Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist named Tenma (Nicolas Cage). Powered by positive “blue” energy, Astro Boy (Freddie Highmore) is endowed with super strength, x-ray vision, unbelievable speed and the ability to fly.
Embarking on a journey in search of acceptance, Astro Boy encounters many other colorful characters along the way. Through his adventures, he learns the joys and emotions of being human, and gains the strength to embrace his destiny. Ultimately learning his friends and family are in danger, Astro Boy marshals his awesome super powers and returns to Metro City in a valiant effort to save everything he cares about and to understand what it takes to be a hero.
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October 3, 2009: Astro fight clip:
I haven't been able to build real excitement toward the CG adaptation of ASTRO BOY, but I'll admit it looks entertaining. Just nowhere near as appealing as if it had been a Pixar film.
For those who do look forward to it, here's...
September 18, 2009: Astro Boy clip:
As far as upcoming family movies go, ASTRO BOY looks like a lot of fun.
I caught the original on Adult Swim, but was too tired to follow. The clip is kinda funny at moments but really good. It definitely peaked my interest. I also really like the...
September 1, 2009: New Astro trailer & poster:
I had never really paid that much attention to the CG big screen adaptation of quintessential manga ASTRO BOY , but that thing sure offered itself a sweet voice cast! Kristen Bell, Nathan Lane, Eugene Levy, Bill Nighy, Donald Sutherland, Nicolas Cage,...
August 11, 2009: Full Astro trailer:
The full-length trailer for ASTRO BOY has just debuted, courtesy of MSN. It’s our first real look at the plot of the film, which follows the boy robot on his quest to destroy much larger robots while escaping capture and enslavement.
The first thought...
July 28, 2009: New Astro stills:
A handful of new shots from ASTRO BOY have just found their way onto the web, and I have to say, this is shaping up to be a pretty promising non-Pixar CGI project. The source material is great, the voice roster isn't overdosing on A-listers and the animation is...
July 23, 2009: CON: Summit Panel:
NOTE: We're doing something different this year. We're gonna be covering most of the Comic Con panels LIVE from the hall in which they're being presented, so you can follow us LIVE via the COVER IT LIVE widget below. You can also post your comments into the...
June 19, 2009: Astro on Sorority Row:
Summit Entertainment, they who brought the diamond-coated vampires of Stephanie Meyer to the big screen, have recently slapped us with two pics from two of their upcoming films - the animated comic adaptation ASTRO BOY and the hot sorority babes being...
March 26, 2009: 2nd Astro Boy teaser:
Late last year, we brought you the first teaser for Imagi's upcoming 3D animated ASTRO BOY , an adaptation of the popular anime of the same name. Rather than release a full trailer, Imagi recently decided to release a second, slightly longer teaser....
March 24, 2009: Astro Boy's a tease:
There's something inherently unappealing about the upcoming ASTRO BOY , an animated film from the apparently cash-strapped Imagi Animation Studios. I think it may have something to do with Imagi's first animated feature TMNT totally sucking balls. Still, the film...
February 11, 2009: NYCC: Summit Ent.:
Winding down a bit here. While the Disney and Warner Bros. panels were treats, I was somewhat dubious about Summit Entertainment's panel. After all, the last two movies they've given us were TWILIGHT and PUSH. But they're an up-and-comer, so it couldn't hurt...
February 5, 2009: Astro Boy flies:
Now that Imagi Studios is presumably on more stable financial ground, it's likely we'll get to see their upcoming ASTRO BOY adaptation as planned so fans of the anime series should breathe a sigh of relief. The film centers on the titular robot boy who's...
January 4, 2009: It's Astro Boy!:
I'm not a fan of Astro Boy and I don't know many people that actually are, but Hollywood has a history of jumping all over things with a built in fanbase and I guess this qualifies. ASTRO BOY , which will be released this summer, is going to be a CGI gong show...
November 24, 2008: Astro Boy teaser:
The first teaser for the CG animated ASTRO BOY, an adaptation of the popular anime of the same name, is out and it ain't looking so bad so far. The story follows a scientist who creates a powerful robot child who becomes a superhero but is serously...
August 26, 2008: Bell gets Astronomical:
I was never really a fan of Kristen Bell until I saw her in that pink bikini top in FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL. That little ditty has Princess-Leah-in-the-gold-bikini written all over it and will forever have a special place in my spank bank. News that...
September 15, 2006: Astro Boy takes flight:
Imagi Studio, the company currently producing the TMNT movie, has optioned the rights from Tezuka Productions Co. Ltd. to produced a computer animated feature-length movie based on the hugely popular anime, "Astro Boy." The movie will likely have a premise...
