Astro Boy - #054

One Cage at a Time

As we’ve seen many times on this show, Nicolas Cage is an extremely nostalgic guy, so it makes perfect sense that he’d jump at the opportunity to play a role in an American film version of a Japanese Manga he grew up reading in the 60’s. So throw on your big red boots and join us as we dive into the dark dystopian world of Astro Boy

A brilliant scientist’s kid dies in an experiment gone wrong thanks to a meddling politician so he uses his knowledge to resurrect his son in the form of a super powered robot who can’t seem to find his place in the world of humans or robots.

Astro Boy stars the late great Donald Sutherland, legend of the screen and stage Nathan Lane, Veronica Mars herself Kristen Bell, G-Force star (that’s what he’s best known for) Bill Nighy, Samuel L Muthafuckin Jackson, everyone’s favorite character actor Robin Tudyk, Imperator Furiosa Charlize Theron, the legendary Eugene Levy, Nigel’s best buddy and jack of all voices Dee Bradley Baker, In Living Color alum David Alan Grier, Whose Line is it Anyway improv genius Ryan Stiles, Tim Burton’s Charlie Bucket – The Good Doctor and Bates Motel star Freddie Highmore and of course our films father of the year, Academy Award winning actor Nicolas Kim Coppola better known as Nicolas Cage.