| Fans of the hit anime Dragon Ball will soon | | | | |
| get their long held wish courtesy of 20th | | | | When the series debuted in Japan as a manga, |
| Century Fox and if it goes off without a | | | | it was mainly seen as a comedy/fantasy |
| hitch, it will be in theaters around the | | | | series, since the first 134 chapters of the |
| beginning of summer 2008. What are we | | | | series were filled with all kinds of humor, |
| talking about? | | | | even if some of it would be considered a |
| | | | little crude for American child audiences, |
| A live action, English movie based off of the | | | | such as humor involving women's panties. |
| hit manga and anime series that has swept | | | | |
| Japan and the United States since the 1980's | | | | When it was released into the United States, |
| when it was first developed by Akira | | | | some name changes were in order, since the |
| Toriyama. The series has spawned two | | | | name of one character was Mr.Satan and since |
| additional TV shows since its debut, | | | | it was seen as a children's series, it was |
| including Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT, | | | | changed to Hercules. Alcohol, sexual |
| and numerous card and video games. | | | | innuendoes, and drugs were also edited out of |
| | | | the series. |
| Up and coming actor Justin Chatwin, who | | | | |
| appeared in War of the World, will end up | | | | All in all, we are not sure what to expect |
| getting to play Son Goku and the villain of | | | | from a live action Dragon Ball movie in the |
| the series will be played by James Marsters, | | | | United States. It is known that children and |
| who appears as Spike from the TV series Buffy | | | | adults alike will flock to see the movie, but |
| the Vampire Slayer. | | | | the content of the film, other than a very |
| | | | likely PG-13 rating, is currently unknown. |
| The movie will follow the story of the alien | | | | |
| Goku who, like so many superpowered beings | | | | It is not likely to be as censored as the |
| these days, it seems, gets sent to the Earth | | | | Dragon Ball manga was when it was released in |
| to take it over. Like Superman, he changes | | | | the United States, but in order to keep its |
| his mind once he discovers what his species | | | | roots intact, there is likely to be a fair |
| intent for him was and decides that he will | | | | amount of objectionable content that some |
| not only live on the planet as a normal | | | | parents may not want their smaller children |
| person, but also protect it from other aliens | | | | to see. |
| who seek to take it over. | | | | |