Alita: Battle Angel (2019 film)

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Alita: Battle Angel
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Directed by	Robert Rodriguez
Produced by	James Cameron Jon Landau
Screen by	James Cameron Laeta Kalogridis
Based by	Battle Angel Alita  by
Starring	Rosa Salazar Christoph Waltz Jennifer Connelly Mahershala Ali Ed Skrein Jackie Earle Haley Keean Johnson
Music by	Tom Holkenborg
Cinematography	Bill Pope
Edited by	Stephen E. Rivkin Ian Silverstein
Production company	20th Century Fox Lightstorm Entertainment Troublemaker Studios TSG Entertainment
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	January 31, 2019 (Odeon Leicester Square) February 14, 2019 (United States)
Running time	122 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$170 million
Box office	$404.9 million

Alita: Battle Angel is a 2019 American cyberpunk action film based on the 1990s Japanese manga series Battle Angel Alita by Yukito Kishiro. It was directed by Robert Rodriguez, co-produced by James Cameron and written by Cameron and Laeta Kalogridis. Rosa Salazar stars as the heroine Alita, a cyborg who awakens in a new body with no memory and sets out to learn her destiny. Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, Ed Skrein, Jackie Earle Haley and Keean Johnson star in supporting roles.

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 director in April 2016, with Salazar cast the following month. Principal photography began in Austin, Texas, mostly at Rodriguez's Troublemaker Studios, in October 2016 until February 2017.

Alita: Battle Angel had its world premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square on January 31, 2019, and was released in the United States on February 14, 2019, by 20th Century Fox in RealD 3D, Dolby Cinema 3D and IMAX 3D formats. It is the first film produced by Lightstorm Entertainment since Avatar and the last to be solely released by 20th Century Fox before The Walt Disney Company took control of the studio as part of their acquisition of 21st Century Fox on March 20, 2019. The film grossed over $404 worldwide and is Rodriguez's highest-grossing film. It received mixed reviews, with praise for Salazar's performance, the action scenes and visual effects but criticism for the screenplay. The film received positive responses from audiences.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 Development 3.2 Pre-production 3.3 Casting 3.4 Filming 3.5 Music 3.6 Post-production 4 Marketing 5 Release 5.1 Home media 6 Reception 6.1 Box office 6.1.1 North America 6.1.2 Other territories 6.2 Critical response 7 Lawsuit 8 Future 9 References 10 External links

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See also: List of Battle Angel Alita characters

Rosa Salazar as Alita, a revived female cyborg suffering from amnesia. Christoph Waltz as Dr. Dyson Ido, a renowned cyborg scientist, part-time bounty hunter and Alita's father figure. Keean Johnson as Hugo, Alita's love interest and a morally conflicted scrap dealer. Mahershala Ali as Vector, an influential entrepreneur with criminal connections. Jennifer Connelly as Dr. Chiren, Ido's estranged ex-wife, a master cyborg engineer who works for Vector. Ed Skrein as Zapan, an arrogant sword-wielding cyborg bounty hunter who develops an egotistic vendetta against Alita.

Jackie Earle Haley as Grewishka, a huge cyborg criminal who works for Nova as his personal assassin and enforcer. Jorge Lendeborg Jr. as Tanji, Hugo's scrap dealer friend and accomplice in crime who is more underhanded and doesn't share Hugo's ethics. Lana Condor as Koyomi, a teenager who is friends with Hugo and Tanji. Idara Victor as Nurse Gerhad, Ido's assistant. Eiza González as Nyssiana, a wanted criminal cyborg assassin and Grewishka's subordinate.

Jeff Fahey as McTeague, a Hunter-Warrior who leads a pack of cyborg dogs. Rick Yune as Master Clive Lee, a Hunter-Warrior who claims a record of 207 kills. Derek Mears as Romo, a wanted criminal cyborg assassin and Grewishka's subordinate. Marko Zaror as Ajakutty, a Motorball player. Leonard Wu as Kinuba, a Motorball player. Elle LaMont as Screwhead, a female Hunter-Warrior. Casper Van Dien as Amok, one of Ido's former cyborg patients.

In uncredited roles:

• Edward Norton appears as Nova, the powerful immortal Zalem mad scientist and leader who has the ability to hack other people's bodies and transfer his consciousness into them.
• Michelle Rodriguez appears as Gelda, a Martian cyborg commander from the 23rd century who appears in flashbacks training and leading Alita in combat.
• Jai Courtney cameos as Jashugan, a Motorball Champion.

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