James Cameron and his “Avatar” producing buddy Jon Landau is dumping some details about the duo’s next amazing Science Fiction epic. Based on the manga Battle Angel Alita, the film version, called “Alita” will be about a roller blading bot-girl and her early formative years as a fledgeling ninja mecha chick with issues.
Jon Landau had these bits to say about Ms. Alita
If people are familiar with the series at all, there’s something they call Motorball. That is something that Jim has always been dynamically excited about. It’s racing on a super track, with characters that are built and created in the cyborg world to race against each other in an arena. It’s almost like a gladiator match meets an Indy 500 race. [Their mode of battle] depends on who they are. It depends how they’ve been modified as cyborgs; they’re not in cars – it’s their physical being that is out there. Some of them are on roller skates – and Alita participates in this, and she’s on roller blades, while other people might have different devices. It’s a wonderful, rich world to design and develop.
Sounds sweet. It’ll be in 3D as well. Here’s a nice vid where Jon spills the beans. Thanks MTV!
