Yes, you may have heard, as I have, of the Dragonball movie in production under Dune Entertainment. You may ask, “Why in God’s name would they do that?” Or you may be on your knees crying with joy. That’s Dragonball, you either hate it with every fiber of your being, or you sit up at night holding your set of replication Dragonballs shouting “KAMEHA-MEHA!” at the top of your lungs each time one of the Saiyans belt out their famous chant, followed seconds later by mass obliteration of a large chunk of scenery.

This is Dragonball, for better or worse. The actual question here is: Will the movie be any good? According to different sources, it will follow the Piccolo story arc of the anime. Bold move, considering it’s one of the most beloved stories in the Dragonball series, and a bad move could send thousands of gel-haired fans into a tearful protest.

One particular thing that may excite fans is that Akira Toriyama is billed as a writer for the film, along with Ben Ramsey. For those who don’t know, Toriyama-san is pretty much the father of Dragon ball, writing and drawing the original DB mangas and the hundreds of episodes for the TV show. He’s also famous for his work on the Dragon Quest series of video games. (Basically, wherever huge hair is present in games or anime, he’s usually in the credits)

But what about the talent? I’ll be honest: it doesn’t look good. Aside from Chow Yun-Fat, the whole thing has been filled with TV stars, with Justin Chatwin headlining as Goku. Yeah, I don’t know who he is, either… But, he was on one episode of Lost. Doesn’t that count for something?

I’ll find out for myself come April 8th of next year. After all, I do own Mortal Kombat on DVD…