Underplayed Gems

Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

Alita: Battle Angel poster
Directed by
Robert Rodriguez
Genre
action film, cyberpunk, post-apocalyptic fiction, science fiction film, dystopian film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 02m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 10,139 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A cyborg named Alita wakes up in a new body with no memory of her past. She tries to uncover who she is while navigating a dangerous futuristic world.

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What happens

Alita: Battle Angel is a 2019 American cyberpunk action film based on Yukito Kishiro's manga series Battle Angel Alita. It was directed by Robert Rodriguez, produced by James Cameron and Jon Landau, and written by Cameron and Laeta Kalogridis. Using motion-capture and CGI animation, Rosa Salazar stars as Alita, a cyborg who awakens in a new body without memory of her past and sets out to uncover her destiny. Many of the supporting roles are played by live actors, including Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, Ed Skrein, Jackie Earle Haley and Keean Johnson. Announced in 2003, production was repeatedly delayed due to Cameron's work on Avatar (2009) and its sequels. After years of development hell, Rodriguez was announced as Alita's director in April 2016, with Salazar cast as the lead the following month. Principal photography began in October 2016 in Austin, Texas, mostly at Rodriguez's Troublemaker Studios, and lasted until February 2017. Alita: Battle Angel had its world premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on January 31, 2019, and was released in the United States on February 14, by 20th Century Fox. The film grossed $405 million, making it Rodriguez's highest-grossing film, and received mixed reviews from critics. In the years since its release, the film has garnered a cult following. A sequel is in development. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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