Cameron is looking for his battle angel
For more than ten years, James Cameron has been working on the adaptation of the manga Battle Angel Alita ( Battle Angel Alita ). At first, the filmmaker intended to lead the thriller after the release of Titanic, but each time he turned his attention to other projects. Last year it was reported that James was planning to hand over the director's reins to Robert Rodriguez, and today the short-list of candidates for the lead role in the film adaptation has become known.According to the website The Hollywood Reporter , the main candidates included four actresses: Zendaya Coleman ("Sworn Friends"), Rosa Salazar ("The Runner in the Maze: Trial by Fire "), Bella Thorne (" Simpleton ") and Mike Monroe (" It "). According to the source, the main contender for the role of Alita is Coleman , who recently joined the cast of the new Spider-Man.  The source also writes that Cameron and producer John Landau intend to invite the aspiring actress to the lead role. The final decision will be made in the next few weeks. At the same time, the studio 20th Century Fox has not yet given the green light to the project, since its budget, according to preliminary data, ranges from $ 175 million to $ 200 million .  The original manga is set in the XXVI century, and in the center of events is Alita - a cyborg girl who was picked up by a scientist at a junkyard. The robot suffers from amnesia, but at the same time remembers the previously acquired combat skills. Upon learning that her savior is a bounty hunter, Alita chooses the same path and tries to restore lost memories.The script for the film adaptation of Cameron was co-written with Laeta Kalogridis (“ Island of the Damned "). There is no information yet about when the shooting of "Battle Angel" will begin. The Topic of Article: Cameron is looking for his battle angel. |
