Robert Rodriguez explains the deal behind Alita’s giant peepers

Posted 8 years ago

James Cameron has had ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL on his back-burner for decades, but when it became clear that he would be spending the majority of his time in the world of Pandora for the AVATAR sequels, Robert Rodriguez was brought...

Trailer arrives for Rodriguez/Cameron’s Alita: Battle Angel

Posted 8 years ago

The live-action manga adaptation ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL is a project I have been keeping an eye on for a while, mainly because of who's making it – the film is directed by Robert Rodriguez and produced by James Cameron. A...

Live-action Alita: Battle Angel trailer has finally been unveiled!

Posted 8 years ago

So it’s finally here! Proof that the ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL film is actually happening! Based on the popular manga, this has been James Cameron‘s passion project for what feels like hundreds of years. He kept talking about it – how...

Malkovich, Paulson, and more join Bullock in post-apocalyptic Bird Box

Posted 9 years ago

BIRD BOX, an adaptation of the 2014 Josh Malerman novel of the same name, is a project I am very interested in. Scripted by Eric Heisserer and directed by Susanne Bier, the film is set to star Sandra Bullock in...

Ali has 2 roles in Alita: Battle Angel, Connelly and Rodriguez join the cast

Posted 9 years ago

We learned back in October that Mahershala Ali would be re-teaming with PREDATORS producer Robert Rodrigeuz to play a role in the managa adaptation ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, which Rodriguez is directing and James Cameron is producing. At the time it...

Mahershala Ali to play two parts in Robert Rodriguez’s Alita: Battle Angel

Posted 9 years ago

Back in October of 2016, it was confirmed that actor Mahershala Ali would be joining the cast of director Robert Rodriguez and producer James Cameron's ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL. Then, at last night's Oscar celebration, the Best Supporting Actor winner told the...

Alita: Battle Angel finds its Kanuba, cyborg to be played by Leonard Wu

Posted 10 years ago

As Robert Rodriguez's ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL approaches the front lines of production, they're polishing off the cast with a few more additions. The latest, filling the role of the cyborg Kanuba, is Leonard Wu, a young actor who has appeared in...

Lana Condor joins Alita: Battle Angel; Lucy Fry signs up for Bright

Posted 10 years ago

A little two-for-one casting news for you all today; first up, Lana Condor has signed on to join the cast of Robert Rodriguez's long-awaited adaptation of Yukito Kishiro's "Battle Angel Alita". The young actress, who recently made her film debut...

Alita: Battle Angel nabs X-Men: Apocalypse’s Jubilee

Posted 10 years ago

Robert Rodriguez's ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL is shaping up nicely, having just added its third cast member this week. Lana Condor is the latest actress shipping off to the battlefront, taking on the role of Koyomi, an orphaned photographer. Condor made her screen...

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