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Alita: Battle Angel
Alita - Battle Angel
Credits
Title: Alita: Battle Angel
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Writers: James Cameron; Laeta Kalogridis; Robert Rodriguez
Producers: David Valdes; James Cameron; Jon Landau; David Womack
Composer: Junkie XL
Cinematography: Bill Pope
Editors: Stephen E. Rivkin; Ian Silverstein
Production
Distributed by: TSG Entertainment
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Released: February 14th, 2019
Country: USA
Language: English
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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.

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  • Alita: Battle Angel languished in developmental limbo for over a decade, owing largely to the actions of producer James Cameron. Cameron acquired the film rights to the project in the early 2000s, but then committed himself towards the production of Avatar in 2009, as well as his obligation to the film's sequels. [2]
  • Even before its released, Alita: Battle Angel could not escape charges of whitewashing from critics and viewers of the trailers, noting its lack of Asian cast members in a film based on a Japanese project. Director Robert Rodriguez and producer James Cameron refuted these charges, citing that the original story took place in a fictional environment that served as a melting pot community. [3]

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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  1. IMDB; Alita: Battle Angel (2019); Filming & production.
  2. Anime News Network; Alita: Battle Angel (live-action movie); Comments section.
  3. Vulture.com; Lee, Chris. May 7th, 2018. "Alita: Battle Angel Filmmakers: There’s ‘No Whitewashing’ in This Manga Adaptation".

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