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Dragonball Evolution

Dragonball Evolution is a 2009 superhero film based on the 1984–95 manga series Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama. Directed by James Wong from a screenplay by Ben Ramsey, and produced by Stephen Chow, it stars Justin Chatwin, Emmy Rossum, James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Chow Yun-fat, Joon Park, and Eriko Tamura. In the film, the teenager Goku reveals his past and sets out to fight the evil alien warlord Demon King Piccolo who wishes to gain the powerful Dragon Balls and use them to take over Earth. Dragonball Evolution was released in Japan and several other Asian countries on March 13, 2009, and in the United States on April 10. It grossed $56.5 million worldwide against a production budget of $30 million and was a box-office bomb. The film received generally negative reviews from critics. Dragonball Evolution was intended to be the first of a series, though its reception caused Fox to cancel all subsequent films. The film has been accused of whitewashing and has negatively impacted future anime-to-cinema adaptations.

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Dragonball Evolution is a 2009 superhero film based on the 1984–95 manga series Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama. Directed by James Wong from a screenplay by Ben Ramsey, and produced by Stephen Chow, it stars Justin Chatwin, Emmy Rossum, James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Chow Yun-fat, Joon Park, and Eriko Tamura. In the film, the teenager Goku reveals his past and sets out to fight the evil alien warlord Demon King Piccolo who wishes to gain the powerful Dragon Balls and use them to take over Earth. Dragonball Evolution was released in Japan and several other Asian countries on March 13, 2009, and in the United States on April 10. It grossed $56.5 million worldwide against a production budget of $30 million and was a box-office bomb. The film received generally negative reviews from critics. Dragonball Evolution was intended to be the first of a series, though its reception caused Fox to cancel all subsequent films. The film has been accused of whitewashing and has negatively impacted future anime-to-cinema adaptations.

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  1. release date: 2009-03-13 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2009-03-17 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 2009-02-24 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. release date: 2009-03-31 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. release date: 2009-03-13 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  6. release date: 2008-08-15 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "2009-03-13". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2009-03-17". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "2009-02-24". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the release date is "2009-03-31". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the release date is "2009-03-13". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the release date is "2008-08-15". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  9. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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