Astro Boy

Summit Entertainment just debuted a full-length theatrical trailer for Astro Boy, their latest CGI feature due out in October, over on MSN today. We’ve already seen two teaser trailers previously, so you should already know what to expect. However, this time they’ve included more of the comedy (to help bringing in younger audiences) and more of the finished voices. And I’ve got to say, the voices aren’t really working for me. Nic Cage seems out of place, so does Donald Sutherland. The only one that I like and that I think fits perfectly is Freddie Highmore as Astro Boy himself. Also, apologies for the low quality, as that’s all MSN had. Enjoy!

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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.

Astro Boy is directed by ex-Disney animator David Bowers, of Flushed Away previously, with a screenplay written by Timothy Harris, of Brewster's Millions, Kindergarten Cop, and Space Jam previously. Imagi Animation, the studio behind TMNT last year, is developing this animated film which is based on Osamu Tezuka's manga series. Astro Boy will arrive in theaters everywhere on October 23rd this year.