Another former Buffy (and Angel) cast member who is faring somewhat better, output wise, is James Marsters. The biggest bad that ever there was has taken his place in Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood and is set to star in the live-action version of perennial cartoon fave Dragonball. Talking to TV Guide about the upcoming Fox flick, the man who would be Spike said: "Oh, Dragonball is the coolest television cartoon in the last 50, 000 years. It's got a Shakespearean sense of good and evil. The movie has incredible action scenes with characters with unbelieveable powers. It's going to be really visually exciting." He adds on his official website: “I'm not really allowed to talk about any of the movie details, but I can say that (writer/director) James Wong is obviously a gifted and insightful director. "When I got the role I had doubts. The more I live with it I realize that I am going to rock this harder than I have anything in my life – I'm hungry for it.” The 2008-slated movie finds Marsters yet again playing the bad guy as he attempts to take over the world using the mythical titular macguffins. Up-and-comer Justin Chatwin is a young lad named Goku who’s given the task of trying to stop him. Bolstering the cast are Jamie Chung, Emmy Rossum, Eriko Tamura, Joon Park and Chow Yun-Fat.

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Can't wait to see how this film will turn out. Although the tv-series were the epitome of campy and sluggish storytelling, the action was unmatched. So the film can be better than the cartoon if they have a good script and keep the action the same. However the film has a big disadvantage: it takes place in the King Picollo saga. Which is way less interesting than the whole Freiza/Saiyan-saga and it has no Vegeta. That's like the X-men films without Wolverine, Scrubs without Dr. Cox and Star Wars... Read More Bluehawk About me
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God Tourchwood was shit last night, can someone please tell Russel Davies that 'Adult' doen't have to mean everyone is a bi-sexual nympho. It's pathetic. ... Read More CameronJames About me
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Despite the mixed reaction to many of the choices made thus far in adapting the anime, Marsters' casting has definitely won the faith of many fans. Can't wait to see how demonic his make-up will be. ... Read More doctorolorinbats1975 About me
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