AstroBoy holds a special meaning for all anime (Japanese animation) and manga (Japanese comics) fanatics. Osamu Tezuka’s classic manga masterpiece is going to face the modern audience under the direction of David Bowers, known for his projects Shark Tale, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, and Flushed Away among others. Bowers confesses to being a long-time AstroBoy fan. Bowers commented:
"I’ve had a lifelong affection for the original AstroBoy, so am looking forward to giving him the full action-adventure Hollywood treatment. His story is both emotional and spectacular, so it absolutely lends itself to the big screen. With the amazing crew that Imagi has assembled, I feel there’s an opportunity to create something very special – a film to surprise audiences, have them on the edge of their seats, and hopefully make them laugh, too.”
Astro Boy, the iconic character created by the “god of manga”, Japan’s Osamu Tezuka, has enjoyed great acclaim and success around the world as the hero of an animated television series which originally aired in the 1960s, with subsequent versions delighting new generations of fans.
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.
David Bowers (Flushed Away) is the director of AstroBoy, slated for worldwide release in 2009.
AstroBoy the movie will be released on 2009 by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Weinstein Company.
2 comments:
visited your site. i used to be an astroboy fan when i was a little kid.
we will remain fans... hheeh
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