Astro Boy
Cast & Crew
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Director
David Bowers -
Producer
Maryann Garger -
Writer
Osamu Tezuka -
Writer
Timothy Harris
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Astro Boy
Freddie Highmore -
Cora
Kristen Bell -
Ham Egg
Nathan Lane -
Orrin
Eugene Levy -
TBA
Matt Lucas
Synopsis
Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about 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, 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 who had rejected him. - In Theaters October 23rd, 2009.
Latest Updates
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Eugene Levy Relishes Voice Acting Role in ‘Astro Boy’
Published on: October 20, 2009
By Shannon Nystedt
movieset.com
In upcoming animated/adventure Astro Boy, Eugene Levy plays the voice of the high-strung robot butler Orrin. The film, based on the 1960’s TV series, tells the story of a scientist who builds a robot version of his son after he passed away in a tragic accident. Unable to fulfill the grieving scientists expectations, the boy robot embarks on a journey in search of acceptance, experiencing betrayal and a netherworld of robot gladiators, before he returns to save the day and reconcile with the father who had rejected him.
Levy has done voice work for animations including Over the Hedge and Curious George, and finds that such work stretches him as an actor.
"…You're elevated out of that safety zone. You're doing things that you can't believe you're actually doing…"
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Interview with Director David Bowers and Producer Maryann Garger
Published on: June 7, 2009
The space around Imagi Entertainment's booth was packed this past weekend at Los Angeles' Anime Expo as convention-goers got a look at some of the earliest footage from the upcoming "Astro Boy" feature film. Imagi -- the same company behind last year's "TMNT" -- is bringing Osamu Tezuka's classic character to life in a major way.
Director David Bowers (who also directed 2006's "Flushed Away") reteams with Producer Maryann Garger (who co-produced the same) and seemed pretty pleased with excitement on people's faces as they saw Astro Boy in action. They spoke briefly with Collider about their work on "Astro Boy" so far.
"...I've always loved "Astro Boy" so when I heard that the project was being done and that the project was in development, I sort of tried to find out as much as I could about it. Luckily, I'd worked with Maryann before. It just seemed like the right movie for me at the right time..."
Read the full interview here.
Collider
By: Cal Kemp
