What got you involved doing voice-over work for Astro Boy?
Kristen: I have always loved animation, and I always knew that I wanted to be a part of an animated movie, and I read Astro Boy and liked it so much. I had always known the name in my head and knew that it was a character from somewhere, but didn’t really understand how iconic it was overseas and how influential this character had been, in so many people’s lives, with the television show in the ‘50′s and the ‘80′s. It was all just a learning experience for me about what a cool cat he was and how timeless the story was. They wanted to remake it because it’s just a very relatable, attainable story for everyone. Q: Have you ever needed or found a surrogate family like he finds with the kids on the surface? Kristen: Oh, yeah. I have a surrogate family in L.A., for sure. I have a couple of surrogate families. I think the idea of community that Astro finds on the surface of the Earth is so vital to my way of living. I had a lot of roommates for a while. We all lived in the same house and it
