Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by Duffy12

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Wow! I wondered if this thread was ever going to get another update!


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By the time Avatar 2 and 3 will have been finished, Skynet will have taken over.

[Duffy12]

Originally Posted by tigertron

So the 14 year old actress may not have even been born yet?

Well...she is literally just pixels in a computer right now.

Originally Posted by Foggy

By the time Avatar 2 and 3 will have been finished, Skynet will have taken over.

And speaking of.........

if I remember correctly, he gets the right to the Terminator franchise back in 2019.

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[AmrlKJaneway]

Originally Posted by Duffy12

Well...she is literally just pixels in a computer right now.





And speaking of.........

if I remember correctly, he gets the right to the Terminator franchise back in 2019.

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Yeah, that's what I've heard he was waiting for. Complete photo-realistic CGI to star as the girl. She can apparently do lots of nifty stuff. I dunno, I don't watch much anime.

So by that token, the post 2019 James Cameron Terminator movie will feature Arnold Schwarzenegger, but not star Arnold Schwarzenegger.

James Cameron doesn't do what James Cameron does for James Cameron. James Cameron does what James Cameron does because James Cameron is James Cameron.

[Akijama]

Fox, James Cameron Set Robert Rodriguez To Helm ‘Alita: Battle Angel’

[warrian]

Originally Posted by Akijama

Fox, James Cameron Set Robert Rodriguez To Helm ‘Alita: Battle Angel’

I was going to be a smart a$$ and say I didn't need to look forward to this anymore, but if you actually read the article, Cameron's enthusiasm for the project and Rodriguez is kind of contagious.

We'll see.

[The Debts]

Maybe this might be the movie that'll get Rodriguez out of his recent creative slump. Hope so. Still wish Cameron was making this, tho.

[Nada]

Ugh, this is like going from a Lamborghini to a Ford Pinto. Rodriguez used to be a hell of a filmmaker, but man, he lost whatever he had a long time ago.

[Geoff D]

Agreed 100%.

[GLaDOS]

Yeah, no.

[Doctor Jack]

Originally Posted by The Debts

Maybe this might be the movie that'll get Rodriguez out of his recent creative slump. Hope so. Still wish Cameron was making this, tho.

Is it really a creative slump when it has been almost 20 years?

[Nada]

Originally Posted by Doctor Jack

Is it really a creative slump when it has been almost 20 years?

The first Sin City was alright and the last good thing he made. Planet Terror was fine as part of the Grindhouse experience, but doesn't stand on its own. The Machete movies...yeah...

[IroquoisPliskin]

I prefer James Cameron as the main director and Robert R as co-director.

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by Nada

The first Sin City was alright and the last good thing he made. Planet Terror was fine as part of the Grindhouse experience, but doesn't stand on its own. The Machete movies...yeah...

I adored Sin City and Planet Terror. I really liked the first Machete too. The second Sin City was fine. The second Machete left much to be desired.

Your feelings on Planet Terror are my feelings about Death Proof.

[Nada]

Originally Posted by demonknight

I adored Sin City and Planet Terror. I really liked the first Machete too. The second Sin City was fine. The second Machete left much to be desired.

Your feelings on Planet Terror are my feelings about Death Proof.

Death Proof stands on its own beautifully and legitimately feels like a Grindhouse film as well, whereas Planet Terror feels like a parody of what a child thinks a Grindhouse film was. It only works as part of the double feature.

[kristoffer]

I wish Cameron had done this instead of Avatar!

[Darth Marcus]

Source: Collider

Exclusive: Rosa Salazar to Lead ‘Battle Angel Alita’
BY HALEIGH FOUTCH 12 HOURS AGO

James Cameron has been developing Battle Angel, an adaptation of the Manga series Battle Angel Alita for years now, but with his attention pulled in the direction of the ever-expanding Avatar franchise there has been relatively little visible forward progress until recently. Cameron handed over directorial duties to Robert Rodriguez last year and the filmmakers set out to find the right young woman to lead the film. Last month, news broke that the search had narrowed down to three candidates — including It Follows star Maika Monroe, Disney sensation Zendaya, and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials standout Rosa Salazar. Today, we have learned from sources that Salazar has landed the coveted role.

Based on the manga series by Yukito Kishiro, Battle Angel takes place in the 26th century and tells the story of an amnesiac female cyborg who is rescued from a scrapyard by a doctor, rebuilt with no memory of her previous life excepting her kickass martial arts skills, and becomes a bounty hunter tracking down vicious criminals. Salazar has a pretty impressive resume for an up-and-coming actress, especially for only having been on the scene for the last five years, and after a notable turns in Insurgent, The Scorch Trials, and the wonderful FX comedy Man Seeking Woman she’s become a name to watch. Now, she’s landed what could be her breakout role.

Rodriguez is also in the running to helm an adaptation of Jonny Quest, and when Steve sat down with producer Adrian Askarieh late last year, it sounded like that film was starting to finally taking steps towards production, but with Battle Angel casting up, it seems like Quest might need a new director.

Cameron hand-picked Rodriguez for to take over at the helm of his long-time passion project, and Rodriguez is said to be working from Cameron’s script, though he’s likely to take a pass at it and punch it up with his own style. Here’s what Cameron had to say about their collaboration when he announced his departure as director:

“Robert and I have been looking for a film to do together for years, so I was pumped when he said he wanted to do Battle Angel,” stated Cameron. “He’s very collaborative and we’re already like two kids building a go-kart, just having fun riffing creatively and technically. This project is near and dear to me, and there’s nobody I trust more than Robert, with his technical virtuosity and rebel style, to take over the directing reins. We’re looking forward to learning a lot from each other while we make a kick-ass epic.”

No word yet on a production timeline for the long-developed adaptation, and there’s certainly precedent for actors locking a role with a long lead time, but this is significant forward motion and points to Battle Angel happening sooner than later.

[Pounder]

Originally Posted by Darth Marcus

Source: Collider

[SirMontyPython]

That's at least some different kind of news...when does production begin?

[Himmel]

Christoph Waltz in talks to star!!

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/ja...tz-1201844070/

[llj]

I like that they are getting an unknown.