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- DBZ Live Action Movie Update!
• Wow, almost six days since the last post. Sorry, I was quite busy this past week with things to do. Anyway, here's some news that I picked up on the DBZ Live Action movie, courtesy of Sam from SzR:

According to what is being reported on the IMDb database and The Movie Insider; the live action DBZ movie is tentatively scheduled for a 2007 release. The filming for the live action will take place at Sydney and New South Wales, in Australia by Fox Studios. It's being directed by Roland Emmerich. Futhermore, Ben Ramsey and Tedi Sarafian will be writing the story and screenplay for the movie; based on Akira Toriyama's original storyline.

Also, according to a summary written by The Hollywood Reporter, the live-action movie will be based upon the "first 2 sagas" of Dragonball TV series; which are the Saiyan Saga and the Namek Saga. In related news, According to the July issue of Teen People Magazine, ‘Tom Welling’ is hoping to land the role of Goku in the upcoming live-action Dragonball Z movie.

- Source: SzR

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• Posted: Friday, August 13 2004 » Skye
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- More Budokai 3 News...
• For those of you in the San Francisco bay area, here's your lucky chance! On August 18th, Atari will be appearing at the PlayStation store in the Sony Metreon to play a demo version of Dragonball Z: Budokai 3. Daisuke Uchiyama, chief producer of Bandai Co. Ltd, will be making a guest appearance to entertain excited fans with the game. Here's information on location and timing...

Date: Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2004

Location: Metreon Sony PlayStation Store
101 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 369-6040

Product Info: Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3
Rated RP
Ships November 16, 2004
PlayStation 2 exclusive

Event Time: 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM

The first 100 fans to show up will receive permission to enter the game demonstration. Events of the gathering include autographing sessions, prizes and giveaways, and the chance to meet some of the chief officers in charge of Budokai: 3. For those fans wearing Dragonball cosplay, Atari will treat you to enter a drawing in which the winner will be able to battle Mr. Uchiyama himself in Budokai 3! Forget bringing a camera, filming of the game will NOT be allowed. That's all for now, have a great day!

- Source: Amars DBZN

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• Posted: Saturday, August 07 2004 » Skye
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- Official Return? Some Readworthy News!
• Hey everyone! Wow, it's been such a long time since you last heard from me. I was busy with my own website, summer happenings, and even more so therefore I wasn't able to point much attention to DBGTN. Please, I ask excuse my absence. I had been considering returning to help fRaNk and the remaining staff of the website out for a while, but I just never got around to doing it until now. Anyway, along with my return comes some great news!

First off, FUNimation has posted on the official Dragonball Z website that they are considering a brand new 7 days-a-week 24/7 anime channel! They are asking for fan opinions, so be sure to go on over there and complete their survey. It's located at http://www.dragonballz.com/ - simply click on the survey link below the "Featured News" section.

Next up, I was researching some information on Budokai 3 and I came across this website. They've collected a good percentage of information regarding the game and its release. You can find the website by clicking here.

Well, that's all for now. I'll continue to stay active on the website for the time being.

• (10 Comments)
• Posted: Saturday, August 07 2004 » Skye
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