A still from Alita: Battle Angel. Rose Salazar, who plays cyborg Alita, wore a motion-capture suit during filming. A still from Alita: Battle Angel. Rose Salazar, who plays cyborg Alita, wore a motion-capture suit during filming.
A still from Alita: Battle Angel. Rose Salazar, who plays cyborg Alita, wore a motion-capture suit during filming.
Culture /  Film & TV

Alita: could this James Cameron pet project be Hollywood’s breakthrough manga movie?

  • Manga adaptation stars Maze Runner actress Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Mahershala Ali, Jennifer Connolly, Eiza Gonzalez and Keean Johnson
  • The story of a cyborg who awakens with no memory in a dystopian world and discovers her fighting powers has universal themes

Topic |   American films
Associated Press
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Updated: 4:29pm, 29 Jan, 2019

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A still from Alita: Battle Angel. Rose Salazar, who plays cyborg Alita, wore a motion-capture suit during filming. A still from Alita: Battle Angel. Rose Salazar, who plays cyborg Alita, wore a motion-capture suit during filming.
A still from Alita: Battle Angel. Rose Salazar, who plays cyborg Alita, wore a motion-capture suit during filming.
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