So I may have mentioned already that there is plans to make a Dragonball film. I don't know if this is a continuation of the trend of making Akira Toriyama films, or maybe the dude has signed away all his copyrights or... I dunno.
Anyway, Goku's going to be played by (no surprise here) Justin Chatwin of Chumscrubber and War of the Worlds fame. The guy's canadian, so I have a bit of a soft spot for him, but still: THIS IS AN ANIME. JAPANESE. THERE SHOULD BE JAPANESE ACTORS IN IT.
It was bad enough the entire cast of 21 was replaced by white kids as opposed to the original asians. Not to mention how now Akira is taking place in Neo-New York as opposed to Neo-Tokyo. But now this?
Christ this shit makes me angry. And don't bother mentioning that in anime they draw people in a way that makes them look white. I don't care. They're asian. Done.
Oh snap. I just read that James Marsters is playing Piccolo, the main villain. That's right, Spike, from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. There's a picture of Piccolo from the anime below.
I can't believe it. He's got the right face I guess, but to see Spike all green, would probably pull me right the fuck out of the movie.
Hollywood has a lot to answer for, and it only seems to be getting worse. Here's hoping that Jame's Cameron's Avatar pulls through with the needed originality to perhaps inspire the other "creative" minds of California. But I'm not holding my breath, they'll probably just rip it off.
Whatever.
Point is, this movie is going to be stupid. I've never been so sure of something in my life.
Anyway, Goku's going to be played by (no surprise here) Justin Chatwin of Chumscrubber and War of the Worlds fame. The guy's canadian, so I have a bit of a soft spot for him, but still: THIS IS AN ANIME. JAPANESE. THERE SHOULD BE JAPANESE ACTORS IN IT.
It was bad enough the entire cast of 21 was replaced by white kids as opposed to the original asians. Not to mention how now Akira is taking place in Neo-New York as opposed to Neo-Tokyo. But now this?
Christ this shit makes me angry. And don't bother mentioning that in anime they draw people in a way that makes them look white. I don't care. They're asian. Done.
Oh snap. I just read that James Marsters is playing Piccolo, the main villain. That's right, Spike, from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. There's a picture of Piccolo from the anime below.
I can't believe it. He's got the right face I guess, but to see Spike all green, would probably pull me right the fuck out of the movie.Hollywood has a lot to answer for, and it only seems to be getting worse. Here's hoping that Jame's Cameron's Avatar pulls through with the needed originality to perhaps inspire the other "creative" minds of California. But I'm not holding my breath, they'll probably just rip it off.
Whatever.
Point is, this movie is going to be stupid. I've never been so sure of something in my life.
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