In March 2002, 20th Century Fox acquired feature film rights to the Dragon Ball franchise. In June 2004, Variety magazine reported that 20th Century Fox hired screenwriter Ben Ramsey for 500,000 dollars to adapt a screenplay for Dragon Ball Z, but the official Dragon Ball Z site reported the news as unconfirmed.

In September 2007, the Montreal Gazette reported that Dragon Ball Z would be filmed in Montreal in the coming year with a budget of over 100 million, but the studio informed IGN that the report was not confirmed as start dates and locations for the project had not been finalized.Mexican newspaper El Norte has reported that 20th Century Fox will film 85% of the Dragon Ball Z movie in Durango, Mexico under the direction of James Wong.

The production, expected to film in 2008, plans to use the Mexiquillo Forest, Marley Ranch, Hacienda la Providencia, La Joya Ranch, Laguna Seca de Santiaguillo and a forum from a Convention Center in the Culture Institute. The sets will be constructed this month and shooting will begin in January and last through March. However, the movie cannot filmed completely in Durango, so they will move to Estado De Mexico for some shots at Nevado de Toluca (an important volcano).

Durango was chosen by Ariel Shaw, the special FX director. "Durango meets the needs in hotels, personnel, services like transportation, equipment, stunts, restaurants. This movie will provide the city with 750 jobs and an important flow of money," said Susana Elosegui Cross (Turism & Cinematography Director of Durango).

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