best chance for survival rests with the Namekian DragonBalls, which provide them the power to summon a mighty dragon. "DragonBall" is perhaps best known by American audiences as a series on the Cartoon Network. "DragonBall Z" -- a series of 250-300 episodes that follow Goku's life as he grows up, gets married and has two sons -- debuted on the network in August 1998 and is the highest-rated cartoon on the network.For last year, "DragonBall" ranked as the year's top item of interest on the Internet based on Lycos searches, topping Britney Spears, Napster and Osama bin Laden, and has become the most popular searched term in the history of the Lycos Top 50. Fox was so high on acquiring the material that Fox Filmed Entertainment chairman Jim Gianopulos flew to Japan about a month ago to meet with Toriyama and the property's publisher, Shueisha, to confirm the studio's commitment to the project and hammer out the deal. Also as part of the deal, Fox and Shueisha have agreed to collaborate on other properties in the Shueisha library. "Acquiring 'DragonBall' is a major coup for the studio," Gianopulos said. "It's a really great property because it has all the elements that have made great franchises powerful and endearing. It has a long-standing mythology -- in this case 15 years -- and it's been known by a generation of kids, teens and young adults. There are dozens of characters, fantasy environments and bizarre planets and villains. It's an amazing and creative property, rich in great characters and unique worlds, and we are thrilled to be involved with it." "I have always drawn my manga (comics) with the desire to create something unique to comics, something that can only be expressed in the form of comics," Toriyama said. "I felt that if I didn't do so, the reason for the existence of my comics will become weak. But recent movies have surprised us by entering such territory that used to belong only to comics with wonderful technology and wisdom." Gianopulos said the studio has not yet attached a writer or director to the project. He added that it's too early to say if Fox will take New Line Cinema's "Lord of the Rings" route and shoot several pictures concurrently, but that they do have high aspirations for the franchise. Gianopulos credited his Fox team, including Fox 2000 topper Elizabeth Gabler, Fox Japan marketing head Toshio Furusawa and business affairs senior vp Victoria Rossellini, for helping to put the deal together. Gabler will oversee the project with Fox 2000 director production Jack Leslie.

Information came from Entertaiment Industry Intelligence Inc .

Cast List:
Goku - ??? Hugh Jackman was recently fired from this part due to him holding up production. Who will fill his shoes?
Vegeta - Ray Park (Sleepy Hallow, Star Wars: Episode 1, X-Men). Ray was their first choice. Then they got Guy Pearce. Then they gave the part bact to Ray. Make up your god damn mind!
Piccolo - Sam Wheeler (Unknown) This is a new actor. Apparently he's a big 6'7" black guy with a deep voice. Sounds good to me.
Raditz - Jason Bateman (Teen Wolf Too, Necessary Roughness, The Sweetest Thing). A lot of people probably have no idea who this guy is. He's been around for a while and has been on a number of TV shows.
Nappa - Bill Goldberg (Universal Soldier: The Return, WWE Wrestling). This is a fan favorite for Nappa and even though I think he sucks as an actor he does look just like Nappa and is probably the best choice.
Tein - Orlando Bloom (Black Hawk Down, Lord Of The Rings, Pirates Of The Caribbean). I think this is a very good choice. He's probably kinda skinny but he looks just like Tein with a shaved head.
Bulma - Jessica Alba (P.U.N.K.S., Idle Hands, Dark Angel). Yes, she will have blue hair.
Puarr, Oolong, King Kai - These guys will be CGI. And don't worry, Puarr and Oolong will only have small cameos. The voice actors from the show will do the voices for these characters on the movie.

Cast List came from MWDbZ.com

*Actor; Jackie Chan was said to be playing Goku.
* Ray Park; acting as Vegeta.
* George Lucas ILM Company to be doing the Special FX
*"DragonballZ: Unlimited", or "Dragonball Z: Fight for Mankind" as titles.
* Plot to be centered around the Saiyan Saga.
* Apparently no CGI Characters! So no Oolong and Pu'ar.
*The movie shall be released in 2010.
* Producer; Stephen Chow recommended Zhang Yuqi, leading actress in his new sci-fi film A Hope, to play the role of Chichi.
* [link] <- to play Bulma? (Info sent in by ~darlingchan!)
* [link] <- to play Yamcha? (by ~darlingchan!)
* [link] <- to play Chichi? (by ~darlingchan!)
* Kintoun (flying nimbus) has been replaced by a car or bike.

Cast List came from *the-dragonball-movie

Cast Bios:
Name: Bill Goldberg aka "Nappa"
Date of Birth: Dec 27 1966 (Capricorn)
Birth place: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Date of Birth: Dec 27 1966 (Capricorn)

Actor - filmography
1. Dragon Ball Z (2004) (pre-production) .... Nappa
2. "Raw Is War" (1997) TV Series .... Goldberg (2003-????)
........ aka "Monday Night Raw" (1997) (USA)
........ aka "Raw" (1997) (USA)
........ aka "WWE Raw Is War" (2002) (USA: new title)
........ aka "WWF Raw Is War" (1997) (USA)
........ aka "WWF Raw" (2001) (USA: new title)
........ aka "WWF Warzone" (1997) (USA: second part title)
3. Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) .... Mr. Smith
4. Universal Soldier: The Return (1999) .... Romeo, UniSol 2500
........ aka Universal Soldier II (1999) (USA: informal alternative title)
........ aka Universal Soldier IV (1999) (USA: informal alternative title)
5. Jesse Ventura Story, The (1999) (TV) .... Luger

Himself - filmography
1. "Sunday Night Heat" (1998.) TV Series (2003-)
........ aka "WWE Sunday Night Heat" (2002) (USA: new title)
........ aka "WWF Sunday Night Heat" (1998.) (USA)
2. WWE Bad Blood (2003) (V)
........ aka WWE Bad Blood (2003) (V) (USA)
3. WWE Backlash (2003) (V)
4. WWE Unforgiven (2002) (V) (archive footage) (previous holder of the world heavyweight championship)
5. WCW Sin (2001) (V)
6. WCW Mayhem 2000 (2000) (TV)
7. WCW New Blood Rising (2000) (V)
8. Ready to Rumble (2000/I)
9. Starrcade (1999) (V)
10. WCW World Title Tournament (1999) (TV)
11. WCW Road Wild '99 (1999) (V)
12. WCW Souled Out (1999) (V)
13. "WCW Thunder" (1998.) TV Series
14. Starrcade (1998.) (V)
15. Halloween Havoc (1998.) (V)
......... aka WCW Halloween Havoc (1998.) (V) (USA)
16. WCW Superbrawl VIII (1998.) (TV)
17. "WCW Monday Nitro" (1995) TV Series (1997-2001)
......... aka "World Championship Wrestling Monday Nitro" (1995) (USA)
18. "WCW Saturday Night" (1991) TV Series (1997-2000)
......... aka "WCW Saturday Morning" (2000) (USA: new title)
19. Starrcade (1997) (V)
........ aka WCW Starrcade (1997) (V) (USA)

Notable TV Guest Appearances
1. "Kim Possible" (2002) playing "Pain King" (voice) in episode: "Pain King vs. Cleopatra" (episode # 1.12) 6 September 2002
2. "Arli$$" (1996) in episode: "In with the New" (episode # 7.3) 30 June 2002
3. "Family Guy" (1999) playing "Angry Bus Passenger" (voice) in episode: "Family Guy Viewer Mail #1" (episode # 3.21) 14 February 2002
4. "Yes, Dear" (2000) playing "Big Guy" in episode: "Walk Like a Man" (episode # 2.15) 4 February 2002
5. "Man Show, The" (1999) playing "Himself" in episode: "Holiday Show II" (episode # 2.16) 17 December 2000
6. "Love Boat: The Next Wave, The" (1998.) playing "Lou 'The Pariah' Maguire" in episode: "Captains Courageous" (episode # 2.3) 23 October 1998
7. "Weird Weekends" (1997) playing "Himself" (uncredited) in episode: "Wrestling"

Production Year: 2004
Cast: —.
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Genres: Action, Adventure, Kids
Theatrical Release Date: TBA, 2004
MPAA Rating: — .
Synopsis: An epic story between good and evil, centering on the character Goku and a handful of friends who battle for the Earth against the deadly forces of the Saiyans, who are sweeping across the universe, leaving a path of destruction. Goku and friends' best chance of survival rests with the Namekian DragonBalls, which provide them the power to summon a mighty dragon.