Justin Chatwin, aka Goku, arrives on the Mexico City set for his new film Dragon Ball, which took place at the filming at UNITEC’s (Universidad Tecnológica de México) Coyoacan Campus.
James Marsters (demon king Piccolo), Jamie Chung (Chi-Chi), Emmy Rossum, Eriko Tamura and Joon Park costar in the live-action adaptation of the manga, which will open in theaters nationwide on August 15, 2008.
James Kyson Lee (Heroes) is rumored to play Z Fighter Yamucha.
Japanese manga phenomenon Dragonball Ball Z is coming to the bigscreen, per Variety.
Justin Chatwin (War of the Worlds) and James Marsters (Buffy, Angel) have joined the cast and will begin shooting later this month.
Chatwin, 25, will star as Goku, a powerful warrior who protects the Earth from an endless stream of rogues bent on dominating the universe and controlling the mystical objects from which the film takes its name. He has already begun training with 87Eleven, the stunt performance company behind the action sequences in The Matrix, The Bourne Supremacy, Mr. & Mrs. Smith and 300.
Marsters, 45, is onboard as the film’s villain, demon king Piccolo.
Dragon Ball Z:The Movie is set for a worldwide Aug. 15 release.
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Co-stars Julianne Moore and Clive Owen attended last night’s screening of Children Of Men at the Tribeca Grand Screening Room last night in New York City. The after-party was sponsored by The Cinema Society and GQ and held at the Soho Grand Penthouse. Julianne was accompanied by husband director Bart Freundlich.
Also pictured below: Iman, Julia Stiles, Heather Graham, Molly Sims, director Alfonso Cuarón (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Y tu mamá también), Justin Chatwin, and Andrew Saffir (film company Indyssey Entertainment).
Children of Men opens in limited theaters on Christmas, Dec. 25.
