Well, well.  Seems like DB fans are encouraged about the quality of the film thanks to JM, Justin Chawtin and the director trying to stay true to the show.  I never watched the show, but if the fans are excited (and me excited about James being on the big screen again), and knowing the quality of acting by at least one of the actors, I'm truly excited too to see what they came up with :P

Here's the link to James' Q&A: http://dbthemovie.com/2008/07/07/interview-with-james-marsters/

And here's a few of the comments...

James Marsters is just awesome. Any actor could just hop aboard such a rushed film as DB and not give a crap as to how they perform Piccolo (he’s evil, grawr, that’s it, and the check’s in the mail), but it seems like Marsters really thought about his character, really tried to delve into his personality and “get” him. Gotta love that, hehe.

And like others have said, it’s nice to hear a little bit more about Chatwin’s commitment to his role, as well. I’m sure we’ll be hearing a ton of stuff from him in the future, but right now, promotion has barely begun, and one of the first full-fledged interviews isn’t with the star, Goku, so it seems odd. Without much to grasp onto, people tend to see the lack of promotion on Chatwin’s part (even though the movie’s promotion hasn’t even really begun yet - I mean, there’s not even a website or an officially released poster from Fox) as a sign that he doesn’t care or something. I think it’s quite the opposite, so I can’t wait to see something from him soon.

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Ok it’s settled. There’s absolutely no way this will completely suck, not with that kind of true understanding of the franchise behind it. that’s the kind of thing you wouldn’t here from anyone working on street fighter or DOA. Yep, finally someone understands dragonball’s turns boys into men…. wonderful…

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Heh, i love how no one is bashing the movie now. See, i knew it would work out XD It doesn’t matter about the minor changes or anything, it’s how they play the characters that really matters!! And it’s sooo obvious that at least the main two characters are really trying their bloody hardest to be that character! Go Chatwin go Marsters
I’m so frikin’ excited!!!

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I never watched DB either, but my kids have, they tell me that Piccolo is a total badass at first, but gets to be an almost good-guy, does that sound like another JM Character? I can't wait to see how JM looks as a green alien :D

I loved DBZ the anime(still do) James will make an excellent Piccolo, even an excellent Vegeta if thats who he was playing.