It looks like rumors of Dragonball’s cancellation were untrue. Fox has responded to news that plans were set in motion to scrap the picture as hogwash. We get the scoop from superheroflix:
The film was completed a while ago, and the reasons for moving the film’s release date from this summer to next spring was to insure that all of the needed special effects were completed. We have a source that is very close to the film. And he/she says that the first edit is done, and that it has been shown to those “higher ups” at Fox. And that they love the finished film. Our studio contact, who we aren’t allowed to name at the moment, worked on the production, and has seen the completed movie. Everyone involved seems to think they have a hit on their hands, and he even went on to say that it was “pretty darn awesome. There is certainly talk about a sequel. I have no doubt that it will happen. I’m sure that it will be a trilogy.”
There you have it folks, Dragonball is still a go. For those of you that are fans of the franchise and looking forward to the film, I hope I made your day as the bearer of good news. I thought this news may be too good to be true when I heard it, even if the film sucks studios usually have no problem throwing shit at us in order to make their money back.
As far as the rebuttal goes, it seems overly positive. The quality of the film can only be determined once the gates have been opened and the fans are able to share their thoughts. Avi Arad also killed any hope of me ever believing a studio news release ever again when he said “Galactus will not be a storm cloud.”
