Astro Boy Teaser Trailer
The first teaser trailer for Imagi’s upcoming CG adaptation of the classic anime/manga Astro Boy has just flown onto the web (and will also, I assume, be playing with Bolt in theatres this weekend). While I certainly have some nostalgic attachment to the character, I’ve been a little unsure about whether or not computer animation is the right way to go, and although the teaser trailer is pretty short, it has actually confirmed some of my suspicions.
The animation looks decent for what it is, but for some reason it just doesn’t feel like Astro Boy to me. Somehow it’s just too polished and slick and shiny… and, as much as I hate to say it… too American. I don’t know, maybe I’m just being nitpicky at this point. Clearly we’ll need to see a bit more footage before we can start passing judgment, but this teaser just didn’t do anything for me. Are you looking forward to it? Directed by David Bowers (Flushed Away) and featuring the voices of Freddie Highmore, Nicolas Cage and Kristen Bell, Astro Boy hits theatres on October 23rd, 2009.
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Certainly looks cooler than all the other CG films on the horizon.
Posted by Ryan M. on November 21st, 2008Yeah, I’m not a big fan of CG (some Pixar stuff aside). Still, it’s too bad that Samurai Jack creator Genndy Tartakovsky isn’t the director.
Posted by Ian on November 21st, 2008Leave a Reply