Rosa Salazar (Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials) plays the lead in Alita: Battle Angel, the cast of which also includes Christoph Waltz, Mahershala Ali, and the aforementioned Keean Johnson, who is lined up as Salazar’s romantic interest.
The Robert Rodriguez-directed adaptation of Yukito Kishiro’s Battle Angel Alita manga has been steadily adding cast members over the past few months, from Jackie Earle Haley to Ed Skrein.
Lendeborg Jr. previously starred in director Steven Caple Jr.’s The Land, and will be featured in 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming movie.