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Dragonball Evolution is a 2009 American science fantasy martial arts action film directed by James Wong, produced by Stephen Chow, and written by Ben Ramsey. It is loosely based on the Japanese Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama, and stars Justin Chatwin, Emmy Rossum, James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Chow Yun-fat, Joon Park, and Eriko Tamura. In Dragonball Evolution, the young Goku reveals his past and sets out to fight the evil alien warlord Lord Piccolo who wishes to gain the powerful Dragon Balls and use them to take over Earth.

The film began development in 2002 and was distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is the first official live-action adaptation of the Dragon Ball series. Dragonball Evolution was released in Japan and several other Asian countries on March 13, 2009, and in the United States on April 10, 2009.

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In 2002, 20th Century Fox acquired the live-action feature film rights to the Dragon Ball franchise from Shueisha, publisher of Toriyama's original manga series. Mark Schilling reported that Toriyama was engaged by 20th Century Fox as a creative consultant.[8] In the same year, Stephen Chow was approached to direct the film, and although he said he was deeply interested because he is a fan of Dragon Ball, Chow declined the chance to direct. Instead, he accepted a role as a producer via his company Star Overseas. Robert Rodriguez, Mark A.Z. Dipp and Zack Snyder were offered to direct but passed. 20th Century Fox then went on to send the script to writer/director James Wong who accepted. In 2007, James Wong and RatPac-Dune Entertainment co-founder Brett Ratner were announced as director and producer respectively, and the project was retitled Dragonball. Ben Ramsey's first draft was deemed too expensive to shoot, and in the end, he wrote about five different drafts of the script following notes from the studio. James Wong wrote the last draft, again according to notes from the studio, but decided to remain uncredited as the co-screenwriter.[9] Chow was a Dragon Ball fan, citing its "airy and unstrained story [which] leaves much room for creation", but explained he would only serve as a producer because he believes that he should only direct stories he had created.[10]

The Hong Kong-based company Enterbay produced a 1:6-scaled line for Dragonball Evolution. A 1:6 Goku figure was made along with Lord Piccolo. Bulma was planned to be the third figure of the series in addition to being the first female figure Enterbay has ever released. Prototypes of the Bulma figure were shown on Enterbay's blog but in November 2010, Enterbay confirmed that Bulma was canceled. Bandai America released a mass-market toy-line based on the movie in time for the theatrical release. The figures came in 4-inch and 6-inch versions.[46] Lastly, Japanese toy company MediCom created stylized Goku and Piccolo Be@rbrick toys to coincide with the release of the film.[47]

Though an American film, Dragonball: Evolution was released in Japan and Hong Kong on March 13, 2009, nearly a month before its American release.[49][50][51] It was released in Australia on April 2 and in the United Kingdom on April 8.[52][53]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 14% of 63 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.6/10. The website's consensus reads: "Executed with little panache or invention, Dragonball Evolution lacks the magic that made the books on which it was based a cult sensation."[67] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 45 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[68] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade C+ on scale of A to F.[69]

Before the film's release, Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama expressed surprise at Dragonball: Evolution and suggested fans treat it as an alternate universe version of his work.[79] In a 2013 interview with Asahi Shimbun, Toriyama revealed that he had felt the script did not "capture the world or the characteristics" of his series and was "bland" and not interesting, so he cautioned and gave suggestions for changes. But the Hollywood producers did not heed his advice, "And just as I thought, the result was a movie I cannot call Dragon Ball."[80][81] Discussing the film in 2016's 30th Anniversary Dragon Ball Chshish - Super History Book, Toriyama wrote: "I had put Dragon Ball behind me, but seeing how much that live-action film ticked me off..."[82]

In 2016, writer Ben Ramsey apologized for the film, writing: "To have something with my name on it as the writer be so globally reviled is gut-wrenching. To receive hate mail from all over the world is heartbreaking. [...] I went into the project chasing after a big payday, not as a fan of the franchise but as a businessman taking on an assignment. I have learned that when you go into a creative endeavor without passion you come out with sub-optimal results, and sometimes flat-out garbage. So I'm not blaming anyone for Dragonball [Evolution] but myself."[84][85][86]

At the time it was released, plans were in place for a sequel film to Dragonball Evolution. In a 2009 interview with IGN, James Marsters, who played King Piccolo, said that he had signed on for three films and expressed interest in making as many as seven, stating that his character "only really gets interesting in the second film".[89] Justin Chatwin commented that subsequent films would feature elements from the Dragon Ball Z portion of the franchise, likely delving further into his Saiyan origins, and introducing Gohan and Vegeta, which he felt was "really exciting. It goes into the whole legend of Dragonball".[89] A script for a sequel was being written before the film's release.[90] Marsters said that he would have reprised his role in future films, having "every intention of fulfilling the arc of Piccolo in live-action". Marsters indicated that the planned arc would feature elements from Dragon Ball Z, potentially including Piccolo's reincarnation and redemption, which would merge Piccolo and his son Piccolo Jr. into one character.[90] Chatwin and Chung also expressed their hopes that Goku's best friend Krillin would be included in a sequel, noting "their dynamic in the anime's just too good not to use in this movie. If the studio knew better, they'd already have people lined up for auditions". However, the film's poor commercial and critical performance caused any planned sequels to be canceled.

Chi-Chi (, Chichi) is a character in the 2009 film Dragonball Evolution. She is an adaptation of Chi-Chi, one of the longest-running protagonists of Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball franchise and is portrayed by Jamie Chung.

Dragonball: Evolution may very well be one of the worst films of the past 12 months or so - I am actually struggling to think of the last movie I thought was quite as bad as this one was. And it's not one of those cases where it's just not my cup of tea... No, this is a flat-out bad movie in pretty much every area that makes up a motion picture.

Thank you, Ben, for the apology, and for trusting me to share it with Dragon Ball fans.Update May 6: Read the original Dragonball Evolution script that Ben Ramsey submitted to Fox before it was changed by the producers.Update May 10: Ben Ramsey replies to the fans.TweetTags:dragon balldragonball evolutioninterviewlight of hopelive actionnewsAbout Derek PadulaDerek Padula is the author of The Dao of Dragon Ball and "It's Over 9,000!" Connect with Derek on Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook. Goku inspires him to rise higher!

All of which makes the failure of the 2009 live-action Hollywood adaptation even more confusing. Dragonball Evolution theoretically came at the perfect time; fans were young enough to remember seeing Dragon Ball Z on TV, but there was nothing else new being produced. A cinematic interpretation of Dragon Ball was something many had been crying out for and the eventual realization of that wish sent waves of anticipation throughout the western anime community. Of course, Dragonball Evolution ended up being infamously bad and arguably popularized the notion that live-action anime adaptations were doomed to fail. After all, if Dragon Ball can mess up entirely, surely anything can. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Dragonball Evolution got everything wrong but, specifically, why was the film such a huge failure?

Anime fans can often be heard passionately complaining any time a planned live-action adaptation makes a deviation from the source material - moving Death Note from Japan to the U.S., for example - and Dragonball Evolution is partly responsible for that cynicism. Director, Stephen Chow, was entirely unfamiliar with Dragon Ball while working on the movie and that is very much evident in the fact that the finished product barely resembles what fans know and love. Almost every part of the mythology is changed, even when it serves no purpose to do so. The Dragon Balls were created by mystics, Saiyans were once enslaved by Piccolo and Grandpa Gohan's death is rewritten wholesale. Even the type of moon needed for Goku to transform into an Oozaru was altered. The basic premise of the film is a very loose adaptation of the original Dragon Ball's King Piccolo saga, but almost every element feels unfamiliar. In terms of making changes for the sake of being different, Dragonball Evolution is a prime culprit.

Perhaps the cardinal sin of Dragonball Evolution is the American high school-style setting, which itself comes from the studio, director and writer all misunderstanding their film's target audience. Mirroring the decision to make Goku a teenager, 20th Century Fox clearly identified Dragon Ball's strong adolescent following and reasoned those teenagers would be looking for a movie that reflected their own lives - something that encompassed everyday high school problems, young crushes and the dilemma of how to fit in at a 'cool kids party' when you keep turning into a murderous alien ape. 17dc91bb1f