Tom Jolliffe looks at Avatar 2 and a distinct lack of excitement to return to James Cameron’s world… You remember that film with blue characters in it? No, not The Smurfs… Avatar. In 2009 it was the groundbreaking, visually dazzling CGI world which James Cameron created, whilst simultaneously revolutionising 3D technology (and beginning a five year […]
Everyone Is Human: Prosthetics in Alita: Battle Angel
Alec Frazier on prosthetics in Alita: Battle Angel… The new film Alita: Battle Angel is doing quite well at the box office, and many have praised its feminist ideals. However, the film is also quite a boon to the disabled community. It can be argued that it is a two-hour, $200 million treatise on prosthetics. During […]
Alita: Battle Angel delivers record opening for Fox in China
It may not quite have set the North American box office alight, but it looks like the international markets may save director Robert Rodriguez and producer James Cameron’s Alita: Battle Angel from all of the early predictions of doom and gloom. The manga adaptation opened in China this weekend, where it secured 20th Century Fox […]
Happy Death Day 2U resurrects the dying slasher genre
EJ Moreno on Happy Death Day 2U and the slasher genre… It might sound a little hyperbolic, but Happy Death Day and its new sequel Happy Death Day 2U are bringing new life into a tired genre like slashers. And this is coming from someone who loves everything from Sleepaway Camp to the classic Halloween. […]
Alita: Battle Angel gets off to a solid start at the international box office
Despite predictions of doom and gloom – with some analysts suggesting that Fox could be looking at a loss as high as $200 million – Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron’s manga adaptation Alita: Battle Angel has got off to a solid start at the international box office with $32 million from just 11 markets. Deadline […]
Movie Review – Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Alita: Battle Angel, 2019. Directed by Robert Rodríguez Starring Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Ed Skrein, Mahershala Ali, Jennifer Connelly, Keean Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Lana Condor, Jackie Earle Haley, Eiza González, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Marko Zaror, Elle LaMont, Leonard Wu, Casper Van Dien, Jeff Fahey, Idara Victor, Sam Medina and Jai Courtney. SYNOPSIS: When Alita awakens […]
Alita: Battle Angel could be a $200 million flop for Fox
Well, this is a position James Cameron hasn’t found himself in too often, but according to The Wrap, things aren’t looking good for his latest project, the Robert Rodriguez-directed Alita: Battle Angel, with the site reporting that studio 20th Century Fox could end up losing up to $200 million on the movie. The manga adaptation, […]
Exclusive Interview – Robert Rodriguez on Alita: Battle Angel and working with James Cameron
With Alita: Battle Angel, director Robert Rodriguez (Spy Kids, Sin City) brings producer James Cameron’s long-gestating passion project to life almost two decades after the Avatar helmer first announced his plans to adapt Yukito Kishiro’s manga series. Ahead of the film’s UK release this Wednesday, Sarah Bradbury got the opportunity to sit down with Rodriguez to […]
Exclusive Interview – Production Designers Caylah Eddleblute and Steve Joyner on Alita: Battle Angel
Harrison Abbott chats with Alita: Battle Angel production designers Caylah Eddleblute and Steve Joyner… Based on the iconic manga series, the upcoming Alita: Battle Angel movie has been in gestation for over a decade. A real passion project for producer James Cameron, it went through various iterations until it ended up in the lap of director Robert Rodriguez […]
Exclusive Interview – Christoph Waltz talks Alita: Battle Angel
Alita: Battle Angel is set to open in UK cinemas this Wednesday, and Flickering Myth’s Sarah Bradbury got the opportunity to sit down with Oscar winner Christoph Waltz to discuss the movie, his approach to the material, and how the story reflects our own society; watch the interview here… SEE ALSO: Exclusive Interview – Rosa Salazar […]