James Marsters stated in an interview last month with Blockbuster that he was “counting” on a certain extended fight scene that never made the final cut of the film. Of course we all know that there is not an extended fight scene between Goku and Piccolo in the Dragonball Evolution DVD.

As Piccolo, Marsters is hidden under layers of latex and pea-green make-up, and it’s hardly the first time he’s worked under such conditions. “Acting isn’t comfortable,” he says, matter-of-factly. “It’s one of those jobs that’s never going to be comfortable, and like race car driving and mountain climbing, it’s no good whining when it’s uncomfortable.”

A Dragonball fan for many years now, Marsters says he jumped at the chance to play the role. What’s more, he conspired to make his character older and uglier than the producers had originally intended, even though that meant longer spells in the make up chair. “In the manga,” explains the actor, “Piccolo starts very old and decrepit. The reason he’s angry enough to take revenge on the Earth is because the Guardians of Earth stole his youth. If he was young and good looking in the movie, he would have collapsed into a general kind of villain that I no longer understood.

James Marsters “I was willing to be fired over that one. I believed in it that much. I was sitting with the make up guy saying, ‘Older, older, OLDER!’ And he said, ‘Dude, I don’t think the producer is going to like this.’ But I told him, ‘The producer is not here – just do it!’ In the end I got my way, and Piccolo works all the better for it.”

“I’m looking forward to the Dragonball Evolution DVD, because I’m counting on the extra package showing a lot of the fight that was cut. We shot twice as much as was used and I tore myself up for those takes, so I want to see those shots. I baked the cake,” says Marsters, wrapping up, “and now I want to taste it!”

Unless these extra cuts are included in a future re-release of the DVD or as a director’s cut, we won’t get to see them.

Click here to read the rest of the interview. Thanks goes to Steve for the tip.

The actress Eriko Tamura (who plays Mai) was recently interviewed by RealTVFilms. She mentions only a little bit about her role on Dragonball Evolution, but a bit interesting none the less.

While attendig the convetion, Monster Mania, James Marsters (Lord Piccolo) did some Q&A sessions. And during one of these sessions, he discussed his role on Dragonball Evolution.

An interesting new interview with James Marsters appeared on the TV Guide channel. Also noted in this interview was that Justin Chatwin stated they have already been green lighted for a sequel…

And here is another interview with Justin Chatwin, Emmy Rossum, James Marsters and Jamie Chung who speak about the differences with the original Dragon Ball and the film.

And for those that have yet to see the music video for Dragonball Evolution by Brian Anthony, you can view it below.

It seems Emmy Rossum (who plays Bulma) has a little message to anyone doubting this movie.

“It is called ‘Dragonball Evolution’ because it is an evolution of the series, and I think that when you’re going from a comic to live-action things are going to change,” Rossum explained in an exclusive chat with MTV News. “When you take it into 3D that way, it’s just going to be a little different. but I think the core of what it it and the core of the story and the core of the characters is the same.”

And while Rossum admits that she’s tried her best not to pay attention to the detractors out in message board land in terms of the overall look and feel of the adaptation, she feels that what changes have been made will be for the better, and are a natural progression when a comic makes the jump to the screen.

“When you’re talking about translating a comic into real life, a lot of things change,” said Rossum. “My hair isn’t all blue in the film and Justin Chatwin’s hair isn’t 10-feet high, so I think everything changes a bit or gets lost in translation, so I hope that [the fans are] pleased.”

Here is the full video interview.