Return of the Giant

The lovely animated story The Iron Giant, which has remained a cult classic even after a bungled release in 1999, is coming back. Plans are to screen an expanded version across the country on September 30 and October 4, and the word is that this may mean that a sequel is in the works. Based on Ted Hughes's novella The Iron Man, the movie is about the friendship between a giant robot from outer space and a young boy. Interesting factoid: the Giant is voiced by pre-Fast and Furious Vin Diesel (story, videos, link to audio version that includes an interview with director Brad Bird and animation historian Charles Solomon): http://www.scpr.org/programs/offramp/2015/09/25/44590/iron-giant-returns/