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A large amount of Dragonball Evolution was shot in an abandoned jeans factory, also located in Durango, Mexico. [29] Stephen Chow originally wanted to cast Zhang Yuqi, with whom he worked on CJ7, for the part of Chi Chi, but the role eventually went to Jamie Chung. [10] [17] Filming [ edit ]He somehow knows there’s a Ball in a small Asian village, and he knows there’s one at Goku and Gohan’s house, but somehow, he doesn’t know that Goku took it to school that day. Anyway, Piccolo smashes their house and kills Gohan, who tells Goku to find Master Roshi (Chow Yun-Fat) with his dying words. That’s when Dragon Ball main character Bulma (Emmy Rossum) rolls up. Screenshot: 20th Century Southall, James. " Dragonball: Evolution, Exciting action score marks a real return to form for Tyler". Movie Wave. Archived from the original on May 3, 2009 . Retrieved May 18, 2009. a b "Dragonball Sequel Already Has A Script". Screen Rant. April 5, 2009. Archived from the original on September 3, 2020 . Retrieved January 14, 2018.

You know, I just peeked at the Dragon Ball wiki, and this doesn’t seem to be that far off from the manga other than the high school thing. It’s truncated, sure, but it would have to be for a movie, right? Dan Goldwasser (February 6, 2009). "Brian Tyler scores Dragonball Evolution". ScoringSessions.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012 . Retrieved February 6, 2009. In the manga, Oozaru, otherwise known as the Great Ape, is a Saiyan trait, as all Saiyans have the ability to transform into them. In the film, Oozaru was an ancient god who helped Piccolo destroy the earth, and is being reborn in Goku (as an adaptation of the notorious full moon transformation from the series) for unknown reasons.Even though this movie is based on the King Piccolo Saga of Dragon Ball, it combines different storylines from the original Dragon Ball manga (examples being: Goku being 18 and Grandpa Gohan being alive, Oozaru and Lord Piccolo encountered during the same period).