Alita: Battle Angel

Alita: Battle Angel is an American feature film of the science fiction and actions genres with an emphasis on the Cyberpunk subgenre. It is based on the Japanese manga Gunnm by author Yukito Kishiro. The film was directed by Robert Rodriguez with a screenplay written by Rodriguez, Laeta Kalogridis, and James Cameron, who also served as a producer on the movie. The film was produced by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in association with TSG Entertainment and premiered theatrically in the United States on February 14th, 2019. The movie stars Rosa Salazar as the eponymous protagonist Alita, with Eiza Gonzalez as Nyssiana, Jennifer Connelly as Chiren, and Mahershala Ali as Vector.

Fun Facts

 * The original manga by Yukito Kishiro is called Gunnm, which literally translates to Gun Dream.


 * Gunnm was adapted into an original video animation (OVA) called Battle Angel, which was directed by Hiroshi Fukutomi and released through ADV Films on June 21st, 1993. It consisted of two thirty-minute segments that carried the titles of "Rusty Angel" and "Tears Sign".


 * Premiered in the United States on Valentine's Day, February 14th.

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