Dragonball Evolution

Titolo originale: Dragonball Evolution
Regia: James Wong |
Anno: 2009
Origine: Hong Kong | United Kingdom | United States of America |
Generi: Azione Avventura Fantasy Fantascienza Thriller
Tag: martial arts | superhero | karate | revenge | dragon | based on manga | martial arts master | duringcreditsstinger | live action remake | dreary | ambivalent | apathetic | apologetic | compassionate | derisive | disrespectful | embarrassed | modest |
Cast: Justin Chatwin | Chow Yun-Fat | Joon Park | Jamie Chung | Emmy Rossum | James Marsters | Randall Duk Kim | Ernie Hudson | Texas Battle | Shavon Kirksey | Eriko Tamura | Luis Arrieta | Richard Blake | Julian Sedgwick | Megumi Seki | Jon Valera | Mike Wilson |

Dopo la morte del nonno, il giovane guerriero Goku si mette in viaggio per trovare il grande Maestro Muten. Il suo compito durante il tragitto sarà quello di raccogliere le sette sfere magiche del drago per proteggere il mondo dai malvagi che vogliono dominarlo per i loro scopi nefasti.

Approfondimenti

Although it's very brief and easy to miss, the woman who's making soup for a resting Piccolo in the [...] D
James Marsters had quite a bit of creative input on the look of Piccolo. The character was originall [...] D
George Lucas was considered to direct this film back in 2002. D
Joon Park admitted he did not think he was going to get the role of Yamcha, and joked, "Because I'm [...] D
Jamie Chung wanted to play Bulma and auditioned for the role, but she admitted that Emmy Rossum was [...] D
Emmy Rossum and Justin Chatwin, who played best friends in this film, also played lovers in the TV s [...] D
Goku being a high school student was poorly received by fans, as his anime counterpart didn't have a [...] D
Goku has been compared to Superman, and is indeed known as the Japanese counterpart of Superman. The [...] D
Emmy Rossum trained in weapons and how to handle firearms with the Marines to prepare for her role a [...] D
Voice actor Christopher Sabat, who voiced the characters Piccolo and Shenron in Dragon Ball (1995), [...] D
Hong Kong pop star/actor Nicholas Tse at one point was offered the role of Goku, which would have ma [...] D
This was the first time the name "Oozaru" was used to describe transformations in an English-languag [...] D
"Dragon Ball" creator Akira Toriyama was initially supportive of the announcement of a live action a [...] D
In order to give the film an ambiguous setting, the cities in the film were designed to be futuristi [...] D
Goku is seen in a poster wearing a sweatshirt with Japanese characters on them. These characters (ac [...] D
Producer Stephen Chow wanted Yuqi Zhang to play Chi-Chi. D
Justin Chatwin considered it an honor to play Son Goku, saying, "He is a very important and epic cha [...] D
The film was mostly shot in an abandoned jeans factory in Durango, Mexico with blue and green screen [...] D
At one point, Goku is trying to slick down his spiky hair with gel only for it to immediately pop ou [...] D
English Pop Rock band McFly were asked to write a song for this film called 'Dragonball' which they [...] D
The Kamehameha wave, Goku's signature move, was named in reference to Kamehameha the Third, the firs [...] D
It was suggested to give the entire cast special wigs of different colors, to keep the essence of th [...] D
WILHELM SCREAM: When Chi-Chi kicks down her opponent at the training camp. D
Screenwriter Ben Ramsey has apologized for the film and admitted that he got death threats from Drag [...] D
Mai's name is never mentioned once in the film, only revealed in the credits. D
Music composer Brian Tyler recorded the film's score with an 82-piece ensemble of the Hollywood Stud [...] D
Bulma is dressed in black and purple clothes, the very colors worn by her son, Trunks, in What's My [...] D
The Ki attacks being referred to as airbending may sound silly at first, but one thing to note is th [...] D
The monks are seen to be of Indian origin, as they use the Hindi greeting "Namaste" and use a Hindi [...] D
While looking through Roshi's things in his house, Bulma discovers his stash of playboy magazines, a [...] D
James Kyson auditioned for the role of Yamcha. D
The post-credits scene was supposed to set the stage for a sequel. However, due to the film's poor p [...] D
Tom Welling, best known for his role as Clark Kent/Superman on the TV series Smallville (2001), was [...] D
Justin Chatwin was instructed to watch films by Akira Kurosawa, Bruce Lee and Stephen Chow to prepar [...] D
Japanese voice artists Hisao Egawa and Mami Koyama voiced Yamcha and the Narrator in the Japanese du [...] D
Jamie Chung was embarrassed at her screen kiss in front of everybody during filming. D
Brian Tyler started working on the score before he saw footage for the movie. D
At one point, while Bulma and Goku are searching for Master Roshi in the city, Goku is seen hungrily [...] D
The most difficult scene to film was Chi-chi's fight scene with her evil clone (Mai impersonating Ch [...] D
This was the third live-action adaptation of Akira Toriyama's "Dragon Ball" manga; there were two ot [...] D
Matt Mullins was rumored for the role of Vegeta in the (at the time) planned sequel. D
To prepare for her role as Bulma, Emmy Rossum watched Dragon Ball (1986) and read the "Dragon Ball" [...] D
Chi-Chi fights at the Toisan Tournament of Champions, and the temple is also apparently located in T [...] D
For the desert shots of a traveling Bulma to be perfect, Emmy Rossum had to ride the motorcycle in f [...] D
The number seven is used many times throughout the film: There are seven Dragon BallsThere are seven [...] D
Luis Arrieta filmed all his scenes in one day. D
In Dragon Ball (1986), Goku was a 12-year-old at the beginning of the story and 15 when he fought Ki [...] D
Characters like Sifu Norris, Emi, Seki, Carey Fuller and his friends, are original characters and do [...] D
The film's failure was particularly damaging to the careers of many of its cast and crew. James Wong [...] D
Back when the film was still in development in 2002, a poll was conducted by 20th Century Fox to see [...] D
Director James Wong personally asked Japanese pop musician Ayumi Hamasaki if she could compose and s [...] D
Producer Stephen Chow is a big fan of Dragon Ball, and signed on to the film immediately. He was dee [...] D
Though Justin Chatwin and Jamie Chung are supposed to be playing high school students (with Chatwin' [...] D
Ron Perlman was offered the role of Lord Piccolo. He turned it down to work on Hellboy: The Golden A [...] D
Feature film debut of Eriko Tamura. She was recruited for this film after her work in Heroes (2006) [...] D
The film was originally conceived as a large blockbuster with a $120 million budget, which was what [...] D
According to the film's make-up expert, Ed French, it took four hours to apply the prosthetics to Ja [...] D
To prepare for his role as Son Goku, Justin Chatwin read all the Dragon Ball manga and "The Journey [...] D
Dragonball: Evolution (2009) was one of the films that Fox Studios owned the rights to for years but [...] D
Appropriately, Justin Chatwin previously appeared in La guerra dei mondi (2005), as a character who [...] D
Since Bulma and Yamcha develop a relationship, it was important for Emmy Rossum that she establish a [...] D
James Wong was on board to direct The Final Destination 3D (2009) in 3-D, the fourth installment in [...] D
The filmmakers decided to keep the number of characters in the film to an absolute minimum for a tig [...] D
According to James Marsters, the producers wanted to make Piccolo "more beautiful" than Marsters wan [...] D
The lowest ranked film on AlloCiné's bottom 100 list. (AlloCiné is a French online database) D
Goku is instructed by Roshi to carry all of Roshi's luggage on his back, while keeping up with Bulma [...] D
According to James Marsters, his characterisation of Lord Piccolo is based on loneliness and revenge [...] D
James Marsters has expressed his hatred for the film, and Emmy Rossum named it the movie in her care [...] D
According to Chow Yun-Fat, he wore contact lenses during his performance as Roshi in preparation for [...] D
According to James Marsters, his role of Piccolo is a complex, Shakespearean one: "He used to be a f [...] D
Justin Chatwin had to work out for 5 hours a day for several months to prepare for his role. One str [...] D
While filming a fight between Son Goku and Mai, Eriko Tamura accidentally injured Justin Chatwin by [...] D
The film's title was originally going to be simply "Dragonball," in homage to the title of the origi [...] D
This film was not screened for critics. D
In one scene, Master Roshi wears shades. In the anime, Roshi always wore shades. D
Chi-Chi says she should not be considered an idiot because of her name. This is a subtle reference t [...] D
Disney obtained the international rights for the Dragon Ball franchise after acquiring 20th Century [...] D
In order to recreate Goku's hair from the anime, about 40 spray cans of hairspray were used on Justi [...] D
In the "Dragon Ball" saga, Goku transforms into Oozaru (a giant monstrous ape) whenever a full moon [...] D