Kristen Bell Joins 'Astro Boy'
Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Casting, Family Films, Comic/Superhero/Geek
Believe me, I struggled long and hard to come up with a catchy title like 'From Mars to Metro City' or something like that, but hey, sometimes a pun just isn't going to happen and it's best to move on. Variety reports that Kristen Bell has signed to voice the female lead in the feature film adaptation of Astro Boy. If you know your Astro Boy, you probably don't remember many female leads in the story, but hey, count your blessings if this is the only change in store for the classic manga tale.Astro Boy was written by Timothy Harris, and is the story of a boy robot who is abandoned by his creator and left to fend for himself in the wilds of Metro City. The robotic Pinocchio tale had it all, absent father figures, betrayal, and robot gladiators, you know, just your usual kid's story. Bell will be joining Nicholas Cage, Freddie Highmore, Nathan Lane, and Bill Nighy in Imagi Studios 3-D update of the classic manga.
So while she may not be Harley Quinn (but I guess it doesn't hurt to fantasize), Bell has three other projects in various stages of production. Unfortunately, they seem to be the usual run of the mill romantic comedies that all young actresses seem to have to make at some point in their career. Bell will also be making a reappearance on TV's Heroes this season as the electrifying baddie, Elle Bishop. But none of these projects will get Bell fans hyped like the rumored Veronica Mars flick -- no matter how misguided that idea might be.
Astro Boy is scheduled to arrive in theaters in 2009.
[Thanks: Coming Soon]
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8-25-2008 @ 8:31PM
Monika said...
Maybe something with Neptune, the town Veronica Mars lived in? :)
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8-26-2008 @ 8:05AM
filmsuki said...
Wouldn't the female lead be Astro's little sister?
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8-26-2008 @ 8:43AM
Cincinnati Mike said...
Kristen Bell can join MY Astro Boy any time. (As you said, it doesn't hurt to fantasize!)
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