The thing is though it WON'T get scrapped, it's highly unlikely considering the fact they have a casting list and a director announced. The thing is while I can relate to you worrying about them butchering the show, the fact of the matter is if you followed that kind of formula we wouldn't have ANY movie based off anything.
No character can truly 100% accurately depict a character in a movie version of a book, cartoon, or comic book but it's just being shameful not to at least try. You will never get perfection and to be honest, I don't want perfection. No one wants to see a show translated completely to the big screen without changes.
Otherwise, you just watching the exact same thing, you need the differences and the changes. Granted some changes work better then others, I think it's too great an opportunity to ignore simply because they can't "portray Japanese". Dragon ball Z has a universe of powers, aliens, and worlds akin to Star Wars.
And if Star Wars can be accomplished, so can Dragon Ball. Also in regards to that Japanese Dragon Ball movie, I bet my life that there is NO WAY IN HELL they will blow it as badly as that movie did. Dragon Ball Z is one of the big top 3 famous world wide known anime in the US (other 2 being Sailor Moon and Pokemon).
I think they will do this movie at least some justice because of the popularity of DB here in America, DBGT alone did WAY better here in the US then it did from Japan so that already shows you different nations reactions. I also believe that this is good because it will help make people more aware of DBZ.
It generates interest into things people are not familiar with, like V for Vendetta or Hellboy. I knew nothing about either of those series and yet the movies inspired me to read up a little on them. Dragon Ball is an amazing story with an incredible cast of characters and the BEST fighting scenes ever.
Considering I've seen plenty of US movies depict some of the greatest fighting sequences in RL, I can only imagine how a DBZ fight can look on the big screen. And on top of it all, no one is forcing you to watch it Nathander. The film does not have to be junked to avoid it, you simply don't pay to go see it.
Movies don't hold you at gunpoint hostage, people choose to drive to the theaters and pay to see them and if what you see from DBZ's live movie upsets you then don't see it. Making this DBZ movie will not kill my love for DBZ nor will any fan die from the film itself so don't stress over it.
In regards to Hellsing, I loved the TV version and Incognito as I think he is one of the few cool anime villains that don't come from DBZ (DBZ has the BEST anime villains I've seen compared to any other series).
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