Astro Boy (film)
| Astro Boy | |
|---|---|
| File:Astroboy-posterart.jpg Teaser poster | |
| Directed by | David Bowers |
| Written by | Osamu Tezuka (comics) Timothy Harris (screenplay) |
| Produced by | Maryann Garger |
| Starring | Freddie Highmore Nicolas Cage Donald Sutherland Kristen Bell Eugene Levy Nathan Lane Bill Nighy Kristen Bell Madeline Carroll Matt Lucas |
| Edited by | Robert Anich Cole |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Summit Entertainment (US) Hoyts Distribution (Australia) E1 Entertainment (UK) |
Release date | October 23, 2009[1][2] |
| Countries |  United States  Hong Kong  Japan |
| Language | English |
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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,[3] the animation production company of TMNT and the upcoming Gatchaman. The studio announced the project in September 2006. It will be directed by David Bowers (Flushed Away) and produced by Maryann Garger[4] with Pilar Flynn as associate producer.[5] The film was originally to be directed by Colin Brady,[citation needed] 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.[6] The film features the voices of Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell, Nathan Lane, Eugene Levy, Matt Lucas, Bill Nighy, Donald Sutherland and Nicolas Cage. A short trailer of the movie was shown in the North American Home Theater of PlayStation Home from December 28, 2008 to January 8, 2009.
Plot
Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy (Freddie Highmore) is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he has lost. Unable to fullfill the grieving man's expectations, our hero 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 (Nicolas Cage) who had rejected him.
Cast
| Cast[7] | Role |
|---|---|
| Freddie Highmore | Astro Boy[6] |
| Nicolas Cage | Dr. Tenma[8] |
| Bill Nighy | Dr. Elefun[citation needed] |
| Kristen Bell | Cora[citation needed] |
| Nathan Lane | Hamegg[citation needed] |
| Eugene Levy | Orrin[citation needed] |
| Donald Sutherland | President Stone[citation needed] |
| Sterling Beaumon | Sludge[citation needed] |
| Madeline Carroll | Widget/Grace[citation needed] |
| Victor Bonavida | Sam[citation needed] |
| Matt Lucas | Sparx[citation needed] |
Marketing
On November 5, 2008, D3Publisher of America announced it will published a video game based on the film. The games are scheduled to be released for console and handheld systems in the fourth quarter of 2009 to coincide with the film's theatrical release.[9] Astro Boy: The Video Game for Wii, PlayStation 2 system and PSP system is under development by High Voltage Software and Nintendo DS by Art Co. Ltd.[10]
IDW Publishing will release a trade paperback of Astro Boy: Movie Adaptation written by Scott Tipton and drawn by E.J. Su[11], as well as Astro Boy Movie Prequel: Underground written by Scott Tipton and drawn by Diego Jourdan, with the cover artwork painted by Ashley Wood.[12]
On May 29, 2009, a trailer for the film was released with the Disney-Pixar movie Up.
It has been announced that a panel of the movie will be at the San Diego Comic-Con 2009.
References
- ^ ""Astro Boy" Set for North American release on October 23, 2009". Summit Entertainment. September 22, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
{{cite web}}:|first=missing|last=(help) - ^ "Astro Boy in '09". IGN. September 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
{{cite web}}:|first=missing|last=(help) - ^ Imagi International Holdings "Our Films", "Astro Boy"
- ^ "Imagi Press Release: Astro Boy" (PDF).
- ^ "Press Release: Astro Boy".
- ^ a b Freddie Highmore Signed for Imagi Studios' Astro Boy. Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
- ^ "9 (2009)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^ http://mirrorus.imagi.com.hk//web/pdf/press_release/press_20080923E.pdf
- ^ "Imagi Studios & D3Publisher Ink Exclusive Worldwide Videogame Publishing Agreement for Astro Boy". D3Publisher of America. November 5, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
- ^ "D3Publisher to Bring Summit Entertainment and Imagi Studios' ASTRO BOY to Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation2 System, and PSP System This Fall". Business Wire. May 7, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- ^ Amazon.com - Astro Boy: Movie Adaptation (Paperback)
- ^ Amazon.com - Astro Boy: Movie Prequel (Paperback)
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