Astro Boy (2009)

October 8, 2009 (Hong Kong)
October 10, 2009 (Japan)
October 23, 2009 (United States)

Astro Boy is a 2009 computer-animated superhero film loosely based on the manga series of the same name by the Japanese writer and illustrator Osamu Tezuka. Produced by the Hong Kong-based company Imagi Animation Studios, it was directed by David Bowers, who co-wrote the screenplay with Timothy Hyde Harris. The film stars Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell, Nicolas Cage, Bill Nighy, Matt Lucas, Eugene Levy, Nathan Lane, Samuel L. Jackson, Charlize Theron, and Donald Sutherland.

The film was first released in Hong Kong on October 8, 2009, and in the United States on October 23, 2009. It received generally mixed reviews from film critics and was a box office bomb, earning $42 million worldwide against its $65 million budget. As a result of the film's financial failure, Imagi shut down on February 5, 2010, and Astro Boy became the last film produced by the studio.

Also See

• Astro Boy (1963 TV Series)
• Astro Boy (1980 TV Series)
• Astro Boy (2003 TV Series)
• Little Astro Boy
• Go Astro Boy Go!

Sound Effects Used

• Hollywoodedge, Rubber Squeaks 3 High AC012601 (2nd squeak)
• Hollywoodedge, Small Hinge Squeak Hv PE188401
• Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY, SPARK - HIGH VOLTAGE SPARK, VERY LARGE, ELECTRICAL
• Wilhelm Scream

Image Gallery

• Astro Boy (2009)/Image Gallery