A file photo of Christoph Waltz (L), James Cameron (R)
Highlights
- Christoph Waltz is in talks to star in Alita: Battle Angel
- The film will be directed by Robert Rodriguez
- It is slated to release on July 20, 2018
Academy Award-winning actor Christoph Waltz is in talks to star in filmmaker James Cameron's
Alita: Battle Angel. Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez will be directing the ambitious adaptation of the popular manga series.
If a deal is made, Christoph would join Rosa Salazar in the movie with Salazar portraying a 26th century cyborg who is rescued from a scrapyard and reassembled, reports
variety.comIn the film, Salazar's character Alita, who only remembers her training in a deadly martial art, becomes a hunter-warrior who tracks down vicious criminals.
And if Christoph says yes to the role, he would play Doctor Dyson Ido, the cyber surgeon who finds the cyborg and becomes her mentor.
Alita: Battle Angel is slated to release on July 20, 2018.
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