SDCC 2018 - Alita Battle Angel from a manga to the Big Screen

Par Mulder, San Diego, Regal Theater, The Horzon Plaza, 20 juillet 2018

From visionary filmmakers James Cameron (Avatar) and Robert Rodriguez (Sin city), comes Alita : Battle Angel, an epic adventure of hope and empowerment. Based on Yukito Kishiro's manga Battle Angel Alita, 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.

James Cameron has stated that he intends to adapt "the spine story" of Yukito Kishiro's original manga, with a specific focus on the first four books. He especially wants to include the fictional sport "Motorball" from the third and fourth volume. It is scheduled to be released on December 21, 2018 in Real D 3D, Dolby Cinema and IMAX 3D.

During the San Diego Comic-Con, a presentation of this upcoming movie had been taken in the Regal Theater at the Horzon Plaza (oddly not in Hall H). The actors Keean Johnson, Rosa Salazar, Scott Mantz and Jon Landau (Producer), Robert Rodriguez (Writer/Director) were present to talk about this movie. You can found here the official photos of this event.

Official photos of this event are available on our Flickr official page and only here

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 (KeeanJohnson) 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