Rumor Mill: Pre-viz?

Posted by JP | Images, Rumor | Monday 18 August 2008 11:10 am

Holy Dragonball dry spell Batman! 

The lack of any exciting news lately has been killer. Unfortunately I don’t have the remedy. But what I do have is something that could either be a quick look at Piccolo, or a huge load of crock. 

DBMB reader Mole-Man claims he saw some early pre-viz work for Dragonball. Did he or didn’t he? You decide!

I got the chance to see some Pre-viz shots of the upcoming Dragoball movie.I can’t tell you how I got to see it,but I can give you descriptions of what I saw.

The shots weren’t very interesting, But I also got to see a render of Piccolo (made before Marsters was cast).

The first shot was just a dragonball floating in the sky, It started to glow and then exploding into the Dragonball logo.

The next shot was of a futuristic motorcycle speeding through the desert and a rocket suddenly hits the back of the cycle causing the driver (didnt look like bulma but i could be mistaken) to fly off and smash into the ground.

The last thing I got to see before having to leave was a render of piccolo.It was very detailed.the only thing wrong was that he looked too young.

He also provided an image which you can view above. I would again like to repeat that I can’t confirm this is true and I am not saying that it is. Just thought we could have a little fun speculating while we await more solid news. 

EDIT: Like we all assumed, it’s a load of bull! But hey, it was fun speculating, right? 

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Comments (145) for “Rumor Mill: Pre-viz?”

  1. Shade Says:

    First.

    Also, the Piccolo looks pretty good.

  2. darkchild Says:

    ok wtf!! if thats piccol im very pissed it better not be real and its just some computer animetion others wies this is a sorry ass movie

  3. VANSWON Says:

    remember what james marsters said he thot piccelo looked to young and he wanted him to look older. :|

  4. ATXhorns Says:

    IM BACK BITCHES!! no but seriously been gone a while just good to be back. Man i thought that since ive been gone a pretty long time that the news would be poppin…well hopefully its quiet becuase they are working hard on post p. but this isn’t the piccilo were going to see soo chill

  5. Junior Says:

    That thing “I can’t tell you how I got to see it” gives the lie.

  6. JP Says:

    How so?

  7. Mr. Popo Says:

    I am going to say it’s fake because there is not much to the source of the piccolo pic. and that does not look like marsters. he has a destinct look kind of vampire like.

    put on the small emmy rossum video to end the dry spell
    :D :?: :D

  8. avenged Says:

    If you read it, he said it was made before Marsters was casted.

  9. 5aucy Says:

    So I found out why there is so little news and almost no promotion…

    http://newsstore.smh.com.au/apps/previewDocument.ac?docID=GCA00869171NWS

    it’s a financial report from News Cooperation (which owns a ton of companies… including 20th century fox…)

    “The Company believes that the pre-release marketing of a feature film is an integral part of its motion picture distribution strategy and generally begins marketing efforts three to six months in advance of a film’s release date in any given territory. The Company markets and distributes its films worldwide principally through its own distribution and marketing companies.”

    So there. Stop Bitchin.

  10. NimbusRyder Says:

    I think it looks pretty legit, and quiet well done

  11. Jessssssse Says:

    That looks like Piccolo!! AMAZING NEWS MAN!!!!

    WOOH!

  12. saiyankid89 Says:

    yo popo what emmy rossum vid are u talkin about?

  13. ROb Says:

    It looks like Piccolo’s face, but where are the antennas? While the antennas don’t play really any role in the manga, they are still a CORE part in Piccolo’s appearance.

  14. JP Says:

    Really?

  15. Trizz Says:

    It has already been known that this Piccolo wouldn’t have any antennas. But how soon would they start modeling Piccolo? Marsters hasn’t even been cast! And why would they wait this long to put it on the net?

  16. trunksluver4life Says:

    It looks okay, but yea way too young. Who knows anymore its probably a fake. :?

  17. Sicarius Says:

    I think it looks good for what it is! If its fake then its just a great render…

    Real? would of been made before James was cast so it wouldn’t of been built to look like him.

    Antennas? well I don’t think that they are needed that much tbh it does look like a nice piece…

    Yes its a “pretty” looking “Namek” but don’t forget the fact he will be more “ugly/rough” looking was only changed once Masters was brought on board.

    Either way its a nice post fake or real! nice to see some art work and hats off to the artist!

  18. Scorpio82 Says:

    The antennae were one of the things me and my friends used to laugh at when we watched the show, so if they do make their way into the film without looking ridiculous, I’ll be impressed.

  19. xwolverine2 Says:

    F-A-K-E….

  20. Samboni Says:

    darkchild Says:

    ok wtf!! if thats piccol im very pissed it better not be real and its just some computer animetion others wies this is a sorry ass movie
    _________________________________________________
    didnt you read the article ? It says ” I also got to see a render of Piccolo (made before Marsters was cast)” So if this is true that mean its a computer render of piccolo. It will probably not like like this since it was made before they casted James Marsters.

  21. Caleb Holoman Says:

    So wait….Piccolo will NOT have antennae?!

  22. Jessssssse Says:

    This might an original thought how Piccolo will look.

  23. Dowler Says:

    if they took that and changed it to masters face structure it would look good

  24. Jessssssse Says:

    On the Fake Picture of Piccolo we had AAAWWWIIILLLEEE back, That fake did’nt have Antenna’s and neither does this.

    Could there be a Connection… Probably Not but, yeahh.

  25. Studd Says:

    lol, jessssssse

  26. Destored Says:

    I think this guys lying.

  27. BradBalboa Says:

    i dont think piccolo will have anteni in the film but anyways….

  28. Caleb Holoman Says:

    Hey yo Trizz, where did you hear that Piccolo won’t have antennae?

  29. 92blk350 Says:

    that looks like it could be from star trek or something like that

  30. Mom Says:

    Better than nothing

  31. 92blk350 Says:

    it’s kind of a cliche alien, thanks for rattling the cage though, jp

  32. LegendOfPhil Says:

    Piccolo needs big pointy ears and anteni, thats who piccolo is. The Anteni is a signature for his apperance and gives a bug-like feel to him for his regeneration. The ears he uses alot for super-hearing. And besides, hes a friggin Green dude, what difference would it make to get rid of his Anteni and Ears, if ur gonna be ridiculous enough to keep him green then go the whole shah-bang with his other features.

    Im just a Piccolo fan myself so I dont want them messing him up, he seems the easiest to keep accurate in a Live Action adaptation, One: Hes an Alien, Two: He looks non-human so his other characteristics can be kept, Three: He’s bald so no ridiculous Anime-hair to maintain, …I mean its just so friggin easy to adapt him properly, why wouldnt they :evil:

    End Rant

  33. Theodius Says:

    I CANNOT wait for this movie. The DB/Z/GT series has been my all time favorite,im a pretty big fan. I think i have about every single action figure there is :D . the bes part of the movie..is its coming out on my birthday!!!!ironic

  34. Junior Says:

    This is so fake that even DBthemovie didn’t post it. Stop posting any shit JP.

  35. Karen Says:

    Well..i have to say i like the pic
    But i think It may be Fake :S

  36. Eitarô (BRAZIL) Says:

    mY FRIENDS SAY THAT PIC IS fake…

    but i thing thats pic is real!

  37. Eitarô (BRAZIL) Says:

    how i change my photo people??Xd

    I like to know… :D

  38. dbz fan Says:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4efFdiIWjs&feature=related

    guys im thinking this is the trailerof dragonball no joke…..but if its not its def a rllllllllyyy realistic video check it out!!!!

  39. NimbusRyder Says:

    @Theodius:

    please look up the definition of Ironic

  40. The Dude Says:

    Im gonna go ahead and say that its just a picture of some statue or just a 3d rendering

    Not Mr.P :(

  41. IndianaSlasher Says:

    Fake photo-shopped picture of Derek Mears take a look.

    http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1484820480/nm0575216

  42. Jessssssse Says:

    Definition of Ironic

    Poignantly contrary to what was expected or intended: madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker.

    So Theodius it is not Ironic!

  43. dragonsoul2 Says:

    dbz fan: That is fan made trailer, made by lebnash1. He did a really kickass job with that thing.

  44. JoseMP Says:

    I dont know if thats real or fake but this picture created by Fherot looks much better: http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y124/Leolus/Piccolo_Concept.jpg

  45. JoseMP Says:

    lol nice find IndianaSlasher. So it turned out to be fake roflmao.

    Btw how the hell did you found that lol? Wow how did you do it?

  46. Jessssssse Says:

    JoseMp that Pic Scared me! Its probably fake,

  47. SolarTiger Says:

    JP its a fake.
    http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1484820480/nm0575216

  48. avenged Says:

    you guys should see this…

    http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1484820480/nm0575216

    compare it to that piccolo render..

    fake.

  49. JoseMP Says:

    jesssse it is fake, but it was a manip art made by a guy called Fhender. Noticed I said: “this picture created by Fherot looks much better:”

    “Picture created by Fherot…” 8)

  50. JoseMP Says:

    By the way Jesssse and I are talking about a different picture, this one: http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y124/Leolus/Piccolo_Concept.jpg created by a guy called Fherot.

  51. Collin Grant Says:

    Hi there,

    My name is Collin Grant and I worked on the Dragonball movie.

    The cast and crew got to see the teaser trailer for the film a couple months ago. It’ll be released soon, but in the mean time, I thought I’d share a photo from the trailer, since I’m not too fond of the way Fox has been ignoring fans such as yourselves.

    Here it is, it’s Justin Chatwin preparing to do a famous attack.
    http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/9485/gokuscreenshotfromtrailag8.jpg

    Thank you guys very much for promoting the film and remaining positive.

    Cheers,
    Collin

  52. NimbusRyder Says:

    SolarTiger: great find!

  53. Gosha Says:

    i aint believeing nothing. maybe hes telling the truth, but maybe he’s not. There’s no real proof. I’m just gonna sit back and wait to see the real thing myself =] Go Dragonball, go :lol: :D :mrgreen:

  54. Prorender Says:

    Hahaha its fake

  55. LiamDowler Says:

    fake !

  56. Tico Says:

    the piccollo in the black suit looks pretty much… uhhhhh…. very fake

  57. IndianaSlasher Says:

    well I found i out because Derek Mears plays Jason Voorhees in the Friday the 13th remake.

  58. Avenant Says:

    Yeah, the Piccolo looks like a photoshopped pic of some bald guy where someone just turned his skin green.

  59. カカロット Says:

    def. machine gun funk…

  60. NimbusRyder Says:

    OMG!!!! LEARN TO READ PEOPLE!! Tico, THE PICCOLLO IN THE BLACK SUIT IS FAKE!!! HE EVEN SAID THE GUY WHO MADE IT! GAHH!! :evil:

  61. dragonsoul2 Says:

    The head is fake, yes, the suit is real.

  62. Walsh Says:

    Derek Mears looks so much like Piccolo…. he should play nail…;)

  63. amili Says:

    lol hahha no new news…WTF!!!

  64. Jessssssse Says:

    its fake :| :( :| :(

  65. Jessssssse Says:

    Atleast were getting closer to the real Piccolo, and when that day come we’ll all be very happy!…I hope

  66. amili Says:

    nothing is going to come out I bet except the month it airs.

  67. Jessssssse Says:

    Hey JP, What Are You Doing With The Site AFTER Dragonball the Movie Comes out???????????????????????????????????????????????????

  68. Carlos Says:

    is it me or am i wrong in thinking that we will never see Piccolo’s picture. Fox will probably overhype this like Cloverfield, Passion of the Christ, and all those movies where we actually never saw anything before the movie actually comes out. That will kill me of course, but it would be a great move.

  69. JP Says:

    Jessssssse, I’m going to eat it, obviously.

  70. LiamDowler Says:

    JP i reckon
    http://www.dragonballzmovieblog.net

    after this is released ;)

  71. SolarTiger Says:

    no he will just start blogging on the second movie after duh :o

  72. Jessssssse Says:

    just asking, damn you guys are assholes!

  73. 5aucy Says:

    mmmm… Tasty.

  74. SolarTiger Says:

    Jessssssse:

    It was a weird question :|

  75. Jessssssse Says:

    well you guys didnt have to be assholes about it.

  76. VANSWON Says:

    i think its a good question jesssssse. i was wondering myself. :|

  77. Jessssssse Says:

    thank you VANSWON

  78. trunksluver4life Says:

    yea me too honestly they were too mean to u Jesssssse.

  79. Jessssssse Says:

    Thanks trunksluver, nice to know there are people on this site that dont give Sarcastic remarks or end the sentence with Duh. Thanks VANSWON and TrunksLuver4Life.

  80. TheRealGoku Says:

    Watch This
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9L__-uEbTI4&feature=related

    Then Watch This
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL8UQ_dLlaU&feature=related

    You May Need To Copy And Paste

  81. JP Says:

    Take it easy Jessssssse

  82. Jeff Says:

    Just popped in to say hi! Oh and I hope the guy that posted this bull chokes on his ticket that he is going to buy to see the movie.

  83. dbzm28 Says:

    JP… you better use your magic and make some news appear, if you don’t I will do something drastic!!!
    I hate coming home all hopeful to find nothing on DBMB. Damn, damn you dryspell!!! :x

  84. holmination Says:

    DragonCon. Counting down.

  85. amili Says:

    lol dragonball isn’t going anywhere

  86. Tasunara Says:

    I would laugh so hard if we didn’t get anything from Marsters at DragonCon. I’d be pissed, but I’d laugh my ass off. Haha!

    And at Jessssssse, I thought it was also a good question. I was wondering that for a while.

    :D vs :mrgreen:
    April 10, 2009

  87. Tasunara Says:

    Also, you can kinda tell that the “Pre-VIZ rendering” is on a TV screen. It wouldn’t be so bad if he looked like that in DragonballZ.

    :D vs :mrgreen:
    April 10, 2009

  88. toboie Says:

    hay yall

  89. toboie Says:

    every body should go to http://www.skatmanfan.wetpaint.com, it not finished

  90. toboie Says:

    i heard about this movie from my bro. he loves dbz like no tomarow

  91. toboie Says:

    chi chi is my fav dbz charictor

  92. Gosha Says:

    knew it was fake :D kinda glad actually cuz that Piccolo is missing the antenas!!

  93. Caleb Holoman Says:

    To Colin Grant,

    Amazing shot of Chatwin!!!! :D :D

    I haven’t been so happy before in my life!!!! :D :D :D

  94. muz Says:

    wow… the news has been really dead lately

  95. J-Syn Says:

    Its not news pertaining to Dragonball but it could affect the movie. FOX is currently unhappy with the Wolverine movie. Why?…because it is too dark and violent. FOX wants Wolverine to be more “family friendly”. Dragonball could be hit much hard by these idiotic FOX big-wigs as well. Which means less violence, less darkness, and more fart jokes and other stupid humor that 5 years olds enjoy. Which also means that junior novelization of the film may be nothing but a long randition of Dr.Seuss’s “Hop on Pop”

  96. Eclipse Says:

    Well I kind of figured this was a fake when I first saw it, it’s on a TV screen, why would a render be on a TV? My thoughts at least, but we already know it’s fake so w/e.

    also @J-syn:

    The “Hop on Pop” comment was ****ing hilarious. I hope they do have some humor in the movie though, any DB fan would agree that a fart joke isn’t below Goku. Although I personally would rather they don’t have to resort to fart jokes to make people laugh.

  97. Tasunara Says:

    I bet it won’t be one of those “Clone Wars”-esque PG movies, but more along the “Ass and Shit” “Speed Racer” PG movies. Hopefully it’s PG-13, though.
    And by “Ass and Shit”, I mean that I heard the word ass at least 12 times in that movie and shit at least 3. It was a good movie, too.
    And look at that HQ pic we got of Eriko as Mai, now if you ask me, her outfit isn’t very “PG” and Master Roshi’s shirt wasn’t, either. I bet it will be fine with the humor and keep the same tone of Dragonball at the very least, but if we don’t get a trailer soon, than they might as well push it back again.
    I’m guessing it’s not going to be that big a hit on the BO, but I hope it does well, at the very least. It’s the only move we have going that’s garnering attention, and it is starting a bit of promotion here, too. At least on the internet.

    And no trailer with Clone Wars. Dammit!

    :D vs :mrgreen:
    April 10, 2009

  98. 5aucy Says:

    Guys, there won’t be a trailer until at least 6 months before it comes out (november). Read my first post up top.

  99. VANSWON Says:

    i would go and see it ten times to seport it but i don`t have that much money. :|

  100. RenanDonha Says:

    Newwwwsssss of Dragon Ball lIve Action now!

  101. spiderman Says:

    Dam am staring to losse hope on the movie
    We need a trailer it would amke us very happy.

  102. TheRealGoku Says:

    I’m going to be siked when the trailer comes out!!

  103. scatmanfan Says:

    hay yall
    back agean, plaz go 2 my site ty scatmanfan

  104. Tasunara Says:

    Can we ban the spammer, JP?
    He doesn’t even really care about Dragonball, obviously, and it’s starting to piss me off.
    Sorry, but if you’re going to come on a site about a movie, talk about that, don’t freakin spam.
    :D vs :mrgreen:
    April 10, 2009

  105. DRAGONBALL MOVIE TRAILER IS FINALLY HERE!!!!!!!! Says:

    OMG DRAGONBALL TRAILER PEOPLE!!!!!!!! YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65I0HNvTDH4

  106. Chibi Vegeta Says:

    Been gone for a few days…. no news from dragoncon?

  107. BetaSword Says:

    toboie Says:”
    August 20th, 2008 at 4:49 am

    every body should go to -Stupid Adress deleted here-, it not finished”

    Yeah, as if anybody here has the slightest interest of your Non-Dragonball-Related Webpage-Spam.

    Well, for the Trailers at Youtube, the first(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4efFdiIWjs&feature=related) made me say “HOLY FUCKING SHIT!”, when I saw the Emerging Dragon (sidenote: I’m a German, so normally I’m reacting in German Language).

    Then I’ve found this one on that Youtube-page:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nClSLM_L-sw&NR=1
    and thought: “damn that’s nice”(this time in german, but I rather write it in english here)

    Well, my hopes are up, and if they could make it looking even better than these Trailers, then I would be really happy about it.

    Also Piccolo without Antennas would actually be ridiculous like a Sayan born without his/her (monkey-like-)Tail.

  108. VANSWON Says:

    I was wondering where u Were chibi vegeta. :|

  109. 5aucy Says:

    first of all, the idea that a trailer would be released on youtube first is totally lame.

    Second, I’m sure nobody here actually read previous posts…

    THERE ISN’T GOING TO BE A TRAILER TILL AT LEAST NOVEMBER

  110. Grimmy Grinning Ghost Says:

    @ Saucy:

    No kidding. I mean, the trailer will more than likely premiere on the offical webite, first and foremost — so when you see Fox’s DB website up and running (which is currently is not), THEN you can start speculating about when we’re getting a trailer.

    It will never, ever DEBUT on YouTube. ><

  111. Jessssssse Says:

    If FOX has a youtube account then they will most likly put it on there.

  112. Destored Says:

    I dont think FOX do have a YouTube account :lol:

  113. Chibi Vegeta Says:

    haha thanks VANSWON, finace and i went for a weekend trip to the zoo, it was fun. :)

    I stated WEEKS ago that a trailer probably wont show up till AT LEAST november, if not sooner to release date like January. They did that with Harry Potter (before it got bumped to July) The trailer came out only 3 months before the ORIGINAL release date.

    Its not bad having to wait so long for a new movie… If too much crappy stuff gets leaked early, people wont want to see it, so i dont think the trailer will have a lot in it… they want to draw a crowd, not distance the original fans.

    Dont expect a trailer for a long while, maybe christmas time with the holiday movies… maybe with madagascar 2. who knows.

    PS, can someone tell me how to get a pic for my avatar.. Chibi Goku is getting very very very very old…. i think im just not getting some stupid step obvious step in getting an avatar. :(

  114. DBiscool Says:

    No news? No problem. The more they save for later the better.

  115. Chibi Vegeta Says:

    i totally agree.

  116. Tico Says:

    yeah, thats probably tru, but i would still like a teaser or something

  117. VANSWON Says:

    Ha chibi vegeta u go to en.gravatar.com if u still want to get a avatar. :|

  118. Chibi Vegeta Says:

    thaaaaaank you VANSWON

  119. Chibi Vegeta Says:

    mmhmm.. but now how do i get it to work for here?

  120. SolarTiger Says:

    ur av is working

  121. Chibi Vegeta Says:

    wow, really? funny, cause all i still see is the “kid goku” one.

  122. Chibi Vegeta Says:

    haha, in firefox, it wont show up, but if i switch over to Safari, it does. Youre right SolarTiger.. Im a doofus. :mrgreen:

  123. Tasunara Says:

    It takes a while for the gravatar to start to work for the site, but it’s up, and it looks pretty awesome. Nice job.

    :D vs :mrgreen:
    April 10, 2009

  124. Chibi Vegeta Says:

    LOL thank you! I was thinking of leaving the background white… i think i might go back and do that….

  125. VANSWON Says:

    I relly like our avatar chibi vegeta. :|

  126. Chibi Vegeta Says:

    :mrgreen: Thank you!

  127. butseriously Says:

    Jp, why would you waste our time with this obvious fake shit????

  128. Chibi Vegeta Says:

    LOL cause its entertainment! It makes us optimists laugh!

  129. Kame Says:

    Sooo…what about that rumor that Fox is going to scrap Db?

  130. SolarTiger Says:

    yeah JP there is another rumor on the net!

  131. SolarTiger Says:

    Jp, why would you waste our time with this obvious fake shit????

    it says rumor on the title,now those trailer pics on another hand :evil:

  132. SolarTiger Says:

    im quoting someone else BTW JP.

  133. someone12345 Says:

    yeah… it says rumor …… wtf are some of you complaining about :|

  134. Psychophylus Says:

    Sorry, guys. My friend got on my computer and posted the Pikkoro26 thing. I am so pissed.

    Sorry about this, JP.

  135. SolarTiger Says:

    What did your friend Pikkoro26 post?

  136. NimbusRyder Says:

    SOOO SIKED!!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

  137. Psychophylus Says:

    He said something about JP being a “phag” and what-not.

  138. saiyankid89 Says:

    yeoo uhh that pic is trash

  139. NimbusRyder Says:

    :evil: :twisted: :evil: :twisted: :evil: :twisted: :evil: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

  140. SolarTiger Says:

    :D :-) :( :o 8O :? 8) :lol: :x :P :oops: :cry: :evil: :twisted: :roll: :wink: :!: :?: :idea: :arrow: :| :mrgreen:

    STOP POSTING SMILIES!

  141. NimbusRyder Says:

    no need to berude, im only expressing my excitement

  142. holmination Says:

    Theres maintenence work happening on the Fox Movies website.

  143. Chibi Vegeta Says:

    hmm interesting… Will have to check the FOX site tomorrow. :)

  144. Tasunara Says:

    I doubt that fox will scrap Dragonball after all the promotion they’ve done in japan and what-not. And I like it with the white background, Chibi Vegeta. Just thought I’d say something about that rumor.

    :D vs :mrgreen:
    April, 10, 2009

  145. Chibi Vegeta Says:

    Yah, i read the rumor over at http://www.dbthemovie.com and i think its bullcrap.

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