This year director
Robert Rodriguez brings us a live-action adaptation of
Alita: Battle Angel, based on
Yukito Kishiro's Japanese manga
Gunnm, with
Rosa Salazar as the titular teenage cyborg heroine. The cyberpunk story is set in a post-apocalyptic future were an abandoned
'Alita' is found in a scrapyard and is given a new robotic body by scientist
'Dr. Dyson Ido' (Christoph Waltz). With a mysterious past and no memories, her new friend
'Hugo' (Keean Johnson) offers to help her navigate the treacherous
Iron City as she discovers she has amazing fighting abilities in the
Motorball arena.
Alita: Battle Angel movie exhibit at ArcLight Hollywood
This cool movie costume and prop exhibit was photographed on display at
ArcLight Hollywood cinema on January 15, 2019.
Alita: Battle Angel movie poster
Nina Proctor is Costume Designer on the futuristic movie, although it looks like her costume was rendered by CGI and motion capture the same way her eyes were made to look impossibly bigger.
Replica of Rosa Salazar
This looks more like a cinema standee than the actually costume, but the robotic arms and sword are great reference for fans and cosplayers.
Hugo's gyro-bike from Alita: Battle Angel
In addition to
Alita, the exhibit also shines a spotlight on
Hugo's futuristic gyro-bike from the movie.
Let's see if
Alita: Battle Angel can escape the whitewashing curse that plagued the live-action adaptation of
Ghost in the Shell at the box office this February.
Alita: Battle Angel film poster