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Astro Boy is a Hongkongais film of genre Science fiction directed by David Bowers released in USA on 23 october 2009 with Freddie Highmore
Astro Boy (2009)
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Add to a movie listAstro Boy is a 2009 Hong Kong/American computer-animated action film loosely based on the manga series of the same name by the Japanese writer and illustrator Osamu Tezuka. It was produced by Imagi Animation Studios, and directed by David Bowers. Freddie Highmore provides the voice of Astro Boy in the film. The film also features the voices of Kristen Bell, Nathan Lane, Eugene Levy, Matt Lucas, Bill Nighy, Donald Sutherland, Charlize Theron and Nicolas Cage. The film was released first in Hong Kong on October 8, 2009, Japan on October 10, 2009 and in the United States on October 23, 2009. The film received mixed reviews from film critics and it earned $44,093,014 on a $65 million budget.
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Toby Tenma is a teenager who lives in the futuristic city-state Metro City, which floats above the polluted "Surface". Toby's father, Dr. Tenma, is a famous roboticist and head of the Ministry of Science, but has a distant relationship with his son. Dr. Tenma meets the city's obstructive leader President Stone to demonstrate a new defensive robot called the Peacekeeper. To power it, Tenma's friend Dr. Elefun unveils the Blue and Red Core, two energy spheres which have opposing positive and negative energy. Stone has the destructive Red Core placed into the Peacekeeper, causing it to go berserk, leading to Toby being disintegrated after sneaking into the room.Actors
Freddie Highmore
(Astro Boy (voice))
Nicolas Cage
(Dr. Tenma (voice))
Kristen Bell
(Cora (voice))
Bill Nighy
(Dr. Elefun (voice))
Donald Sutherland
(General Stone (voice))
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