“ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL” |
December 21, 2018 |
Robert Rodriguez |
Official Synopsis: Set several centuries in the future, the abandoned Alita is found in the scrapyard of Iron City by Ido, a compassionate cyber-doctor who takes the unconscious cyborg Alita to his clinic. When Alita awakens, she has no memory of who she is, nor does she have any recognition of the world she finds herself in. As Alita learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield her from her mysterious past.
Starring: Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, Ed Skrein, Jackie Earle Haley and Keean Johnson
| Screenplay By: | James Cameron |
| Laeta Kalogridis | |
| Story By: | “Battle Angel Alita” by Yukito Kishiro |
| Cinematography By: | Bill Pope |
| Music By: | Tom Holkenborg |
| Edited By: | Stephen E. Rivkin |
| Production Company: | 20th Century Fox |
| Budget: | $200 million |
Also on
DECEMBER 21, 2018
| “Aquaman” | Warner Bros. |
| “Bumblebee” | Paramount |
| “Cold War” | Amazon Studios |
| “Holmes & Watson” | Sony / Columbia |
| “Welcome to Marwen” | Universal |
CAST
ROSA SALAZAR
“Alita”
Washington D.C. || Age: 32
Years Active: 2010
Character Description: Alita, the titular cyborg heroine. Salazar portrays the role by way of motion capture.
| Notable Work | |||
| “American Horror Story” (2011) |
“Insurgent” (2015) |
“CHiPs” (2017) |
“Maze Runner: The Death Cure” (2018) |
CHRISTOPH WALTZ
“Dr. Dyson Ido”
Vienna, Austria || Age: 61
Years Active: 1977
Character Description: Dr. Dyson Ido, a scientist who is Alita’s caretaker.
| Academy Awards |
|||
| 2010 (82nd) | “Inglourious Basterds” (2009) | WON | Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| 2013 (85th) | “Django Unchained” (2012) | WON | Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| Notable Work | |||
| “The Green Hornet” (2011) |
“Big Eyes” (2014) |
“Spectre” (2015) |
“The Legend Of Tarzan” (2016) |
JENNIFER CONNELLY
Cairo, New York || Age: 47
Years Active: 1982
Character Description: Villain
| Academy Awards |
|||
| 2002 (74th) | “A Beautiful Mind” (2001) | WON | Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| Notable Work | |||
| “Labyrinth” (1986) |
“Requiem for a Dream” (2000) |
“Hulk” (2003) |
“Noah” (2014) |
MAHERSHALA ALI
“Vector”
Oakland, California || Age: 44
Years Active: 2001
Character Description: Two roles, one being Vector, a man who rigs Motorball combat matches.
| Academy Awards |
|||
| 2017 (89th) | “Moonlight” (2016) | WON | Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| Notable Work | |||
| “House Of Cards” (2013-2016) |
“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 & 2” (2014-2015) |
“Luke Cage” (2016) |
“Hidden Figures” (2016) |
ED SKREIN
“Zapan”
Camden, London, England || Age: 35
Years Active: 2004
Character Description: A cyborg antagonist who intends to kill Alita.
| Notable Work | |||
| “Game Of Thrones” (2013) |
“The Transporter Refueled” (2015) |
“Deadpool” (2016) |
“Tau” (2018) |
JACKIE EARLE HALEY
Northridge, California || Age: 57
Years Active: 1972–1993, 2006
Character Description: n/a
| Academy Awards |
|||
| 2007 (79th) | “Little Children” (2006) | NOMINATED | Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
| Notable Work | |||
| “Watchmen” (2009) |
“A Nightmare On Elm Street” (2010) |
“Shutter Island” (2010) |
“The Dark Tower” (2017) |
KEEAN JOHNSON
“Hugo”
Colorado || Age: 21
Years Active: 2007
Character Description: Alita’s love interest who also teaches her to play a gladiator-style game called Motorball.
| Notable Work | |||
| “Spooksville” (2013-2014) |
“Nashville” (2014-2016) |
“Heritage Falls” (2016) |
“Guidance” (2016) |
MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ
“Gelda”
San Antonio, Texas || Age: 40
Years Active: 2000
Character Description: A cyborg warrior and Motorball player.
| Notable Work | |||
| “The Fast and the Furious” (2001) |
“Resident Evil” (2002) |
“Avatar” (2009) |
“Machete” (2010) |
EIZA GONZALEZ
“Nyssiana”
Caborca, Sonora, Mexico || Age: 28
Years Active: 2007
Character Description: A cyborg.
| Notable Work | |||
| “From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series ” (2014-2016) |
“Jem & the Holograms” (2015) |
“Baby Driver” (2017) |
“Welcome To Marwen” (2018) |
LANA CONDOR
“Koyomi”
Cần Thơ, Vietnam || Age: 21
Years Active: 2016
Character Description: An orphaned teen and freelance photographer.
| Notable Work | |||
| “X-Men: Apocalypse” (2016) |
“Patriots Day” (2016) |
“High School Lover” (2017) |
“To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before ” (2018) |
JORGE LENDEBORG JR.
Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic || Age: 22
Years Active: 2014
Character Description: Hugo’s friend.
| Notable Work | |||
| “The Land” (2016) |
“Brigsby Bear” (2017) |
“Spider-Man: Homecoming” (2017) |
“Bumblebee” (2018) |
IDARA VICTOR
“Nurse Gerhad”
New York, New York
Years Active: 2004
Character Description: Ido’s aide.
| Notable Work | |||
| “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (2006) |
“Mad Men” (2013) |
“Rizzoli & Isles” (2014-2016) |
“TURN: Washington’s Spies” (2014-2017) |
LEONARD WU
“Kinuba”
Washington D.C.
Years Active: 2004
Character Description: n/a
| Notable Work | |||
| “Veronica Mars” (2005) |
“Revenge of the Green Dragons” (2014) |
“Marco Polo” (2016) |
“Bosch” (2018) |
MARKO ZAROR
“Ajakutty”
Santiago, Chile || Age: 40
Years Active: 1998
Character Description: A Motorball player.
| Notable Work | |||
| “Machete Kills” (2013) |
“Sultan” (2016) |
“From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series” (2016) |
“The Defenders” (2017) |
PRODUCTION
ROBERT RODRIGUEZ
Director
San Antonio, Texas || Age: 50
Years Active: 1991
| Notable Work | |||
| “El Mariachi” (1992) |
“Once Upon a Time in Mexico ” (2003) |
“Sin City” (2005) |
“Machete” (2010) |
BILL POPE
Cinematographer
Bowling Green, Kentucky || Age: 66
Years Active: 1983
| Notable Work | |||
| “The Matrix” (1999) |
“Spider-Man 2” (2004) |
“Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World” (2012) |
“Baby Driver” (2017) |
TOM HOLKENBERG (JUNKIE XL)
Composer
Lichtenvoorde, Gelderland, Netherlands || Age: 50
Years Active: 1988
| Notable Work | |||
| “300: Rise of an Empire” (2014) |
“The Amazing Spider-Man 2” (2014) |
“Mad Max: Fury Road” (2015) |
“Tomb Raider” (2018) |
STEPHEN E. RIVKIN
Editor
Years Active: 1976
| Academy Awards |
|||
| 2010 (82nd) | “Avatar” (2009) | NOMINATED | Best Film Editing |
| Notable Work | |||
| “Robin Hood: Men in Tights” (1993) |
“Ali” (2001) |
“Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ” (2003) |
“Fantastic Four” (2015) |
JAMES CAMERON
Producer / Writer
Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada || Age: 63
Years Active: 1975
| Academy Awards |
|||
| 1998 (70th) | “Titanic” (1997) | WON | Best Picture |
| WON | Best Director | ||
| WON | Best Film Editing | ||
| 2010 (82nd) | “Avatar” (2009) | NOMINATED | Best Picture |
| NOMINATED | Best Director | ||
| NOMINATED | Best Film Editing | ||
| Notable Work | |||
| “The Terminator” (1984) |
“Aliens” (1986) |
“The Abyss” (1989) |
“True Lies” (1994) |
LAETA KALOGRIDIS
Writer
Winter Haven, Florida || Age: 52
Years Active: 2001
| Notable Work | |||
| “Alexander” (2004) |
“Shutter Island” (2010) |
“Terminator Genisys” (2015) |
“Altered Carbon” (2018) |
20TH CENTURY FOX
Production Company & Distributor
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