He lands in her world, but they form a friendship. Q: Kristen, how does Cora help Astro Boy? Can you talk about her character? Bell: Sure. She’s kind of sassy. She’s kind of the den mother to ...

We’ve destroyed Earth, so it’s become this kind of a junk yard. Wired.com: How does Cora hook up with Astro Boy? Bell: When he falls to the surface of the Earth, Cora takes Astro Boy under her ...

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 begins with animation that’s clearly an ... Each character in the movie is an archetype. Cora is the rebellious orphan who just wants her parents back (we never really learn how ...

For a movie about robots, Astro Boy is surprisingly wooden ... A group of by kids lead by Cora (Kristen Bell) befriend Astro and take him to see Hamegg (Nathan Lane), an entrepreneur and showman ...

And while Astro Boy's story might not have changed much ... Hamegg Hamegg is a father figure for Cora and her gang on the Surface, below the flying Metro City. He runs a repair body shop, bringing ...

The animated “Astro Boy” is a shiny hodgepodge of “Pinocchio ... Astro wants to fit in with the others, namely the street-smart Cora (Bell), and forge some sort of normal life.

A huge pop culture icon in Japan, Astro Boy comes with a heavy history behind it — something ... it seems that Bell had no problem connecting with her character, Cora, a down-and-out orphan who ...

We catch a glimpse of Cora (Kristen Bell), the new character ... as soon as work on the remaining shots can be completed. Astro Boy is slated to hit theaters October 23. Check back later today ...

On terra firma, Astro Boy meets refurbished 'bots and a (sigh) ragtag group of human children. He finds kinship in both, of course, but his closest friend is the resilient flesh-and-blood Cora ...

The 2009 movie, Astro Boy based off the Japanese television show ... and also save his friends like Cora from the junkyard village below. The star-studded cast is pretty solid - some adults ...

Astro Boy (voiced by Freddie Highmore ... would have found a way to infuse more thought and originality into it. Cora (Kristen Bell) Some of the characters are overly buffoonish in an attempt ...