Dragon Ball, an iconic anime franchise created by Akira Toriyama is a series that many grew up watching. Airing since 1984, Dragon Ball so far has had just over 640 anime episodes and 24 animated movies which have managed to gather millions of fans as audience around the globe.
However, after such a long-running legacy, what fans might want next is a live-action adaptation, much like how One Piece is about to get on the 31st of August.
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History Of Dragon Ball Live-Action Adaptation
A fact not known to many about Dragon Ball live adaptation is that an attempt of the same has been made earlier in the past, and the outcome was a major failure. The film rights of the Dragon Ball franchise were purchased by none other than The Fox Century in 2002, and a live-action production for the same was put into works.
The film, titled Dragon Ball Evolution came out in 2009 and was considered a major disaster in the history of live-adaptation movies and was often criticized for its script, cast, and unfaithfulness to the source material. The film was so bad that it is considered by many to be one of the worst adaptations of all time.
But something that has recently given fans hope is the tease of the One Piece Live-Action series produced by the famous production studio Netflix. While the last attempt may have been a disaster, this time they just might be able to pull it off, and if they do, fans want this one particular actor to play Master Roshi.
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Fans Want Jackie Chan To Play Master Roshi
Yes, you heard it right, it has been quite some time now that fans have been demanding justice for Dragon Ball since Century Fox’s attempt in 2009 failed miserably.
It is also a common occurrence for netizens on the internet to demand none other than Jackie Chan to play Master Roshi himself if a Live-Adaptation was to be done anytime soon.
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One of the major reasons why this demand was made is due to how Jackie Chan and Master Roshi both are very old in terms of age but still manage to be a master in Martial arts, always ready to fight anybody at any given point with a guaranteed victory. Following is a list of some users on Twitter advocating the same:
If One Piece live-action series turns out to be a major success, there is a high possibility that Netflix just might consider taking up Dragon Ball to be adapted into a live-action series next, finally delivering what fans have been wanting for years now.
Source: Twitter
