For some time, I was convinced that a Western based film company taking on the
Dragonball franchise in the live action market was a rumor at best.
Apparently, however, I have underestimated the industry. Check out some information about the project at its
IMDB profile.
For me, the most interesting detail that gets me pondering possibilities is that
James Marsters, who got the fan girls' hearts throbbing with his role of Spike on both Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, is playing the character Piccolo. To have the villian played by someone quite likable suggests to me that Fox may be holding onto the possibility of sequels where Piccolo later joins forces with the Z Fighters.
It should be noted that this is a film adaption of a segment of Dragonball, not the more popular Dragonball Z.