Dragonball Evolution - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[scarlett]

In Dragon Ball (1986), Goku was a 12-year-old at the beginning of the story and 15 when he fought King Piccolo, but in this movie, Dragonball: Evolution (2009), he was made to be 18. He also does not have a tail in the film.

[bernice]

Matt Mullins was rumored for the role of Vegeta in the (at the time) planned sequel.

[leo]

The film was mostly shot in an abandoned jeans factory in Durango, Mexico with blue and green screens.

[nicholas]

Dragonball: Evolution (2009) was one of the films that Fox Studios owned the rights to for years but had not green-lit production for. However, due to the Writer's Strike of 2007-2008, it was finally pushed into production (this was also the case for The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008)).

[tammy]

Justin Chatwin considered it an honor to play Son Goku, saying, "He is a very important and epic character. He is always seeing the positive side of things, does good things, and always tries to help and take care of the weak, not only pursuing his power. He is a dependable and loving man, as well as a boy." However, when Mexican media reporters approached him about the film during production, Chatwin quietly and nervously praised the film's take on the famous franchise.

[michele]

Appropriately, Justin Chatwin previously appeared in War of the Worlds (2005), as a character who had Dragonball toys on his bedroom shelf.

[bernice]

It was suggested to give the entire cast special wigs of different colors, to keep the essence of the "Dragon Ball" anime, but James Wong vetoed this idea to make the film more realistic. However, Emmy Rossum had a blue streak dyed in her hair and Justin Chatwin had his hair touched to make it spiky so that their respective characters possessed a classic yet distinctive look.