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Wow by erichaislar	Feb 4th, 2009 08:17:31 AM
Looks like Astro boy!
First by maxtrix	Feb 4th, 2009 08:17:31 AM
Why not
The Hurt Locker by spyro	Feb 4th, 2009 08:24:54 AM
has already been released on DVD. Looks very good though.
Brad Bird and company by Abominable Snowcone	Feb 4th, 2009 08:27:49 AM
want their Iron Giant concept art back... Will the film use Osaka Popstar's song "Astroboy?" It better
Who the fuck cares when AVATAR is fucking our eyeballs in 2009? by Motoko Kusanagi	Feb 4th, 2009 08:30:33 AM
NoBody.
If you're interested in Astro Boy... by ScottGreen	Feb 4th, 2009 08:34:45 AM
Make sure to check out http://tinyurl.com/bupfc7 Pluto on the Feb 17th, it's Naoki Urasawa's brilliant adult re-imagining of a classic Astro Boy story. One of the sadder works of sci-fi I've read in a while.
Peacekeeper bringin the pain! by kafka07	Feb 4th, 2009 08:35:26 AM
I hope he fries lil Astro into a crisp
I'd love it if this was great... by FlickaPoo	Feb 4th, 2009 08:38:40 AM
...3-D-ifying classic animation makes me feel a little queasy still but...willing to give it a shot.
The Hurt Locker by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looki ng_for	Feb 4th, 2009 08:41:59 AM
Seen it and it's pretty good. Bigelow needs to direct more flicks. She a quality action director. Reckon she might have made a pretty decent Terminator flick.
Any New Stuff On GATCHAMAN or GIGANTOR? by LaserPants	Feb 4th, 2009 08:42:17 AM
I like ASTROBOY, but I'm a raving lunatic for GATCHAMAN. I'm really looking forward to that one.
Never cared for Astroboy. Gatchaman, by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Feb 4th, 2009 08:50:53 AM
Star Blazers, and Robotech were my faves. I'd love to see a live action Star Blazers. The Rebirth online comic is pretty cool. Yamato geeks should check it out.
re: Any New Stuff On GATCHAMAN or GIGANTOR? by ScottGreen	Feb 4th, 2009 08:52:46 AM
In the current economic environment, Imagi has been scrambling to keep Astro financed. There plans are to do Gatchaman, then Tusker, but there are a lot of hurtles to clear before that's a reality
Didn't production shut down? by jj9126	Feb 4th, 2009 08:58:27 AM
A few weeks back because the animation studio couldn't cover payroll? Where does this thing stand now?
Nick Cage is in this. by Spandau Belly	Feb 4th, 2009 08:58:43 AM
So I'll see it.
Never saw Astroboy, but I saw Jet Mars... by Prometeo	Feb 4th, 2009 08:59:22 AM
Jetter Mars was essentially a remake of Tetsuwan Atomu in which Astro and some of the other characters were slightly reworked by Tezuka because he was on a deadline and couldn't re-acquire the Tetsuwan Atomu copyrights in time to produce the color Tetsuwan Atomu series he really wanted to make. Jetter Mars, like Astro Boy, is a powerful robot built in the image of a boy. The two scientists who created him are Dr. Yamanoue (who created Jetter's body) and Dr. Kawashimo (who created his mind). The disagreement between them mirrors the disagreement in Tetsuwan Atomu between Dr. Tenma and Dr. Elefun, respectively. Several episodes were remakes of earlier Tetsuwan Atomu stories. A total of 27 episodes were produced. Jetter Mars is often regarded by Tezuka fans as one of his weakest efforts, though Tezuka was under some financial pressure at the time, and was unable to wait for the copyright dispute to be resolved. Other Tezuka fans defend the series as the best Tezuka was able to do under the circumstances, and that there was really nothing wrong with it that wouldn't have been corrected had it been produced as a Tetsuwan Atomu series.
re: Funding by ScottGreen	Feb 4th, 2009 09:01:46 AM
The latest statement http://tinyurl.com/ak89ot was that they received bridge funding that would carry them over until they got what they needed from private equity companies
That is Sad.... I was looking forward to Gatchaman by DarfurOnTheRocks	Feb 4th, 2009 09:17:47 AM
Sad indeed.... Here's to hoping that Imagi can get some capital to continue these projects...
A Live Action YAMATO and/or MACROSS Would Rock! by LaserPants	Feb 4th, 2009 09:45:03 AM
But I doubt the former will happen and I have strong doubts about the latter as well.
Live Action Captain Harlock by LaserPants	Feb 4th, 2009 09:52:00 AM
For a short fan film (in spanish, btw), its not half bad. I like the costumes, and the ship work is decent. File this under the heading "stuff that will never actually happen, and probably shouldn't, but I admire the attempt." http://tinyurl.com/cuk76p
Live Action Captain Harlock by ScottGreen	Feb 4th, 2009 09:58:55 AM
At one point, there was supposed to be a French one with Warren Ellis attached http://tinyurl.com/cf7zjt would have been impressive
Boring and Bland by Right Bastard	Feb 4th, 2009 10:31:12 AM
That is one of the most boring and bland character designs. I love the anime, but I still hate the way most "humans" are done in CG. Awful.
I'll be there at NYCC... by Pennsy	Feb 4th, 2009 10:54:14 AM
I'd be happy to post a report from the screening, AICN chiefs of staff. :)
This will flop harder than Speed Racer by Nasty In The Pasty	Feb 4th, 2009 11:00:02 AM
FACT.
Nasty Pasty don't be silly. Even if the west don't watch it by Damien Chowder	Feb 4th, 2009 11:05:27 AM
Asia will watch it seven times over. But it all depends on the story and directing because Turtles was shite.
Looks like just another CGI animated film... by Pdorwick	Feb 4th, 2009 11:29:15 AM
...no big deal really.
Two words we rarely see ever, if at all by skimn	Feb 4th, 2009 11:43:37 AM
AICN EXCLUSIVE And _droid_ has an excellent point. Was Bigelow ever considered for the Terminator sequel? That woman deserves more projects and A-properties. Bad blood between her and Cameron?
They are making Astro Boy look too much like a live boy! by Bob Cryptonight	Feb 4th, 2009 12:07:49 PM
He looks like the SON of the scientist, not the ROBOT the scientist built to look like his dead kid. The features are too soft or something...
I think it looks good by Toonol	Feb 4th, 2009 12:10:01 PM
Humans are _very_ stylized in the manga, so CGI might work well for them. Not as creepy as it is when animated 'realistic' humans.
wow this is how i pictured a megaman cgi film!!! by Warcraft	Feb 4th, 2009 01:20:44 PM
I was just thinking a few weeks ago how awesome a cgi megaman movie would be, looks like astroboy is gonna ful fill that fantasy!
I love Astro Boy in any form.......period by BugDOC	Feb 4th, 2009 02:10:40 PM
I watched this cartoon on American TV in the mid 60's and loved it. It fell by the wayside and now I own all of the new stuff on DVD along with all of the originals released on DVD a few years back. I watch them with my son and while he is not nearly as enamored as I was at his age.....I still love it. Count me in when the movie comes out. Color me a big fan regardless of how the features look. It certainly looks fine to me and is easily recognizable as Astro.
astroboy looks just like the 80s cartoon...thats fun. by Bouncy X	Feb 4th, 2009 02:18:53 PM

the hurt locker was pretty fucking rad by applescruff	Feb 4th, 2009 02:24:29 PM
although it gets repetitive with the whole bomb-defusing shit over and over again, and there isn't much of a story. its just a bunch of tense sequences strung together by a thread that are cool to watch. its a good war film cause its not political. it takes no sides. this movie could've starred sly and seagal and just fucking owned. i agree this is more of an action film than an iraq war movie.
What was that other anime, sort of like... by Kid Z	Feb 4th, 2009 02:34:57 PM
...a fusion of Astroboy and Aquaman? He was a human instead of a robot (I think, anyway) and, by chewing "Oxygum", invented by his father, he could breathe underwater. It was syndicated on a local Philadelphia station back in the mid-to-late 1970's, I've never seen it since. Anyone knows, let me know... I don't even remember the title of the damn thing.
Marine Boy, Kid Z... by Pennsy	Feb 4th, 2009 02:57:26 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M arine_Boy
WHERE ARE ASTROBOYS HORNS?? by alice 13	Feb 4th, 2009 03:12:40 PM
or spikes or whatever they are. omg it doesnt look like the original! WWWAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
by MikeTheSpike	Feb 4th, 2009 03:15:34 PM
You know, that ain't bad. For a show I last watched when I was 4, I find myself strangely excited for this film. Damn well better have that song, though...
he better do the suction walk. by alice 13	Feb 4th, 2009 03:15:50 PM
no astroboy suction sound walking = fail.
Thanks Pennsy... by Kid Z	Feb 4th, 2009 03:25:04 PM
...like I said, been a lonnnng time since I saw that one. It's really just a vague memory from my childhood. Glad to know the show actually existed.
I hope this is...g by The Amazing G	Feb 4th, 2009 03:43:44 PM
good and does well
Looks gay by disfigurehead	Feb 4th, 2009 04:34:04 PM
but of course Harry will love it when they pay him off.
Ellis Was Gonna Write A Live Action Harlock Movie?! by LaserPants	Feb 4th, 2009 04:53:52 PM
Holy crap, that could have been friggin' great!
Between this and Tintin by CreatureCantina	Feb 4th, 2009 05:30:30 PM
I can't decide which I could possibly be even less interested in. We're looking at two epic bombs here...
^^^crazy talk^^^ Tintin bomb?!?! by Damien Chowder	Feb 4th, 2009 05:56:32 PM
French speakers would go watch this till they bankrupt themselves. Asia will watch anything Western. The rest of the world will watch any dum shite. Tintin ain't any dumb shite.
Science... by stanton29	Feb 4th, 2009 06:19:13 PM
It's what we're made of. Nice to see Engrish in the background! Certainly looking forward to this!
Astro Big-Boy by No-Op	Feb 4th, 2009 06:26:56 PM
So Astroboy will star the mascot from a burger chain. Huh. http://manolomen.com/images/bi g-boy.jpg
The Japanese live-action Astro Boy looks better than this. by Uncle Stan	Feb 4th, 2009 07:04:09 PM

It looks more like Bob's Big Boy to me... by SoylentMean	Feb 4th, 2009 07:19:26 PM
Goddamn that restaurant was awesome!!!!!!!
AWESOME!! GENERIC 3D ANIMATION!!! YAY! by Bass Bastardson	Feb 4th, 2009 08:10:16 PM
Why do they have to do this? If I'm to go by these stills they have turned Astro Boy bland and generic. Color me less than excited.
He's not going to by palpatinefuckedmydog	Feb 4th, 2009 09:48:13 PM
wear that shirt and pants the entire movie is he?Where's his black shorts and red boots?
How soon before Gigantor rapes our asses? by StarBlitzer	Feb 4th, 2009 10:11:31 PM
Just sayin'.
Bass, it's not like Astro Boy was incredibly detailed. by Orionsangels	Feb 4th, 2009 11:20:47 PM
The cartoon itself was rather bland looking. Were you expecting realistic looking character's and worlds? It's a cartoon first.
I think what makes us so cynical these days is... by Orionsangels	Feb 4th, 2009 11:26:59 PM
We see today's art of movie making as something rather simplistic. That isn't earned, but rather easily attainable. Where 20 or 30 years ago. There were no computers and therefore more of a struggle and ambition to create the wonderful things we saw on the BIG screen.
On the Cynicism point.... by JumpinJehosaphat	Feb 4th, 2009 11:56:53 PM
I'd go so far as to say we're cynical because we not only know more about how film is made, we now go so far as to expect such knowledge. Not long ago, it was taboo to understand how the magician performed his trick. Now, it's nearly the opposite.
Fail by Larry Sellers	Feb 5th, 2009 07:23:51 AM
This is one of those things that should be successful but will fucking tank at the box office anyway. Mostly because the animation is completely uninspired and fails to grab your attention. Also the general public has no fucking clue what an Astro Boy is.
"I MUST SUCCEED!" by YotzVonFrelnik	Feb 5th, 2009 10:21:32 AM
Warner Brothers did a cute parody on an episode of Freakazoid called "Hero Boy".
So he's rockin' a stylish shirt now? by alienindisguise	Feb 5th, 2009 12:13:50 PM
I agree with some of you that he looks a little too human.
HARRY change that fucking animation already! by Orionsangels	Feb 5th, 2009 12:51:08 PM
Can I sit on your lap?
Astro boy trailer on youtube by STLost	Feb 6th, 2009 01:57:16 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =Shz79sHoXs8 Has been online for awhile. No one has seen it yet?
whats up with this Hurt Locker movie by bottombrick	Feb 6th, 2009 08:45:10 PM
Bigelow hasn't done anything worth seeing since Cameron stopped banging her but I'm intrigued by this, whats it about?
Astro Crap by Judge_Dredd	Feb 7th, 2009 11:49:37 AM
YAWN
Big Guy+Rusty by rbottoms	Feb 7th, 2009 06:05:07 PM
Never heard of Astro Boy, but then again I've never like Anime (except for Ghost in the Shell). But Big Guy and Rusty was pretty cool.
Success lies in the script by VoldemortWearsPrada	Feb 7th, 2009 07:57:47 PM
Which is pretty much true for any CGI film, but the 2003 cartoon is a good example what happens when people miss the central point of Astro Boy: a robot with a soul and the personality of a child but which is also a highly equipped killing machine (once again I'll spruik the little-known 1980s cartoon version, the only one done with Tezuka's direct participation ... see it, see it, see it !!!)
speed racer already proved... by knowthyself	Feb 8th, 2009 02:18:41 PM
..theirs no mass audience appeal for old anime's that they've never heard of.
Well said Motoko... by Circean6	Feb 9th, 2009 12:54:24 PM
Did you think of that all by yourself?

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