Movies - Alita Battle Angel : Dua Lipa’s Swan Song

By Mulder, 17 december 2018

From visionary filmmakers James Cameron (Avatar) and Robert Rodriguez (Sin City), comes Alita : Battle Angel, an epic adventure of hope and empowerment.

Alita: Battle Angel is an American cyberpunk action film based on Yukito Kishiro's manga Battle Angel Alita. Produced by James Cameron and Jon Landau, the film is directed by Robert Rodriguez from a screenplay by Cameron and Laeta Kalogridis. The film stars Rosa Salazar in the title role, with supporting roles portrayed by Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, Ed Skrein, Jackie Earle Haley and Keean Johnson. It is scheduled to be released on February 14, 2019 by 20th Century Fox in Real D 3D, Dolby Cinema and IMAX 3D.

Global pop singing sensation and 2019 double Grammy nominee Dua Lipa, will co-write and perform a new single, "Swan Song," for Twentieth Century Fox's ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, the epic action-adventure from producers James Cameron and Jon Landau (AVATAR) and director Robert Rodriguez (SIN CITY). The film will be released in the US on February 14.

"From the moment we saw her video for 'New Rules,' we knew that Dua Lipa would be the perfect artist to do a song for ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL," commented Producer Jon Landau. "She has the kick-ass strength, power and attitude in her performances that Alita embodies in the movie. Jim, Robert and I are thrilled to have her onboard and are confident she will make 'Swan Song' the perfect inspiring and empowering anthem for our film."

Said Lipa, "I am intrigued at both Alita herself, and the amazing team of creators that came together to make this movie possible. I see a little of myself in her, in both her badass spirit and our shared haircut. Alita is all about empowerment and standing up for who you are, which are two things that resonate with me."

Synopsis :
When Alita (Rosa Salazar) awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido (Christoph Waltz), a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past. As Alita learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield her from her mysterious history while her street-smart new friend Hugo (Keean Johnson) offers instead to help trigger her memories. But it is only when the deadly and corrupt forces that run the city come after Alita that she discovers a clue to her past – she has unique fighting abilities that those in power will stop at nothing to control. If she can stay out of their grasp, she could be the key to saving her friends, her family and the world she’s grown to love.

Alita: Battle Angel
Directed by Robert Rodriguez
Produced by James Cameron, Jon Landau
Screenplay by James Cameron, Laeta Kalogridis
Based on Battle Angel Alita by Yukito Kishiro
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
Production company : 20th Century Fox, Lightstorm Entertainment, Troublemaker Studios
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date : February 14, 2019

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