Movies: Goku Revealed & Thor & the A-Team as well!?

Too much information (read: rumours) to process so early on a Monday morning! But I am such a suckah for train wreck movies based on comics news.

So first off, let's discuss the "Dragonball" incoming craptavaganza.

The comments by people who've seen the pic are pretty favourable but...this may also be their first adventure onto the big ole' intranets. Or as Flavor Flav would put it, "SAY WHAAAA!?"

And wasn't Emily Rossum in a real movie with Gerald Butler? (Phantom of the Opera.) But I guess now she gets to be Bulma. Same with Chow Yun Fat. Pay them bills!

Yes, we all know things are going to be quality when they hire from the immense talent pool that is the cast of the Real World.

Justin Chatwin as Goku (UPDATE)

Dragonball-live posted what appears to be our first look at Justin Chatwin as Goku. The scan was said to be taken from Shonen Jump #24 in Japan.

UPDATE: Higher quality scan thanks to Sour Mikan. Click to enlarge.

Sour Mikan informs me that the scan is from Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 24 which is available officially this Monday.

I saw the same picture at Shonen Jump Spoiler forum in Japan.
#24 is available at Monday officialy.
I hope official website will update something at Monday.

Along with that he also provides us with a translation.

I’ll grant you a wish…!!

Rumor after rumor but [now] Dragonball live action movie finally comes true !
Director James Wong of Final Destination, and producer the revolutionary film maker Stephen Chow of Shaolin Soccer. Remarkable casts are Son Goku is Justin Chatwin who played Tom Cruise’s son at Steven Spielberg movie War of the Worlds, and Master Roshi is Chow yun-fat of Pirates of the Caribbean.

All Dragonball fan’s wish are granted now ! We will continue to offer new information to you on Jump Cinema Island !

And the Chinese character on the Goku’s T-shirts is “Un”(means luck, fate, fortune)

We’ll keep you updated on any new developments. And while your processing this new information, why not check out the newly revamped crew page.

And now for some A-Team and Thor news courtesy of the Latino Review:

Lemme cut to the chase. Here's what the studios would like to see:

Thor = Brad Pitt!

Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith = Bruce Willis!

I'm actually all for those two choices, so hopefully one of them gets confirmed soon.

Moar Terrible Movies Incoming! The Dragonball Movie & Mortal Kombat the Reboot!

After learning recently about the upcoming "Tekken" movie, I did a bit of digging...and sure enough, I was awarded by some more junk. Hurry for Hollywood is right because only they could dream up movies with the potential of being SO SO terrible that you have no choice but to pay money to watch them (like a train wreck, but infinitely more painful.)

So, first up, Mortal Kombat the Reboot. Lucky for us it will not be based on Mortal Kombat Annihilation. Instead, the director hopes to "recapture the magic of the first movie." ...Wai...what!? When did this magic ever happen!? WHEN!?

Director talks Mortal Kombat reboot
Date : February 8, 2008 Writer : Clint Morris

Filmmaker mink, attached to direct the third installment – or is it a reboot? - of the “Mortal Kombat” movie series, dropped by the compound today to answer questions about the video-game cum film.

The status of the film, as of today, is that “...the Producers are working out their deals with the studio and arranging their financing”, says the director, who helmed Steven Seagal's “Into the Sun”.

mink says the project isn't so much a sequel as it is a “re-envisioning(if that is a word) of the Mortal Kombat franchise from top to bottom. Todays audience is a savvy involved group so the film must be A plus plus in every area in order to capture the magic of the first film. It is taking the entire concept to the next level across the board in every area visual design, story, cast, FX, photography and most importantly the fighting scenes. The original Mortal Kombat game was born a child of many visual loves by the creators at midway so this latest version borrows heavily from that pioneering spirit and must be thought out and executed at the highest level in order for it succeed in today's market place. This is no overnight task.''

Though the IMDB has Christopher Lambert returning as Rayden, mink says casting hasn't begun yet.

“First things first, is the way these larger projects need to be done. It is still in the business stages but once that is squared away all casting options will be explored along with the continued development of the best story line.”

The last we heard the film was supposed to be shot in Louisiana.

''At one point Louisiana was on the table for various reasons. It still maybe in the future if that is appropriate place to work for the picture''.

Though Drew McWeeny and Scott Swan wrote the original draft of the script, “the writing has been handled by the Producers and their writers at Threshold Studios in conjunction with Midway, of course.”

So there you have it. Not quite time to “Fight!” just yet, but when it is, we'll scream “Get Over Here!”.

Meanwhile, the Dragonball movie is coming to us in August 2008 according to IMDB!! YAY!! Here's an old article about it from the Hollywood Reporter. The most awesome thing about this movie, aside Hollywood once more usurping AZN roles from my people and giving them to Canadians and hookers, is that Chow Yun Fat (MR. CHOW YUN FAT to you) will be the dirty Kame Sennin--Roshi or whatever. I'm sure it was the idea of getting "puff puffs" from bitches that sold it to him. Even betterly awesome, it looks like "Spike" from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" will be lean green Piccolo.

I don't know about you, but these movies have the potential of being even more awesomely badder than the Super Mario movie + anything on the Lifetime Movie Channel + "Over Her Dead Body."

Can't wait!!