• Eli Marienthal ........................... Hogarth Hughes
• Vin Diesel ................................ Iron Giant
• Harry Connick Jr. ...................... Dean McCoppin
• Jennifer Aniston ........................ Annie Hughes
• Christopher McDonald ............... Kent Mansley
• John Mahoney .......................... General Rogard

• Director ............................. Brad Bird
• Producer ........................... Allison Abbate
• Producer ........................... Des McAnuff
• Story By ........................... Ted Hughes (book The Iron Man)
• Screen Story By ................ Brad Bird
• Written By ......................... Tim McCanlies
• Written By ......................... Brad Bird
• Written By ......................... Brent Forrester
• Music By ........................... Michael Kamen
• Cinematographer ................ Steven Wilzbach
• Editor ................................ Darren T. Holmes
• Production Designer ........... Mark Whiting
• View a more complete cast/crew list at the IMDb >>

The Iron Giant - Theatrical Trailer (15.5 MB)
The Iron Giant - Screensaver (2.6 MB)
The Iron Giant - Early Draft Script by Tim McCanlies,
Brad Bird and Brent Forrester.   [PS. An even earlier version of the first Giant encounter can be read here.]
The Iron Giant - Outtake #1 / Classroom (1.9 MB)
The Iron Giant - Outtake #2 / Drag Race (2.6 MB)
The Iron Giant - Workprint Comparison Clips.

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Brad Bird Interviews: Amazon.com, AICN, SPLICEDwire, CNN, VFXPro, Well Rounded Entertainment, Salon.com, Family Wonder, Warner Bros., Starlog.

Other Interviews: Darren Holmes, Allison Abbate, Mark Whiting, Tim McCanlies, Tony Fucile, Richard Bazley, Steve Markowski, Scott F. Johnston.

June 1st 2003: According to The Digital Bits, "the long-awaited special edition of The Iron Giant, which had been set for release on August 26th, has now been delayed until 2004. No specific reason has been given for the delay."

April 12th 2003: A year later, it arrives. Click above for a cover scan of the Special Edition, due in stores August 26th.

October 18th 2001: From a Warner Home Video chat on the Home Theater Forum:

"[Warner] IRON GIANT SPEC ED is planned for 2nd Half 2002."

October 3rd 2001: More signs of promise, this time from Animation on DVD:

Studio Day Follow-up
Reader Scott Graham sent in a brief report on a couple of titles that haven't been covered in other Studio Day reports: "I talked to 2 reps from Warner Bros. both said a Special Edition of Iron Giant is indeed being worked on, however no specific release date yet. I also asked about Cats Don't Dance- one rep said its on the schedule for release in 2002 and the other said it wasn't."

July 21st 2001: According to IGN DVD; the new disc is "In production right now, getting the Special Edition it deserves for the end of this year."

July 11th 2001: Warner Bros. studio sources have informed The Digital Bits that "The Iron Giant: Special Edition" DVD is finally in production!

March 29th 2001: Gave the script a formatting polish.

March 21st 2001: More details on the forthcoming DVD are now available at Digital Media FX. Thanks to Joe.

March 2001: A special edition DVD report recently surfaced at Digital Media FX. Click here to give it a read.

The Iron Giant Collector's Edition DVD is expected to contain a wealth of bonus material not found on the original DVD release. This includes deleted scenes like a dream sequence the Giant has that gives hints about his past. In the deleted scene, the Giant is in the junkyard having a bad dream that is transmitted to Dean's TV while Dean is watching a late night talk show.

February 21st 2001: Over the course of a few weeks, I'll be adding an early draft of "The Iron Giant," dated July 11, 1997.

January 2000: From Jeffery Sanders' 1999 Recap:

8. Iron Giant - It really has been a great year for Animation. The Iron Giant tells us a wonderful story of a boy and his robot, with funny gags, poignant moments, and important messages. It just happens to be an animated movie. This movie is complete proof that any story can be told with animation and that family films can be enjoyed by everyone. A magical movie.

August 8th 1999: "Our whole family attended the film, and all of us were laughing and moved by turns. I would recommend "The Iron Giant" for any audience..." Read Mark's full review here.

April 10th 1999: A trailer for this upcoming animated film, featuring the voices of Vin Diesel and Jennifer Aniston.

The Iron Giant - Full Trailer (7.48 MB)

Official Site

Animated features Page
      Inspirational art, model sheets, and comments.

The IRON GIANT Scrap Yard
      Five pages of preproduction art, pics of the toys, etc.

www.thereelsite.com - Feature: The Iron Giant
      Behind-the-Scenes coverage.