I’m really looking forward to this animation, by Imagi Studios, for Astro Boy. Astro Boy, if you don’t already know, is sort of a cult classic cartoon, that was made popular in the 60’s. Astro Boy is a cartoon series set in a futuristic world, wherein androids co-exist with humans.
Trailer
Astro Boy Trailer
Astro Boy The Scoop
Set in futuristic Metro City, AstroBoy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist to replace the son he has lost. Unable to fulfill the grieving father’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 man who had rejected him.
The animation follows the adventures of a young robot who, in the hopes of winning his inventor-father’s heart, sets off on a quest to rid the world of evil. However, he soon discovers that his home, Metro City, stands on the brink of destruction, and it is up to him to save the day as well as his friends and family.
Release Date
October 23rd 2009
The voices of Astro Boy
Lending their voices to this film are :
Kristen Bell, Nathan lane, Eugene Levy, Matt Lucas, Donald Sutherland and Nicolas Cage.
Interesting Fact
Imagi Animation Studios also created :
TMNT (2007)
Highlander: The Search for Vengeance (with Madhouse Studios, 2007)
Astro Boy is directed by ex-Disney animator David Bowers, of Flushed Away.
Official Site and Trailer
Tags: Animation 2009, Bill Nighy, Family 2009, Kristen Bell, Nicolas Cage, October 2009