Jennifer Connelly Gets Evil for James Cameron’s Alita: Battle Angel
Steve Barton
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With Ghost in the Shell looming, something tells us that we’re going to be seeing a lot more big budget Far East adaptations in the near future. Case in point: THR is reporting that Jennifer Connelly has joined the cast of Alita: Battle Angel, James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez’s ambitious adaptation of the popular manga graphic novels.
The movie is currently in production in Texas with Maze Runner actress Rosa Salazar playing the title character.
Christoph Waltz, Mahershala Ali, and Ed Skrein are among those on the call sheet for the Fox franchise hopeful.
Rodriguez is directing while Cameron and his Lightstorm Entertainment partner Jon Landau are producing.
Set in the 26th century, Alita tells of a female cyborg (Salazar) that is discovered in a scrapyard by a scientist. With no memory of her previous life except her deadly martial-arts training, the woman becomes a bounty hunter, tracking down criminals. The action-adventure story is meant to serve as a backdrop to themes of self-discovery and the search for love.
Connelly is one of the villains.
More as it comes.
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