pink__sparklies ([info]pink__sparklies) wrote in [info]ohnotheydidnt,
@ 2008-03-01 11:12:00
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Freddie Highmore to voice "Astro Boy".


Imagi Studios’ has just announced that Freddie Highmore has been signed for the title role in the CG-animated movie “Astro Boy.”

 

Maryann Garger said: “I am very thrilled that Freddie has accepted this role. He is one of the most talented and acclaimed young actors today, and absolutely ideal to portray the iconic Astro Boy.”

 

Commented David Bowers: “It’s terrific that Freddie has agreed to play Astro. He’s a remarkably skilled young actor, whose freshness and vitality make him perfect for the role. Astro Boy is a beloved superhero and has captured hearts around the globe for more than 50 years. I can’t wait to see where Freddie takes him.”

 

Created by the “god of manga” Osamu Tezuka, Astro Boy has enjoyed great acclaim and success throughout the world, with the original animated television series airing in the 1960s and followed by subsequent versions in the 1980s and again in 2003.

 
Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy 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” will be released worldwide in 2009.



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[info]rlmoonyk
2008-03-01 04:23 pm UTC (link)
Yes. Freddie Highmore

AI reminds me of this even though this came first

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[info]joantastic
2008-03-01 04:24 pm UTC (link)
he scares me

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[info]rhapsodeeinblue
2008-03-01 04:28 pm UTC (link)
I cannot believe Freddie Highmore is 15. 15. He still looks and sounds 10.

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[info]537paperstreet
2008-03-01 04:31 pm UTC (link)
I know! I'll always think of him as the little boy in Finding Neverland.

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[info]kamiee
2008-03-01 04:40 pm UTC (link)
lol iawtc
I was watching the Spiderwick trailer and I was all, "Hey that's the kid from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory... and Finding Neverland... he looks the same.. wait those movies aren't even new..."

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[info]dyingtolive87
2008-03-01 04:54 pm UTC (link)
Ugh, seriously?
I keep thinking he's like 10. He's so adorable, but now I feel creeped out that he's a teenager

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[info]green__desire
2008-03-01 06:55 pm UTC (link)
yea I always say how it freaks me out that hes done like all these movies in a span of 5 years and looks exactly the same in them all.

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[info]aurosan
2008-03-01 04:32 pm UTC (link)
wait they're making a new astroboy movie?

wtf when did this happen

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[info]thelittlevoice
2008-03-01 04:34 pm UTC (link)
Here's kind of a 'first look' of it: http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/16124252.html

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[info]537paperstreet
2008-03-01 04:34 pm UTC (link)
I don't know why, but lately when an animated movie comes about and it's not from Pixar, I automatically think it's not going to be any good.

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[info]barbar3lla
2008-03-01 04:36 pm UTC (link)
I am so so so excited about Wall-e :)

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[info]rhapsodeeinblue
2008-03-01 04:38 pm UTC (link)
IA.

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[info]childish
2008-03-01 06:20 pm UTC (link)
That's because they're usually not. :(
Disney's upcoming ones look promising though!

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[info]barbar3lla
2008-03-01 04:36 pm UTC (link)
Who?

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[info]mistress_kizuna
2008-03-01 04:42 pm UTC (link)
I'll probably see this, just to go on about how cute Astroboy is and get a manga/anime history lesson.

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[info]teddyism
2008-03-01 04:51 pm UTC (link)
I only learned about Astroboy when I went to Kyoto, but he is pretty kick ass. So is Simba.

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[info]aurosan
2008-03-01 04:54 pm UTC (link)
do you mean kimba

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[info]homemadeprozac
2008-03-01 05:07 pm UTC (link)
NOOOOOOO

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[info]strangelittlex
2008-03-01 05:31 pm UTC (link)
Ok, I don't mind the kid or anything but there must be another teen boy in Hollywood besides him. It's like Abagail, Dakota, and him are the only young stars these days.

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[info]ladydisaster
2008-03-01 05:50 pm UTC (link)
I've been watching the original Astro Boy at like 4am on Cartoon Network. It's weird stuff!

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[info]iwishiwasfrench
2008-03-01 06:36 pm UTC (link)
Me too. I can't get enough of its weirdness.

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[info]weyrdchic
2008-03-01 08:40 pm UTC (link)
Roast Beef from Achewood! I must give props.

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[info]lajeunefolle
2008-03-02 04:36 am UTC (link)
That's Roast Beef. I know him.

I know Roast Beef.

(it would be better with such as a Todd icon, but whatever)

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[info]stucking_foned
2008-03-02 07:04 am UTC (link)
agreed. i LOVE it. i used to watch it when i was a kid

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[info]iwishiwasfrench
2008-03-01 06:35 pm UTC (link)
I wonder who would voice Dr. Elephant.

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[info]future_sex
2008-03-01 06:55 pm UTC (link)
lol i loved astro boy so much when i was a kid.

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[info]illusoryvogue
2008-03-01 07:43 pm UTC (link)
they better not screw this up

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[info]weyrdchic
2008-03-01 08:42 pm UTC (link)
haven't watched astroboy but considering it already IS animated with probably several movies I don't know why America needs to go and 'improve' on it or whatever. then again I'm looking forward to laughing at the DBZ movie, so.

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[info]toph_to_themax
2008-03-02 03:43 am UTC (link)
they can get a better voice than freddie highmore's.

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