Once the disney-Fox deal goes through, I believe Disney will now technically own the live action rights to DBZ. I would love for them to to do it justice. Some of these youtube DBZ fan films are great for the resources they are working with.
I feel like DBZ on screen can get a pass with Avatar fantasy cgi effects for its characters and cinamatic universe.
That way no one bitches what the ethnicity should be.
Also considering the hair.
Realism, wud be cheesy and cringey as hell.
I just think they would have to invest a shitload of money into it to make it good. It would be such a difficult and painstaking process to do it justice.Dragonball Z is ready for a live-action film.
Seeing Man of Steel, Batman vs. Superman, Marvel films like Hulk, Thor, Avengers etc. Confirms it.
A DBZ film should be a cross of Man of Steel (Goku is basically Superman on the big screen) The Raid fight techniques (fast paced and non stop countering) with a dashing of Blade (bad-assery scenes and relentless pace)
But it must be handled delicately with the right people with the right passion behind it and ofocurse the right budget.
Anytime you are making a film with super human beings who can fly and destroys cities in seconds it cannot be a B movie with cheap effects.
There's a Japanese Fullmetal Alchemist live action movie with Japanese actors, so if that's good, maybe it'll set the example.Dragonball Z is ready for a live-action film.
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