Yes, it's widely reported that Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball, was deeply displeased with the live-action movie Dragon Ball: Evolution and that this anger motivated him to become more hands-on with the anime movie Battle of Gods. Toriyama found the script of Evolution to be a poor adaptation that lacked understanding of the series' world, and his frustration with the film led him to want to create a truly faithful Dragon Ball story, resulting in his involvement with Battle of Gods.
