If the neon-tinged stylings of the upcoming ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL live-action Hollywood adaptation are your kind of thing, then you’re in luck, with an all-new trailer for the film releasing earlier this week. Scheduled to hit theaters across North America on February 14, 2019, the upcoming film adapts Yukito Kishiro’s 1990 manga series Battle Angel Alita and brings its cyberpunk setting and dystopian world to life in a blend of live-action and CG content that’s sure to be a spectacle.
Focusing on the fast-paced sport of the future, Motorball, the latest trailer highlights Alita’s struggles with her past, as well as the threat it presents to her present. The film looks visually incredible, with director Robert Rodriguez seemingly doing an excellent job of representing the source material onscreen. The film is described by 20th Century Fox below:
From visionary filmmakers James Cameron (AVATAR) and Robert Rodriguez (SIN CITY), comes ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, an epic adventure of hope and empowerment. 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.
Set to release in theaters across North America on February 14, 2019, this might just be the film to keep an eye on at the beginning of next year. Those interested in checking out even more information on the film, including staff listings and theaters, be sure to check out the film’s official website.