Yes, Astro has a bunch of machine guns sticking out of his butt. Check out the new feature trailer for David Bowers' upcoming animated adventure "Astro Boy" after the jump, and you will see what I mean.

Anyway, this new preview includes plenty of new footage from the upcoming film, and while it sure doesn't look fantastic, I admit it doesn't look that ugly either. As you can see, the trailer also reveals quite a lot about the movie's central plot.

"Astro Boy" is based on Osamu Tezuka's comic series that follows the adventures of a young robot created by a scientist to replace his late son. Some bad guy wants to use Astro for his evil plans, but our robotic hero tries everything in his power to maintain world peace.

Freddie Highmore, Nicholas Cage, Donald Sutherland, Bill Nighy, Eugene Levy and Nathan Lane are part of the film's voice cast. "Astro Boy" opens Oct. 23, 2009.

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Summit Entertainment today released the first teaser trailer for its upcoming "Astro Boy," an animated film based on Osamu Tezuka's comic series that follows the adventures of a young robot created by a scientist to replace his late son.

At 48 seconds with plenty of titles, this teaser doesn't really paint a good picture of what this thing will eventually look like. The only thing I can say for now is that the characters look like simple animated toys doing goofy stuff.

Freddie Highmore, Nicholas Cage, Donald Sutherland, Bill Nighy, Eugene Levy and Nathan Lane have all signed on to voice the characters. The film is set to open Oct. 23, 2009 (still via Cinematical).

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