DBTheMovie has recieved more new Dragonball movie pictures from their anonymous source. This time we got two brand new images of Piccolo. We can now clearly see his wardrobe and the fact he is light green. Piccolo will be going through various stages throughout the movie and some are refering this stage as pre-green. His appearance will become more green as the movie progresses. Enjoy!

In this new photo of Goku from the upcoming Dragonball film, it shows his usual self and hunger. We see Goku sitting on Bulma’s bike eating some kind of drumstick. Hopefully this image is a sign that we will see Goku have that insane hunger in the movie as he did in the anime.

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According to Actors Access, the Dragonball film will begin re shooting starting October 30th. This process is meant to add extra scenes and re film certain scenes. This is very common during post production in movies. Is there a possibility that this may delay the movie, but for the better? I think so. Here are the details that were provided from the site.

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Dragonball Live posted an article from the french magazine Cine Live that reports some Dragonball movie aspects from director James Wong and Producer Tim Van Rellim. They reveal what the ‘volcano’ pre release picture is used for in movie and if Master Roshi stays true to his manga character.

Is Roshi true to the manga character?

“Yes, somewhat,” said director James Wong. “We kept his main features, like his humor. But in the manga Roshi is a true sexual pervert, which wouldn’t work in a family film. So we removed that part of the character.”

“I discovered that Dragonball had such a rich universe that it would take several films to cover all of its treasures. My goal with this movie is not to convince existing fans that Dragonball is great, they already know this, but to give a new audience. More adults, as I was a neophyte myself before discovering the manga!”

Director Tim Van Rellim reveals the volcano

“Here, we can build a large [volcano], including the decoration of the volcano where the hero must take one of seven Dragon Balls.” The crater is impressive, gigantic artificial arena. “By day, the volcano is nothing. But at night, the lighting for the scene takes it to another dimension.” And that’s not counting the digital special effects that will fill the green screen with lava.

DBTheMovie.com posted a scan from SFX magazine which features a new interview with James Marsters (Piccolo). He reveals a few new details from the Dragonball movie.

Have you met any Dragonball fans?
Iam one. I watched every episode of Dragonball, and Dragonball Z, and Dragonball GT.

How true to the anime will the Dragonball film be?
The thing to remember about the first film is that it’s not Dragonball Z, it’s Dragonball. There was an entire season of the anime Dragonball which no one really watches, because the lead character, Goku, is just a little kid. It doesn’t quite have the power of Dragonball Z. But it is the beginning and you just can’t skip past that. In the film, they didn’t make Goku a little kid - we meet Goku on his 18th birthday. So it exists in a world kind of between Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z in tone.

If you’re familiar with Dragonball, you know that my character - Lord Piccolo - starts out as a very old man. Which might be kind of a shock for people expecting the Piccolo from Dragonball Z. He’s the villain. He’s been in prison for 2,000 years, he’s old, he’s angry. His youth has been taken from him. He’s been searching for the Dragonballs so that he can turn himself back into his younger self. This is right out of the cartoon.

I fought to make him as old and ugly as possible. I wanted there to be a truly memorable transformation on with audiences going, “Oh my God, that young guy played that old guy?”

The first time we did the make up it took 17 hours. I think that was really down to me pressing for more age and more decrepitude.

Is there flying in the movie?
Oh my God, yeah. Lots of flying.

Bulma’s character, Emmy Rossum, spoke with MTV recently. She reveals a few spoilers including info regarding Piccolo and info about future DB movie merchandise including the video game and action figures.

With shooting completed for the live-action adaptation of popular anime/manga series “Dragonball,” actress Emmy Rossum told MTV News that she’s finally washed the blue coloring out of her hair and returned to a life sans catsuit and cartoon weaponry — but with a few new skills in her repertoire.

“In it, [I'm] riding a motorcyle in a leather catsuit, so that’s always fun — and I have five guns that spin all around,” said Rossum of her role as Bulma, the sometimes-partner to the film’s hero, Goku (played by Justin Chatwin). “I had never ridden a motorcycle before. I think I was more concerned about the safety of the people in the crew because sometimes I would lose control and veer randomly off into people.”

As for her character’s fondness for gunplay, Rossum said she’d never fired — or even held — a gun before “Dragonball,” but feels more than confident about pulling off her character’s trigger-happy habits thanks to some training with local Marines.

That calm-under-fire training will probably come in handy for the “Phantom of the Opera” actress, considering the level of scrutiny an adaptation of one of the anime and manga worlds’ most popular properties brings with it. According to Rossum, fans should be pleasantly surprised with the way the property has been translated to a live-action project.

“When I signed on to the project, I was a big fan of the anime and knew [Bulma] as the iconic blue, bobbed character and wanted to stay true to that — but we also wanted to make it realistic,” explained Rossum. “So in keeping with the director and what the studio really wanted, we adapted her look to be a little more realistic and human, and little bit more believable for contemporary day. She’s pretty bad-ass, but still quirky and fun, and kind of ridiculous in the way she is in the anime.”

That doesn’t mean the legions of “Dragonball” faithful aren’t far from her mind, though. Rossum said her first encounter with “Dragonball” was the Saturday morning cartoon, only to realize that “it’s really so much more than that — from the comic to [the cartoon] to the whole franchise and brand, so many people feel such a closeness to these characters.”

“So, it’s a little bit stressful to play a character that so many people hold close to their hearts,” she admitted, “but you just hope you do it justice and they like it.”

Rossum also hinted at a few aspects of the film that should have fans guessing, telling MTV News that she’s “seen some wax molds” for potential action figures, and cautiously acknowledged that a video game based on the film was “a possibility.”

Possibly the most interesting tease she offered up was her anticipation of not only seeing “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” alum James Marsters appear on screen in his role as Lord Piccolo, but also “an incredible monster that I can’t talk about that is very, very tall.”

“It’s actually a very tall man — an 8-foot man,” she added. “It’s based on something else from the… You know, I can’t really say anything else.”

Motorcycle incidents and catsuits aside, Rossum said she’d be up for a return to the role in a “Dragonball” sequel, and vehemently denied rumors that the project was in danger of being cancelled or otherwise shut down.

“Oh, no. I really doubt that’s possible,” said Rossum. “That’s not going to happen.”

Our friends over at DBTheMovie.com managed to get an exclusive with the new casted character, Gabriela de la Garza. It was revealed not too long back that she was added to the Dragonball movie cast. She reveals more details on her minor role in this interview.

DBtheMovie: What is your characters role / purpose in the movie? How long were you on set?
Gabriela de la Garza: I am an Avatar, and I give information to other characters. I was only one day on set and one day for wardrobe and make-up design which is awesome.

DBtheMovie: Were you familiar with Dragonball before being cast?
A: I knew Dragon Ball Z from the Tv series and of course also knew the impact it has worldwide. Thats why despite of having a small role, I really was excited to do it. Is one of those experiences, full of fantasy, you dont have every day.

DBtheMovie: How was it like working with the director James Wong?
A: Working with James Wong was great. He is a very specific kind of person and he can really transmit the idea he has for every scene. He really cares about the details so I am sure the movie will be beyond extraordinary!

DBtheMovie: Where did you shoot your scenes?
A: I shot my scenes with a green screen at Estudios Churubusco.

DBtheMovie: Did you get to work with any of the cast?
A: I worked alone, I mean with no other member of the cast. I met Justin [Chatwin] while doing our make up and he is a very cool guy, He was exited to be working in Mexico. We had a nice talk.

DBtheMovie: And finally, do you think the fans of the show will be satisfied with this adaptation?
A: Be sure not only the fans, but everybody who sees the movie will be very, very pleased and satisfied with the result. I think the director, the cast, the production, everything is part of a huge success, and I am very proud to be part of it.

 Edward French (the make up designer for Piccolo) has posted up a sneak peak at Piccolo. He says he can’t reveal Piccolo’s face yet due to FOX (which you can see via our gallery). Here’s the full details from the scan.

As many of you hardcore sci-fi fans know, I applied the Piccolo make up for the soon to be released feature film Dragonball. To the many hyper loyal fans of Dragonball…I hope you understand that Iam obligated by the almighty 20th Century FOX to keep Piccolo’s kisser top secret for the time being. When this eagerly awaited epic opens I will be posted a complete step by step photo gallery of the amazing transformation of James Marsters into Lord Piccolo. Stay tuned to this webpage.