Kristen Bell gets to play one of “her favorite kinds of girls – sassy and smart” when she voices Cora in Friday’s “Astro Boy.” Originally a ’60s Japanese anime cartoon, “Astro Boy ...

This Astro Boy also introduces a new character, Cora, voiced by Kristen Bell of Veronica Mars and Heroes fame. In San Diego for her fifth Comic-Con appearance, Bell told Wired.com why she hearts ...

Because Cora is a new character, I didn’t do as much researching into reading the comic book or watching the old stuff because she’s sort of a new addition into the world of “Astro Boy.” ...

Kristen Bell gets animated when talking about her latest role, in which she voices plucky Cora in the CGI upgrade of famed Japanese anime "Astro Boy," opening Oct. 23.

As you probably know, Astro Boy is making the jump to 3-D when the new movie hits theaters next month. And while Astro Boy's story might not have changed much, many of the faces around him have.

Dr. Tenma (Nicolas Cage) explains that his creation will mean the return of his son and we see Astro waking up. We catch a glimpse of Cora ... Astro Boy is slated to hit theaters October 23.

The animated “Astro Boy” is a shiny hodgepodge of “Pinocchio,” “WALL-E,” “Oliver Twist,” “Gladiator” and “Superman,” with some obvious visual touches taken from “The Iron ...

Astro wants to fit in with the others, namely the street-smart Cora (Bell), and forge some sort of normal life. But high among the clouds in Metro City, President Stone (Donald Sutherland) is ...

Learn more about the full cast of Astro Boy with news, photos, videos and more at TV Guide. ... Cora. Moisés Arias. Zane. Sterling Beaumon. Sludge. Madeline Carroll. Widget. Matt Lucas. Sparx.

For a movie about robots, Astro Boy is surprisingly wooden. But that’s not to say it doesn’t have heart. Based on the work of Japanese comic book artist and animator Osamu Tezuka, this CGI ...

The animated “Astro Boy” is a shiny hodgepodge of “Pinocchio,” ”WALL-E,” ”Oliver Twist,” ”Gladiator” and “Superman,” with some obvious visual touches taken from “The Iron Giant.” As its own entity, ...

Astro Boy begins with animation that’s clearly an homage to the old Disney shorts we used to watch as kids. The informational kind. The ones that would tell us how cars worked and about the amaz ...