"Dragon Ball Super" movie announced, set for 2022 author Akira Toriyama is in charge of screenplay, teases the comeback of "an unexpected character" (1 Viewer)

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t’s the news that Dragon Ball fans have been waiting for! The all-new Dragon Ball Super movie will be hitting Japanese theaters in 2022!

The fact that a new movie is in production isn’t new information – that was a detail shared by Shueisha’s Dragon Ball department head Akio Iyoku in an interview included with the Japanese Blu-ray release of Dragon Ball Super: Broly back in 2019. But now with the addition of the release year, fans are excited to start counting down the months.

Dragon Ball series creator Akira Toriyama even shared a special message with fans to celebrate the news, confirming his involvement with the new film as well!
Making the announcement a little more fun, Toei Animation released the news on May 9 a.k.a Goku Day. Originally a fan holiday, Goku Day was officially recognized by the Japan Anniversary Association in 2015 during the franchise’s 30th anniversary celebrations. Last year, the Dragon Ball series polled fans on which of 30 select Goku outfits was their favorite. The winning choice will get released as a special figure this year.

Dragon Ball Super: Broly, which debuted in Japanese theaters in December 2018, grossed over $124 million worldwide during its theatrical run, including $35 million in the Japanese box office and over $30 million in the United States box office. It’s currently the thirteenth highest grossing anime film of all time worldwide.

Are you hyped for the new Dragon Ball Super movie? What are you hoping the movie will focus on? Share this post and let us know! And stay tuned to Funimation for the latest news on all the amazing anime headed your way, this season and beyond.

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Oooof is that an animation movie or a live movie?
Anime!

Akira Toriyama HATED the only live action Dragon Ball movie to date, there is no way he is ever going green light another


Before the film's release, Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama initially felt surprised by Dragonball: Evolution and suggested to his fans to treat it as an alternate universe version of his work.

In an interview with the Asahi Shimbun on Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, Toriyama revealed that he felt the Hollywood producers did not listen to him and his ideas and suggestions, and that the final version was not on par with the original Dragon Ball series, and felt the result was a movie he couldn't even call "Dragon Ball".

When asked about the casting for Goku in 2013, Toriyama said that "nobody came to mind" for the role, but if "it were back when Jackie Chan was still young, I suppose I would have thought nobody could play Goku but him." Discussing the film in the 2016 Dragon Ball 30th Anniversary "Super History Book", Toriyama wrote: "I had put Dragon Ball behind me, but seeing how much that live-action film ticked me off..."


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iirc one of the reasons he decided to comeback to DB was because of how much he hated Dragon Ball Evolution​
 

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