Dragonball: Evolution

Goku and a handful of friends battle for the Earth against the deadly forces of the Saiyans, who are sweeping across the universe, leaving a path of destruction. Goku and his friends' best chance for survival rests with the Namekian DragonBalls, which provide them the power to summon a mighty dragon.

According to the paper, the production budget was only 45 million, much less than the previous $100 million estimates. What this means is the film has already made about half its budget back in Asia alone.

There’s really no doubt now that the film will be profitable, and so sequels are a definite possibility. Chatwin (Goku) and James Marsters (Piccolo) who were incredibly enthusiastic about the idea… Marsters even wants 6 more films!

Meanwhile, Chatwin is also obviously thinking about Dragonball as a series of movies, with the actor seeing Evolution as an introduction piece to the wider universe.
He said: “There’s a whole generation of kids waiting to be introduced to Dragonball, so this first movie is really important for that. I mean the main plot is the battle between Piccolo and Goku, but this first film still serves to introduce the characters and where they’re from and what they’re deals are. And so to cover that ground really takes up most of the first movie.”

He goes on: “I know what they have in store for the second one and it’s really cool! It’s more in the vein of the Dragonball saga… it goes into other places, there’s other characters, other fighters and there’s a lot of action that is just really awesome.

Also Known As:
Dragon Ball
Dragonball
Dragonball Evolution
Dragonball Z
Dragonball: Evolution
Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release
Logline: An adult humanoid alien discovers that he was sent to Earth to blend in and destroy our population but instead elects to protect it from an oncoming alien onslaught.
Genres: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr. 25 min.
Release Date: April 8th, 2009 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG for intense sequences of action/violence and brief mild language.
Distributors:
20th Century Fox
Production Co.:
Star Overseas, Dune Entertainment
Studios:
20th Century Fox
Financiers:
Ingenious Film Partners, Big Screen Productions
Filming Locations:
Mexico City, Mexico
Los Angeles, California USA
Produced in: United States