The voice cast of Summit Entertainment and Imagi Studios CG-animated feature film of the classic anime "Astro Boy" has been announced. Nicolas Cage, Donald Sutherland, Bill Nighy, Nathan Lane and Eugene Levy will lend their talents to various roles, and Freddie Highmore will voice the title role.Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist. Our hero embarks on a journey in search of adventure in a netherworld of robot gladiators before he returns to save Metro City. The iconic character has since found wide popularity around the world as the hero of three acclaimed animated television series spanning over four decades, besides being one of the top licensed properties for merchandising. David Bowers ("Shark Tale") is directing from a screenplay written by Timothy Harris."Nicolas Cage" to give voice for "Astro Boy"
The voice cast of Summit Entertainment and Imagi Studios CG-animated feature film of the classic anime "Astro Boy" has been announced. Nicolas Cage, Donald Sutherland, Bill Nighy, Nathan Lane and Eugene Levy will lend their talents to various roles, and Freddie Highmore will voice the title role.Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist. Our hero embarks on a journey in search of adventure in a netherworld of robot gladiators before he returns to save Metro City. The iconic character has since found wide popularity around the world as the hero of three acclaimed animated television series spanning over four decades, besides being one of the top licensed properties for merchandising. David Bowers ("Shark Tale") is directing from a screenplay written by Timothy Harris.
Captain Blood to be remake by Noyce
Phillip Noyce ("Catch a Fire," "Clear and Present Danger") will develop a remake of the 1935 Errol Flynn pirate feature "Captain Blood" for Warner Bros. Pictures. Flynn starred as a doctor wrongly sentenced to slavery in the Caribbean, where he and his comrades become avenging pirates.The potential U.K./Australian co-production could be helmed by Noyce who's already linked to two other thrillers - "25th Amendment" and most likely Sony's "Edwin A. Salt".
SRK feared of Rajnikanth's Kuselan
Rajnikant starrer KUSELAN is all set to release world over on August 15th. Looking at the unexpectedly crazy response, Rajni's last film SIVAJI, got at the box office all over India, the makers of KUSELAN had decided upon releasing it in its Hindi dubbed version simultaneously too. But now it seems like the Bollywood Badshah Shah Rukh Khan is afraid of the Emperor Rajnikant!
Both KUSELAN and SRK starrer BILLOO BARBER are remakes of Malayalam hit film, KATHA PARAYUMBOL which had Mammootty in the lead. The story lines of both are exactly the same to that of the original. Both the Hindi and Tamil remakes feature a song where in the lead stars (Rajni and SRK) appear in 20 various looks. If KUSELAN releases in Hindi first, there will be no novelty left for BILLOO BARBER at all amongst the audiences. A source tells us, "While SRK was confident that he would be able to wrap up his film before Rajnikant's Tamil version, but the actor received an unpleasant surprise when he learnt that the Rajni's film is not only over but it is due for a release in August and that too with its Hindi dubbed version. SRK had already planned a grand Diwali release for his film. But now with the Rajni film coming up much before Diwali he was in shock. He then called up Rajni and requested him to postpone the release of his Hindi version. Rajni obliged and now the film shall only release in Tamil and Telugu all over the world. The Hindi dubbed version will definitely release but post Diwali." Rajni's SIVAJI (2007) is being dubbed in Hindi and is all set for a September end release. The makers of SIVAJI have even shot a song with Rajni where he will imitate Bollywood legendary yesteryear heroes.
Both KUSELAN and SRK starrer BILLOO BARBER are remakes of Malayalam hit film, KATHA PARAYUMBOL which had Mammootty in the lead. The story lines of both are exactly the same to that of the original. Both the Hindi and Tamil remakes feature a song where in the lead stars (Rajni and SRK) appear in 20 various looks. If KUSELAN releases in Hindi first, there will be no novelty left for BILLOO BARBER at all amongst the audiences. A source tells us, "While SRK was confident that he would be able to wrap up his film before Rajnikant's Tamil version, but the actor received an unpleasant surprise when he learnt that the Rajni's film is not only over but it is due for a release in August and that too with its Hindi dubbed version. SRK had already planned a grand Diwali release for his film. But now with the Rajni film coming up much before Diwali he was in shock. He then called up Rajni and requested him to postpone the release of his Hindi version. Rajni obliged and now the film shall only release in Tamil and Telugu all over the world. The Hindi dubbed version will definitely release but post Diwali." Rajni's SIVAJI (2007) is being dubbed in Hindi and is all set for a September end release. The makers of SIVAJI have even shot a song with Rajni where he will imitate Bollywood legendary yesteryear heroes.
Malavika replaced by Hot Nisha Kothari
On the sets of the movie Karthikai in Hyderabad studio, being five months pregnant Malavik refused to do a song with heave body movements and to that the producer barged into her caravan to chick if she was really pregnant. Malavika has already refused to do many movements for the movie Kuruvi and Indira Vizha. The Karthikai shooting started before she got pregnant, but she has agreed to complete the movie. She says “they want me to do a song while standing on a swing and when I refused that the producer barged into my caravan and demanded an explanation for my pregnancy and why I can’t dance. When I told him my belly is bulging out, he came close and felt my stomach. She immediately contacted Sarathkumar who as the Nadigar Sangam chief. Sarathkumar told her to pack up and leave. Later Malavika flu back to Mumbai, even though the producer has threatened her that he will take this to the producers council. Now the producer has told that Malavika will be replaced by another hot actress Nisha Kothari of "JJ" fame.
No more Hero Roles : Santhanam
Comedian Santhanam started his career as a comedian with Lollu Sabha on a small screen. Then his first movie was Manmadhan. With his grate talents he got chances to work with big stars such as Vijay, Ajith, Suriya, Dhanush and now with Rajinikanth in Kuselan. Santhanam became the hero in Arai En 305il Kadavul and after that he got so many offers as a hero. He says becoming a hero to quickly might be a bad thing! I would like to strengthen my place in the film industry before trying for a hero post. I am not going to take hero roles in the near future.
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