Kristen Bell - Astro Boy #1: Astro Boy is beloved in the rest of the world. It’s time Americans learn about the "Mickey Mouse of Japan"

**irish_eyes** · 08-02-2009, 07:27 PM

Astro Boy

Astro Boy is a modern re-telling of the classic manga comic created by Osamu Tezuka in the 1950s. 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.

Kristen will be voicing Cora, who is a new addition to the Astro Boy universe: “She’s kinda sassy, kinda opinionated - she’s got a tough exterior and a soft interior. She’s fun, she’s wonderful.”

Astro Boy is set to be released on Oct 23, 2009.
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Cast
Freddie Highmore (Astro Boy)
Kristen Bell (Cora)
Nicolas Cage (Dr. Tenma)
Donald Sutherland
Bill Nighy
Eugene Levy
Nathan Lane
Matt Lucas
Charlize Theron
Samuel L. Jackson

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Kristen Bell and Freddie Highmore talk ”Astro Boy”

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Highmore also spoke about the hope that "Astro Boy" will play for both kids and grown-ups: "There's such a range of emotions that you go through, it's a roller-coaster ride. We showed some clips, and people seemed to laugh in all the right places … and later, it gets darker and more adult." He also noted that the nature of working on animation didn't prevent he and his co-star from bonding: '"There are a lot of people involved, and it's hard when you're in a room on your own; I never was in the room with Kristen even though we're supposed to be great friends … but the tone seems right between the two characters, even though we never met."

Preview footage from Astro Boy

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Bowers (Flushed Away) calls Astro Boy "the first big-screen incarnation of the character. ... It's a classic superhero origin story, really. You find out what Astro Boy is and where he comes from in the story. And it's hard. It's a very emotional story."

Kristen Bell (Cora), Freddie Highmore (Astro Boy), David Bowers (Director), Maryann Garger (Producer) at Comic Con 09

Astro Boy at Comic Con 2009 videos

FH and KB with the world premiere of Astro Boy trailer

Astro Boy Panel

Kristen and Freddie with Ausiello

FH and KB interview with Ben Lyons

Interview with Access Hollywood

KB at the round table

Movie Web Interview

Cinematical catches up with Kristen Bell, Freddie Highmore, David Bowers and Maryann Garger of Astro Boy

KB at Movie Tome

Kristen Bell discusses Robot emotions

IGN interview with KB & FH

Astro Boy Video Game

Trailer and Sneak Peek

Sneak Peek of Astro Boy

Heartattack&Vine · 08-02-2009, 07:48 PM

Kind of excited for this movie, I'm not going to lie.

motylik20 · 08-03-2009, 03:21 AM

Thanks for this thread! I'm really excited too.

**irish_eyes** · 08-03-2009, 09:19 AM

Kristen Bell Interview, Astroboy - MoviesOnline

stardust ballad · 08-03-2009, 11:39 AM

I thought Totoro is the Mickey Mouse of Japan

motylik20 · 08-03-2009, 12:39 PM

Who is Totoro?

Thanks for the interview!

stardust ballad · 08-03-2009, 01:08 PM

It's an animation character. They sell Totoro merchandise in every street corner and even in McDonald's happy meals there too when I was studying abroad in Japan

motylik20 · 08-03-2009, 01:30 PM

Totoro is cute.

chazman · 08-03-2009, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Heartattack&Vine (View Post)

Kind of excited for this movie, I'm not going to lie.

I'm not, just hope she promotes it w/appearances

motylik20 · 08-04-2009, 12:52 AM

I always hope she promotes it with appearances, no matter how excited I am for the movie.

**irish_eyes** · 08-04-2009, 07:22 AM

this along with CR promotion will make sept/oct

**the echo fades** · 08-04-2009, 08:33 AM

Thanks for starting

I'll go see it but I can't say I'm excited for it, am excited for promo though. She and Freddie are too cute

**irish_eyes** · 08-04-2009, 09:42 AM

never seen the tv series or anything and not particularly into animated movies so yea, cant say i'm super excited but from what the trailer shows and all the int, it looks like it could be a pretty good watch

motylik20 · 08-05-2009, 04:52 AM

I wasn't excited to begin with but all their descriptions made me super excited.

**irish_eyes** · 08-05-2009, 06:48 AM

was it the butt machine gun that did it for you?