Set in the futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy (Atom) is a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he had lost. Unable to fulfill his creator's expectations, Astro embarks on a journey in search of acceptance, experiencing betrayal and a netherworld of robot gladiators, before returning to save Metro City and reconcile with the father who rejected him.
Visual Effects
Gleaming 2009 CGI that aged like a shiny plastic toy
Practical Effects
Tezuka's iconic designs lovingly preserved in 3D
Director
David Bowers
Freddie Highmore
Astro / Toby (voice)
Kristen Bell
Cora (voice)
Nathan Lane
Hamegg (voice)
Eugene Levy
Orrin (voice)
Matt Lucas
Sparx (voice)
Bill Nighy
Dr. Elefun / Robotsky (voice)
Donald Sutherland
President Stone (voice)
Charlize Theron
"Our Friends" Narrator (voice)
Nicolas Cage
Dr. Tenma (voice)
Madeline Carroll
Widget (voice)
Sterling Beaumon
Sludge (voice)
Samuel L. Jackson
Zog (voice)
David Alan Grier
Mr. Squirt / Math Cowboy / Boxer Robot (voice)
Alan Tudyk
Mr. Squeegee / Scrapheap Head / Stinger Two (voice)
Newell Alexander
General Heckler (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Osamu Tezuka created Astro Boy in 1952; this adaptation honors his 'star system' of reusing character designs across works.
The film bombed so hard ($65M budget, $42M worldwide) it killed Imagi Animation Studios—RIP to real ones.
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