Astro Boy (film)

Astro Boy (film)

Infobox Film
name = Astro Boy


caption = Teaser poster
director = David Bowers
producer = Maryann Garger
writer = Osamu Tezuka (comics) Timothy Harris (screenplay)
starring = Freddie Highmore
Nicolas Cage
Donald Sutherland
Nathan Lane
music =
cinematography =
editing = Robert Anich Cole
distributor = Summit Entertainment
released = October 23, 2009 [cite web|url=http://www.summit-ent.com/news.php?news_id=91|title="Astro Boy" Set for North American release on October 23, 2009|first=Press Release|date=September 22, 2008|publisher=Summit Entertainment|language=English|accessdate=2008-09-24] [cite web|url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/913/913156p1.html|title=Astro Boy in '09|first=IGN Movies|date=September 24, 2008|publisher=IGN|language=English|accessdate=2008-09-24]
runtime =
country = United States
language = English
budget =
gross =
website =
amg_id = 1:400000
imdb_id = 0375568

"Astro Boy" is a 2009 American computer-animated 3-D film based on the highly successful Japanese franchise of the same name by Osamu Tezuka. It is being produced by Imagi Animation Studios, [ [http://mirrorus.imagi.com.hk/web/main.php?lang=eng Imagi International Holdings] "Our Films", "Astro Boy"] the animation production company of "TMNT" and the upcoming "Gatchaman". The studio announced the project in September 2006. [ [http://www.worstpreviews.com/movienews.php?id=555 AstroBoy News/Headlines] ] [ [http://www.beyondhollywood.com/category/astroboy-2009-movie/ AstroBoy (2009) Movie] ] [ [http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=16487 Imagi Gives New Life to Astro Boy] ] It will be directed by David Bowers ("Flushed Away") and produced by Maryann Garger [cite web|title=Imagi Press Release: "Astro Boy"|url=http://www.imagi.com.hk/pdf2/IMAGI_US-Creative-Team.pdf] with Pilar Flynn as associate producer. [cite web|title= Press Release: "Astro Boy" |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2007-08-21/pilar-flynn-joins-imagi's-astro-boy-as-associate-producer] The film was originally to be directed by Colin Brady,Fact|date=July 2008 who directed the 2006 animated film "Everyone's Hero". It has been announced that Freddie Highmore will provide the voice for the character of Astro Boy in the movie. [http://www.imagi.com.hk/web/pdf/press_release/press_20080227E.pdf Freddie Highmore Signed for Imagi Studios' Astro Boy] . Retrieved on 2008-02-28.]

Plot

Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he has lost. Unable to fulfill the grieving man's expectations, Astro Boy embarks on a journey in search of acceptance, experiencing betrayal and a netherworld of robot gladiators, before he returns to save Metro City and reconcile with the father who had rejected him.

Cast

* Freddie Highmore as Astro Boy
* Nicolas Cage [http://www.imagi.com.hk/web/pdf/press_release/press_20080617E.pdf Nicolas Cage and Donald Sutherland to join Freddie Highmore, Nathan Lane, Bill Nighy and Eugene Levy to Voice Roles in the CGI Animated Picture] . Retrieved on 2008-06-16.]
* Kristen Bell [cite web|title= IGN: Astro Bell |url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/902/902472p1.html]
* Nathan Lane
* Bill Nighy
* Eugene Levy
* Donald Sutherland
* Scarlett Johansson [cite web|title= 'Astro Boy' Gets ScarJo, Becomes a Man |url=http://newsinfilm.com/?p=2133]

References

External links

* [http://www.imagi.com.hk/ Imagi official site]
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