It’s been quite some time since we’ve heard anything about Robert Rodriguez‘s film “Alita: Battle Angel.” In fact, the first teaser trailer for “Alita” came out in December of 2017, with fans wondering when they’d finally get to the theater for the actual film. Well, a new trailer is here to get fans psyched for Rodriguez’s biggest film yet.
From 20th Century Fox, and with a screenplay penned by Rodriguez, James Cameron, and Laeta Kalogridis, based on the graphic novel series “Gunnm” by Yukito Kishiro, “Alita: Battle Angel” is poised to be quite the spectacle. The film stars Jennifer Connelly, Christoph Waltz, Mahershala Ali, and Rosa Salazar as Alita. Rodriguez and Cameron are both known for creating lasting images that are synonymous with their extensive filmography. So with these two creatives merging, “Alita” should stun audiences.
“Alita: Battle Angel” is expected to hit theaters December 21.
Here’s the official synopsis and trailer:
Set several centuries in the future, the abandoned Alita (Rosa Salazar) is found in the scrapyard of Iron City by Ido (Christoph Waltz), 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. Everything is new to Alita, every experience a first. As she learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield Alita from her mysterious past while her street-smart new friend, Hugo (Keean Johnson), offers instead to help trigger her memories. A growing affection develops between the two until deadly forces come after Alita and threaten her newfound relationships. It is then that Alita discovers she has extraordinary fighting abilities that could be used to save the friends and family she’s grown to love. Determined to uncover the truth behind her origin, Alita sets out on a journey that will lead her to take on the injustices of this dark, corrupt world, and discover that one young woman can change the world in which she lives.