The Movie Pilot website reported on Monday that Oscar-winning actor Mahershala Ali (Moonlight, Hidden Figures) will have two roles in Alita: Battle Angel, James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez’s live-action film of Yukito Kishiro’s Battle Angel Alita (GUNNM) manga.
In response to a question about his upcoming projects, Ali said, “I’m really excited about [Alita: Battle Angel].
Set in the 26th century, Alita: Battle Angel tells of a female cyborg that is discovered in a trash yard by a scientist.
James Cameron and his Lightstorm Entertainment partner Jon Landau are producing the project, and Shutter Island’s Laeta Kalogridis penned a script.