Astro Boy (2009)
AnimationActionFamilyScience Fiction
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.
Director:
David Bowers
Writers:
Timothy Harris, David Bowers.
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Freddie Highmore as Astro / Toby (voice) |
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Kristen Bell as Cora (voice) |
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Nathan Lane as Hamegg (voice) |
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Eugene Levy as Orrin (voice) |
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Matt Lucas as Sparx (voice) |
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Bill Nighy as Dr. Elefun / Robotsky (voice) |
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Donald Sutherland as President Stone (voice) |
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Charlize Theron as "Our Friends" Narrator (voice) |
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Nicolas Cage as Dr. Tenma (voice) |
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Madeline Carroll as Widget (voice) |
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Sterling Beaumon as Sludge (voice) |
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Samuel L. Jackson as Zog (voice) |
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David Alan Grier as Mr. Squirt / Math Cowboy / Boxer Robot (voice) |
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Alan Tudyk as Mr. Squeegee / Scrapheap Head / Stinger Two (voice) |
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Newell Alexander as General Heckler (voice) |
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Elle Fanning as Grace (voice) |
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Pilar Flynn as Cora's Mom (voice) |
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Dee Bradley Baker as Trashcan (voice) |
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Moisés Arias as Zane (voice) |
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Ryan Stiles as Mr. Moustachio / Burning Robot (voice) |
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David Bowers as Mike the Fridge (voice) |
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Sofia Bowers as The Little Stinker (voice) |
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Nicole Fletcher as "Oh No!" Kid (voice) |
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Maryann Garger as Dr. Pigknuckle / Newscaster (voice) |
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Tiffany Hillkurtz as Bride to Be (voice) |
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David Feiss as Cowboy Robot (voice) |
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Nicholas Guest as French Waiter Robot (voice) |
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Max Burkholder as Billy (voice) |
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Victor Bonavida as Sam (voice) |
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Steve Alterman as Press Secretary (voice) |
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Rif Hutton as Metro City Sergeant (voice) |
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Madeleine Russell as Metro City Girl (voice) |
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Tony Matthews as Cora's Dad (voice) |
| Writing | Timothy Harris | Screenplay |
| Directing | David Bowers | Director |
| Writing | Osamu Tezuka | Author |
| Writing | David Bowers | Story |
| Writing | David Bowers | Screenplay |
| Production | Ken Tsumura | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Pablo Calvillo | Layout |
| Directing | Earl A. Hibbert | Layout |
| Production | Pilar Flynn | Line Producer |
| Visual Effects | John Dillon | VFX Artist |
| Sound | John Ottman | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Maryann Garger | Producer |
| Production | Cecil Kramer | Executive Producer |
| Production | Paul Wang | Executive Producer |
| Production | Francis Kao | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Robert Anich | Editor |
| Production | Samuel Michlap | Production Designer |
| Production | Linda Lamontagne | Casting |
| Writing | Kevin Johnson | Head of Story |
| Art | Jake Rowell | Art Direction |
| Visual Effects | Luis Grané | Character Designer |
| Camera | Pepe Valencia | Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Tim Cheung | Head of Animation |
| Visual Effects | Jakob Hjort Jensen | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Kim Ooi | Animation Director |
| Crew | Makoto Tezuka | Creative Consultant |
| Crew | Yoshihiro Shimizu | Creative Consultant |
| Production | Maude Lewis | Production Executive |
| Sound | Todd Homme | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Richard L. Anderson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Writing | Sharon Bridgeman | Story Artist |
| Writing | Paul Brizzi | Story Artist |
| Writing | Gaëtan Brizzi | Story Artist |
| Writing | David Feiss | Story Artist |
| Writing | Jun Falkenstein | Story Artist |
| Writing | Will Finn | Story Artist |
| Writing | Jurgen Gross | Story Artist |
| Writing | Elizabeth Ito | Story Artist |
| Writing | Christian Lignan | Story Artist |
| Writing | Bob Logan | Story Artist |
| Crew | Colin Brady | Additional Writing |
| Writing | Michael Lachance | Story Consultant |
| Sound | Tim Atkins | ADR Mixer |