I’m not often surprised when it comes to anime-to-movie adaptions. I’ve usually heard rumors or rumblings about them coming for years before release, but for once, I didn’t see this one coming at all.
Astro Boy aired in the 60s and was literally the first Japanese anime TV series. There was always the vague notion that an Astro Boy movie should be made for the last decade, but I hadn’t heard of any concrete plans that had moved forward. Then, to my shock, as I was hunting down new previews, I was presented with a full teaser trailer and an October release date! Not only is it being made, but it’s well into production!
Now, the teaser trailer really doesn’t do anything except show Astro Boy flying around and a quick glance at yet another star-powered voice acting cast. It starts off with dark, foreboding music as you see the scientists cowering in fear–and then the trailer cuts to Astro Boy flying around and the music U-turns and takes on a positive lilt. For any one who had never heard of Astro Boy, there’s little of interest in the trailer, but for fans of the series, just seeing that it’s been made and actually is going forward is enough.
Astro Boy releases on Octoer 23rd, 2009.
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