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"Justin Chatwin as Goku" Utterly ridunculous. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ridunculous

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Who is EMILY Rossum?

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why justin chatwin ...i always thought goku was asian only to find out fox americanized the genre and put shitty actors in it even jackie chan would be a good choice..though goke was based on chan may cgi chan ..like angelina jolie in beowulf..even though fox might ruin there chances with this .worst possible cast maybe chow fat is the best choice out of the cast.but goku as justin shit

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"i always thought goku was asian only to find out fox americanized the genre "

Since when has anime characters looked asian?

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@Cander

I'll assume you're reffering to the eyes. In manga and anime the eyes are almost always exaggerated as the artists use the eyes primarily to convey the emotion of the drawn characters.

Just because they have large eyes doesn't always mean they're non-asian.

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For the record... Goku wasn't asian. He was Sayain. Totally different race than human. I have no problem with a white guy playing him but honestly, does anyone think this movie will be any good?

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@Akbar Fazil

This movie has a 90% chance of being awful.

But I have to pick a point with you: I hate the "Goku is an alien, so its okay that he's white." arguement. It irritates me to no end. Mainly because if the shoe was on the other foot it wouldn't work. If WB decided to make a Superman movie with a non-white person playing the lead using the argument, "Superman is an alien, so it doesn't matter what he is" it would be laughable.

The main character, Gokou, predates Dragonball. He's from a Chinese fairytale called, "Journey into the West" which is practically ancient and well known throughout Asia. More to the point, Gokou, if you'll excuse the extremely crude analogue, is Asia's "Superman". I'm not racist, but casting a caucasian in this role is not true to the source material in my opinion.

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Weellll....have you seen the TV series "Lois and Clark"? Ironically, Superman is part Asian. I can't remember anymore, but he's either half or quarter Korean. And it definitely shows. So there ya go. 'Tis already been done. Heck, they were thinking of casting Nicolas Cage as Superman a few years back, weren't they? This doesn't seem so unreasonable. I'm more concerned with acting ability, and martial arts ability myself. Also, about Goku being cast as a Japanese guy- well, I dunno, but I've watched a fair amount of anime, and the Japanese do seem to draw many western features in their characters. I've heard this isn't so, but...eh. I bet they're more concerned with the basics- good acting, good martial arts, staying true to the story, etc. I haven't seen anything Mr. Chatwin has been in, so...can't comment on that, really. :D

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About James Marsters comment that Dragonball has a Shakespearean sense of right and wrong...I actually agree. Yeah, there are outrageous power levels, etc. It perhaps got over the top sometimes. But the core story, the core characters...amazing. And classic. Goku is a remarkable character, and will be very hard to pull of convincingly. About Piccolo...my personal favorite...I'm happy to know that Mr. Marsters is a fan! And I hope they make him as intelligent as he was in the manga. Though I suppose this is Piccolo Snr. not Piccolo Junior...

Hmm. I wonder if there will be a sequel? My mom really really wanted to see Vegeta!

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i al ways fort thed have jet i or tony jar play goku as he woz brought up wit asian namesan asian named wife an has an asian son all the names r asian well then again all the black carracters seem black an a few fighters in the world marshell arts comp have aisan eyes like wild tiger n theguy indragonball withur white turban cant remeber his name also the people in the village in brollis second comeing r all aisan so its all confuseing

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