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Dua Lipa Performs New Song for Live-Action Hollywood Alita: Battle Angel Film
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Singer-songwriter Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL) co-wrote the song.
The film will open in the United States on February 14, 2019, after being twice previously from July 20, 2018 and December 21, 2018. The film will open in Japan on February 22.
The film will Rosa Salazar (Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, The Divergent Series: Insurgent, Man Seeking Woman) in motion capture as Alita. Other reported cast include:
- as Doctor Dyson Ido, "the cybersurgeon who finds the cyborg [protagonist] and becomes her mentor."
- as "a monstrous cyborg in a villain role that will call for plenty of CG and greenscreen."
- as Zapan, "a villainous cyborg who is in possession of a weapon called the Damascus blade."
- as Hugo, the "love interest" and "a young man who teaches Alita how to play a gladiator-style game called Motorball but who also has a secret side job stealing robot parts."
- Eiza González (From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series)
- as the "cunning and sly friend" of Keean Johnson's character.
- as Koyomi, an orphaned teenage photographer in the manga.
- as Kinuba, a cyborg character in the manga.
- as Ajakutty, a Motorball player who also appears in the original manga.
- as one of the film's villains.
- as Gelda.
- as two unspecified roles
dub of the film.
The Hollywood Reporter described the film:
Set in the 26th century, Alita: Battle Angel tells of a female cyborg that is discovered in a trash yard 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.
Robert Rodriguez (El Mariachi, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Sin City, Spy Kids) is Laeta Kalogridis penned a script.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Rodriguez said that the film is a self-contained story but "it tunes up a world and a character that could go on and on." Cameron originally planned for a film trilogy.
The film will get an IMAX release.
Sources: Dua Lipa's Twitter , Variety
