We get this new promo poster from the current convention from our affiliate Dragonballfilm that shows some interesting bits of news. The movie will be promoted at this event, but not only that, a contest will occur that will give a lucky fan the chance to win a pre screening of the actual Dragonball film.

“Release date is April 2009″. Feel the Vital Energy. Win your very own pre-screening of the film. Kamhameha!”

We will keep you informed if anything else new pops up from this event.

With the recent viewing of the Dragonball teaser shown at Brand Licensing Europe Expo, a new teaser was shown a couple days ago at the recent FOX 2009 line up show. Here is the description.

On October 23rd, 20th Century Fox Korea held a 2009 line-up road show at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Hannam-dong, Seoul. At this time, X-MEN and Dragonball special trailers were shown. But unfortunately Joon Park didn’t appear in this trailer. The trailer was edited centering around lead actor Justin Chatwin, Yun-Fat Chow and Emmy Rossum.

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Another source states that another Dragonball will have its own panel at the upcoming expo known as Ficomic. The convention will be held October 30th through November 2nd. Rumor has it that another Dragonball teaser trailer will also be shown at this event (most likely the same one most of us have seen).

But that’s not it. Rumor has it that during Jump Festa (same tour that showed the new Dragonball Z anime special) 20th Century FOX will show a secret Dragonball movie trailer on the date of December 20th. This trailer will most likely be the full blown teaser trailer that we have yet to see (since FOX is aiming for the actual trailer to be released 12/12).

We will update this post if we hear about any more expos/events that Dragonball will be held at.

Thanks goes to dbthemovie.com for providing some of this information.

New York Anime Festival has begun and we pretty much get confirmation that Dragonball The Movie will get its own panel tomorrow. There will be a “top secret” panel, so maybe we will get the trailer tomorrow? There is also a Dragonball autographing session, so expect a few of the actors from the movie to be there.

Day Two of the 2nd New York Anime Festival promises to be full of interesting and newsworthy events, including appearances by special guests Yoshitaka Amano, Hideyuki Kikuchi, the designers of Baby the Stars Shine Bright, and a “Top Secret” panel at 2:15 pm at the Anime News Network Theater. Now why on earth is there a picture from the Dragon Ball movie next to that panel’s description, plus an autograph session at 3:30 pm for Dragon Ball, I’m guessing it might be about… oh heck, just go check it out and see if this is one of the worst kept secrets in NYAF history or a very clever red herring.

Keep informed tomorrow for any possible movie news, spoilers, and media.

Source and thanks to dbthemovie.com for the heads up!

Update

This blog has stated that the top secret panel won’t be meant for Dragonball, but a secret guest that isn’t even Dragonball related. You can all thank this blog for providing false information. Now, this doesn’t mean all hope is lost for Dragonball to appear at NYAF. There is supposely a Dragonball autograph session going on as we speak, so we will keep you informed on that issue.

James Marsters spoke in an interview at Dragon Con ‘08 and mentioned a bit about his role in the Dragonball movie.

The character he most liked was Piccolo. He said that with “Dragonball” he was more involved (he said he didn’t really offer a lot of ideas, etc. to the directors of “P.S. I Love You” and just wanted to do a good job unlike all the other stars of the show) and that he was constantly hashing things out with the director. He also mentioned that his stunt double did only one stunt for him and that the rest of the time he was the one making those leaps, etc. He mentioned that he was showing off for his girlfriend and the room kinda deflated. *grin* Then, after all that, he was like, “I liked Spike too.” (So do we, James. So do we.)

Not sure what question was asked, but he mentioned that he had a fear of being smothered. Apparently the helmets he wore while being an astronaut got him panicked. That he’d go back to his room and have the shakes and a good cry. (Poor guy. But, I can sooo relate to that feeling.)

He was asked about his height being a problem. (This was asked at the Q & A prior to his concert in London.) He gave the same answer, for the most part. Saying that he’d commented to his son that if he was six feet tall, his son would be going to Harvard. He added that A’s were going to be needed for him to get in now.

He mentioned that he was more comfortable on stage, and that it was a lot more fun. That with film, you didn’t perform/act, but were just yourself.

He was asked how he prepared for Piccolo. He mentioned that he’d seen all the episodes with his son, sometimes more than once, that he liked the “message” of the show. That peaceful, humble men =/= weak. Said it was a good message for young men growing up in today’s world, especially in the US.

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Geeks of Doom and Live Journal reports from the second day of Dragon Con with another Marsters Q&A.

He said that the most enjoyable show to shoot of all was DragonBall because he didn’t really have a stunt man and did 99% of the stunts himself and he was scared to death the entire time (he said he has a weird sense of fun ;)).

“I didn’t have to do very much research,” he said of the film. “I have a son, so I’ve probably watched every single episode of Dragon Ball.”

 

The story was something Marsters really identified with, he said, adding that Goku’s nature to choose violence only as a last resort was a trait all young boys should be exposed to.

“Having said that, the hyper-violence of Dragon Ball has to be there, but in the right context,” he said. “I’ve had debates with my son about it.”

Dragon Con 2008 starts 14 days from today. Sadly, there will be no Dragonball panel this year. However, James Marsters (role of Piccolo) will in fact be there. There is also a high possibility that he will doing an interview or two as well. So hopefully this event won’t be totally worthless. Here’s a quote from James Marsters’ Website.

Dragon*Con Private Party / Concert
Be one of the lucky few to join James at an intimate concert and dinner reception

James Marsters will be the guest of honor at a limited sit down buffet style dinner and concert Saturday, August 30, 2008. Limited to only 60 guests, the evening will consist of an acoustic guitar performance and a round robin meet and greet and mingle. Also joining James will be Torchwood’s own Gareth David Lloyd!

The complete schedule for the event will be online August 19th.

Plus, we got these anime conventions to look forward to.

- Anime Festival (August 15-17)
- Anime Evolution (August 22-24)
- MatsuriCon (August 22-24)
- AnimeFest (August 29 - September 1)
- New York Anime Festival (September 26-28)

Click here for the complete list…

On a side note, the Dragonball movie was originally set to release today before the delay.

Here are a few videos capturing the Dragonball Z cosplayers that attended Otakon 2008. Although they are quite corny, they are somewhat humorous.

Cosplayers powering up!?

Mr. Satan

The “Ultimate Dragonball Panel” is now open at Otakon. All updates, discussions, and news will be posted in this article.

7: 00 pm - The Dragonball panel is displayed.

Update : Sorry for the delay. The Dragonball panel is over, we will reveal the details shortly.

Update 2 : Reports from the panel have been delayed, but it seems nothing major occured. But we still have dozens of Anime Conventions to look forward to, a few of them occuring before the end of August. Will we see the Dragonball movie trailer? More than likely. But here are some reports from FUNimation during Otakon…

On Funimation’s calendar for the next month are the Season 6 “Cell Games Saga” Dragon Ball Z box. Sheehan described it as “seven minutes of uncut action” - then quickly corrected himself; of course, he meant to say “seven hundred.” September 16 will be the release date.

And if any of you cosplayers out there that attended this event would like to send in photos of your Dragonball styled costumes, go right ahead. We will display them in the soon to come ‘Fan Works’ section.

Otakon is another anime/manga convention, and guess what will be getting its own panel? Dragonball! The panel is called “Ultimate Dragonball Panel” and will be displayed later tonight (August 9th) at 7:00pm. Stay tuned for more movie and anime news/media.

Below is the full description for the Dragonball panel.

Get ready for an all-inclusive, all-exclusive, all-fandom based panel focused around Akira Toriyama’s legendary series, Dragon Ball. Come join us for discussion on upcoming releases, as well as nostalgia over the series that made most of our childhoods so special. With special treats such as a (slightly improvised) musical performance that manages to explain all three series in under three minutes, every moment of this panel will prove to be a treat to fans of all ages.

Discussion on upcoming releases…Comic Con brought us absolutely nothing, but it seems this convention will in fact provide news. My guess…movie teaser trailer and a sneak peak on the new Dragonball special.

Anyone who is attending this convention will also get the treat to watch the Bardock/Trunks specials and a double feature of Broly. And not to mention an exclusive Q&A with FUNimation.

Join representatives from FUNimation as they reveal upcoming projects, titles, and secrets at this not-to-be-missed industry panel!

Otakon 2008

And don’t forget that DragonCon begins in 20 days (August 29th)! James Marsters, who plays the role of Piccolo in the Dragonball film, is a confirmed guest. A full event schedule for DragonCon will be available August 15th.