Astro Boy (2009)
| Release Date | 05 October 2009 |
| Budget | $40,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $20,000,000 |
| Tagline | Have a blast. |
| Genre | Action, Animation, Sci-Fi, Family |
| Country | Hong KongUSAJapan |
| Language | English, English |
| Sound Mix | SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS |
| Color | Color, Color |
| Film Type | Animated |
| Film Class | Adventure Comedy, Anime |
| Niche Genre | Children's/Family |
| Themes | Robots and Androids |
| Tags | Artificial Intelligence, Robot |
Astro Boy, also called Atom (???, Atomu) in Japan, is a 2009 computer-animated film loosely based on the long-running Japanese series of the same name by Osamu Tezuka. It was produced by Imagi Animation Studios, the animation production company of TMNT. The studio announced the project in September 2006. It was directed by David Bowers and produced by Maryann Garger with Pilar Flynn as associate producer. Freddie Highmore provides the voice of Astro Boy in the film. The film also features the voices of Kristen Bell, Nathan Lane, Eugene Levy, Matt Lucas, Bill Nighy, Donald Sutherland, Moises Arias, Charlize Theron and Nicolas Cage. A trailer of the film was shown in the North American Home Theater of PlayStation Home from December 28, 2008 to January 8, 2009. The film was released first in Hong Kong on October 8, 2009, Japan on October 10, 2009 and in the United States on October 23, 2009.
Cast and Crew
Cast
David Bowers
Mike the Fridge
Newell Alexander
General Heckler
Victor Bonavida
Sam
Tony Matthews
Cora's Dad
Bob Logan
Stinger One
Director
David Bowers
-
Writer
Timothy Harris
David Bowers
screenplay, story
Producer
Pilar Flynn
line producer
Maryann Garger
producer
Francis Kao
executive producer
Cecil Kramer
executive producer
Ken Tsumura
executive producer
Paul Wang
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Pepe Valencia
-
Editor
Robert Anich Cole
-
Casting Director
Linda Lamontagne
-
Art Director
Jake Rowell
-
Costume Designer
Jane Poole
-
Production Manager
Brad Arensman
post-production supervisor
Kathy Cavaiola-Hill
production supervisor
Desmond Chan
production manager
Greg Emerson
production supervisor
Romney T. Marino
production supervisor
Tony Matthews
production manager
Charlie Sweitzer
production supervisor
Art Department
Brian Beppu
visual development artist
Jun Falkenstein
storyboard artist
Alex Hill
storyboard artist
Kevin Johnson
head of story
Mark Lefitz
visual development artist
Nicolas Weis
visual development artist
Sound Department
Richard L. Anderson
supervising sound editor
Tim Atkins
original dialogue mixer
Paul Aulicino
supervising foley editor
James Bolt
sound mixer
Mike Chock
sound effects editor
Ryan Cole
recordist
Nerses Gezalyan
sound mixer
Catherine Harper
foley artist
Dan Hegeman
sound effects editor
Michael Kalifa
audio layback technician
Roy Latham
original dialogue mixer
Michael Miller
original dialogue mixer
Ronnie Morgan
sound assistant
Christopher Moriana
foley artist
George Simpson
sound effects editor
Carlos Sotolongo
original dialogue mixer
Elliot Tyson
sound re-recording mixer
Tim Walston
sound designer
Larry Winer
original dialogue mixer
Visual Effects
Robert Burden
visual effects
Desmond Chan
supervising technical director
Lan-Fang Chang
senior technical director
Yan Chen
visual effects supervisor
John Dillon
motion graphics artist
Christopher Dusendschon
digital imaging supervisor: iO FILM
Shun Sing Edward Lee
senior lighting supervisor
Patrick Paul Mullane
matte painter
Jesse Silver
lead matte painter
Waikit Wan
assistant cg supervisor
Animation Department
Stuart Allan
layout artist
Dominic Bisignano
layout artist
Pablo Calvillo
layout artist
Tim Cheung
head of animation
Will Finn
storyboard artist
Maximilian Graenitz
animator "Our Friends The Robots"
Marianne Hayden
layout artist
Earl A. Hibbert
senior layout artist
Andreas Hikel
layout artist
Jakob Hjort Jensen
supervising animator, animation director
John Lee
layout artist
Matt Lee
layout artist
Randy Link
animator
Kim Ooi
animation director
Kevin Scharff
layout artist
Hock Wong
layout artist
Michael Zavala
story coordinator: Imagi Animation Studios
Adam Holmes
layout artist
Editorial Department
James Ahern
digital intermediate editor
Brian Beard
digital intermediate editor
Anthony Durazzo
assistant editor
Dale E. Grahn
color timer
Adam Hawkey
digital intermediate colorist
Tiffany L. Kurtz
second editor
Peter Mayer
digital intermediate producer
Ray Hansel Morales
production supervisor
John Venzon
additional editor
Music Department
Thomas Bowes
orchestra leader
Kristopher Gee
composer: additional music
Rick Giovinazzo
orchestrator
Amanda Goodpaster
music editor
Isobel Griffiths
orchestra contractor
Larry Groupé
orchestrator
Dave Hage
score librarian
Todd Homme
music supervisor
Lewis Jones
score assistant engineer, pro tools recordist
Jo Ann Kane
copyist
Kevin Kliesch
orchestrator
Jason Livesay
orchestrator
Frank Macchia
orchestrator
Charlotte Matthews
assistant orchestra contractor
Jenny O'Grady
choirmaster
Sam Okell
assistant mix engineer
Roxana Pope
score assistant engineer
Jeffrey Schindler
orchestrator, conductor
Casey Stone
music engineer, score recordist, music scoring mixer
John Ashton Thomas
orchestrator
Other Crew
Carly Berezin
production coordinator
Lan-Fang Chang
technical director
Itzzia Cohen
marketing coordinator
John Christian De Leon
technical director
Lawrence Gan
assistant to executive producer
Maximilian Graenitz
title designer: end credits
Jono Hirsch
assistant production accountant
Mary Howie
layout production assistant
Michael Lachance
story consultant
Maude Lewis
production executive
Bianca Margiotta
production coordinator
Christina Miller
executive assistant: executive producer
Stephen Martin Paull
production coordinator
Jake Rowell
title designer: main title sequence
Yoshihiro Shimizu
creative consultant
Mark Tarbox
production executive
Macoto Tezuka
creative consultant
Peter John Vaughan
technical director
Thanks
Erik Feig
special thanks
Production Company
Imagi Animation Studios
-
Imagi Crystal
-
Tezuka Production Company Ltd.
-
Distributor
International Film Distribution Consultants
Alfa Films
Bazuca Films
Cinestar
E1 Entertainment
, ,
Golden Village Pictures
Independent Films
Seville Pictures
Summit Distribution
Summit Entertainment
Belga Films
DeA Planeta Home Entertainment
Endgame Entertainment
Enlight Pictures
Golden Harvest Company
Hollywood Classic Entertainment
Hoyts Distribution
Intercontinental Video
KD Media
Kadokawa Entertainment
Kadokawa Pictures
Monolith
Nordisk Film
Odeon
Panasia Films
Paris Filmes
SND
Summit Home Entertainment
,
Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE)
United King Films
Warner Home Video
Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais
Miscellaneous
iO Films
digital intermediate
20th Century Fox Studios
post-production facilities
Abbey Road Studios
music mixed at, music recorded at
Bridge, The
dialogue recording studio
Dakota Music Services
music librarian
Flagstaff Studios
dialogue recording studio
Howard Schwartz Recording
dialogue recording studio
Jo Anne Kane Music Services
copyist: US
L.A. Mad Dogs
adr voice casting
L.A. Studios, The
dialogue recording studio
London Session Orchestra, The
orchestra
Margarita Mix
dialogue recording studio
Metro Voices
choir
POP Sound
dialogue recording studio
Real World Studios
dialogue recording studio
Reigate St. Mary's Oratory School
children's choir , children's choir
Soundelux
post-production sound services, sound editorial
Varèse Sarabande
soundtrack
Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
Astro Boy by Osamu Tezuka
Astro Boy
Astro Boy tetsuwan atomu (2003)
Astroboy (1963)
Astroboy (1980)
