The live-action movie, Dragonball Evolution’s star pays tribute to Akira Toriyama and also apologizes for the disappointing film.
Dragon Ballis one of the most popularanimeand manga franchises in the world, with several spin-offs and movies under its belt. Akira Toriyama originally published Dragon Ball in 1985, and had been actively working on the manga for over four decades.
His sudden death on March 7 due to acute subdural hematoma has shocked the entire world. Several artists and actorspaid tributeto the legendary mangaka, whose work inspired countless souls. News of the mangaka’s death was revealed via theofficial Dragon Ball Z Twitter account. The account shares a letter to their fans as well as those close to Toriyama.
Justin Chatwin, the Canadian actor who played the live-action Goku in Dragonball Evolution, the Hollywood film adaptation, also paid tribute to Toriyama, along with an apology note.
Dragon Ball live-action actor Justin Chatwin apologizes to Akira Toriyama
Justin Chatwin shared an Instagram story saying, “Rest in peace, brother. And sorry we messed up the adaptation so badly.”
Justin Chatwin, actor of Goku in Dragon Ball Evolution, posted this. Legit really sad.pic.twitter.com/Z8XaiYQVSN
The story is no longer available on Instagram, but oneTwitter userscreenshotted this and shared it.
The live-action movie removed most of the fantasy and sci-fi elements of the original Dragon Ball movie. The film is set in a modern American high school. The story follows young Goku, who goes on a quest to find Master Roshi and the seven Dragon Balls upon his late grandfather’s request.
While Goku only has one of them, he proceeds to collect the rest before Piccolo, who wants to use the power of the Dragon Balls to take over the world. Directed by James Wong and produced by Stephen Chow, Dragon Ball Evolution was released in 2009, earning severe backlash from fans and critics alike. It currently has a score of 2.5 on IMDb and 14% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Tulisha Srivastava is an Anime Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. She is an expert on Shonen series, particularly One Piece and Jujutsu Kaisen. In the past, she has worked for Comic Book Resources. You can contact her at tulisha.srivastava@dexerto.com
