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Movie Review – Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

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Alita: Battle Angel, 2019. Directed by Robert Rodríguez Starring Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Ed Skrein, Mahershala Ali, Jennifer Connelly, Keean Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Lana Condor, Jackie Earle Haley, Eiza González, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Marko Zaror, Elle LaMont, Leonard Wu, Casper Van Dien, Jeff Fahey, Idara Victor, Sam Medina and Jai Courtney. SYNOPSIS: When Alita awakens […]

Alita: Battle Angel could be a $200 million flop for Fox

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Well, this is a position James Cameron hasn’t found himself in too often, but according to The Wrap, things aren’t looking good for his latest project, the Robert Rodriguez-directed Alita: Battle Angel, with the site reporting that studio 20th Century Fox could end up losing up to $200 million on the movie. The manga adaptation, […]

Exclusive Interview – Robert Rodriguez on Alita: Battle Angel and working with James Cameron

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With Alita: Battle Angel, director Robert Rodriguez (Spy Kids, Sin City) brings producer James Cameron’s long-gestating passion project to life almost two decades after the Avatar helmer first announced his plans to adapt Yukito Kishiro’s manga series. Ahead of the film’s UK release this Wednesday, Sarah Bradbury got the opportunity to sit down with Rodriguez to […]

Exclusive Interview – Production Designers Caylah Eddleblute and Steve Joyner on Alita: Battle Angel

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Harrison Abbott chats with Alita: Battle Angel production designers Caylah Eddleblute and Steve Joyner… Based on the iconic manga series, the upcoming Alita: Battle Angel movie has been in gestation for over a decade. A real passion project for producer James Cameron, it went through various iterations until it ended up in the lap of director Robert Rodriguez […]

Exclusive Interview – Christoph Waltz talks Alita: Battle Angel

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Alita: Battle Angel is set to open in UK cinemas this Wednesday, and Flickering Myth’s Sarah Bradbury got the opportunity to sit down with Oscar winner Christoph Waltz to discuss the movie, his approach to the material, and how the story reflects our own society; watch the interview here… SEE ALSO: Exclusive Interview – Rosa Salazar […]

Second Opinion – Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

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Alita: Battle Angel, 2019. Directed by Robert Rodriguez. Starring Rosa Salazar, Mahershala Ali, Jennifer Connelly, Michelle Rodriguez, Ed Skrein, Christoph Waltz, Jackie Earle Haley, Keean Johnson, and Edward Norton. SYNOPSIS: An action-packed story of one young woman’s journey to discover the truth of who she is and her fight to change the world. Robert Rodriguez’s […]

Watch the Super Bowl TV spot for Alita: Battle Angel

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A new TV spot was revealed for Alita: Battle Angel during last night’s Super Bowl which focuses on Vector’s (Mahershala Ali) mission to destroy Rosa Salazar’s titular cyborg assassin; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Exclusive Interview – Rosa Salazar talks Alita: Battle Angel, performance capture, and working with Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron SEE ALSO: Read our […]

Exclusive Interview – Rosa Salazar talks Alita: Battle Angel, performance capture, and working with Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron

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Almost two decades after it was first announced, the manga adaptation Alita: Battle Angel finally arrives on the big screen here in the UK on Wednesday. Ahead of its release, Flickering Myth’s Sarah Bradbury sat down with actress Rosa Salazar to discuss her role as the titular cyborg, the performance capture technology used to bring […]

Alita: Battle Angel gets an IMAX poster

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With its release fast approaching, IMAX has unveiled a new poster for producer James Cameron and director Robert Rodriguez’s manga adaptation Alita: Battle Angel, which features Rosa Salazar alongside Mahershala Ali, and Keean Johnson; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Hot Toys’ Alita: Battle Angel Movie Masterpiece Series figure unveiled SEE ALSO: Rosa Salazar takes on Jackie […]