Check out the latest clip from “Astro Boy” released by Summit Entertainment and a new batch of images, including our first look at the robot Zog, voiced by Samuel L. Jackson. That is one huge robot, and definitely doesn’t look nearly “groovy” enough to be voiced by Sam The Man, but we’ll see.
Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist named Dr. Tenma (Nicolas Cage). Powered by positive “blue” energy, Astro Boy (Freddie Highmore) is endowed with super strength, x-ray vision, unbelievable speed and the ability to fly. Embarking on a journey in search of acceptance, Astro Boy encounters many other colorful characters along the way. Through his adventures, he learns the joys and emotions of being human, and gains the strength to embrace his destiny. Ultimately learning his friends and family are in danger, Astro Boy marshals his awesome super powers and returns to Metro City in a valiant effort to save everything he cares about and to understand what it means to be a hero.
The clip is called “Escape from Metro City” and was previously down at Comic Con. “Astro Boy” bootjets his way into theaters October 23, 2009.
Starring the voices of Nicolas Cage, Kristen Bell, Charlize Theron, Samuel L. Jackson, Bill Nighy, Donald Sutherland, Freddie Highmore, Eugene Levy, Moises Arias, Nathan Lane, and directed by David Bowers.
