Entertainment Weekly reports Michelle Rodriguez has join the cast of Robert Rodriguez’s upcoming manga adaptation, Alita: Battle Angel. This very late in the game news since production wrapping or has end ending dependingwho you talk to. Rodriguez is set to play Gelda, whom the outlet describes as a slim cyborg warrior.
The film is set in the 26th century and tells the story of Alita, an amnesiac female cyborg who is rescued from a scrapyard by Dyson. The rebuilt Alita, remembering only her training in a deadly martial art, becomes a hunter-warrior, tracking down and eliminating vicious criminals. Within the context of an epic action-adventure, the film aims to explore a young woman’s journey of self-discovery and finding love.
The film is slated for a July 20, 2018 release.
