‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Featurette Reveals James Cameron’s Original Concept Art
Alita: Battle Angelwas not a big hit in the United States, earningonly $85.7 million at the box officeearlier this year. But overseas, the movie performed much better with over $319 million raked in across international territories. We’re not sure if that’s enough to warrant a sequel, especially now that 20th Century Fox is owned by The Walt Disney Company, but maybe if the film does well on home video, there will be some hope to see the story continue.
Speaking of which,Alita: Battle Angelis coming to 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital next month, and today we have a sneak peek at one of the special features you’ll find on the home video release. In theAlita Battle Angelfeaturette, directorRobert Rodrigueztalks about bringing a project to life thatJames Cameronwas previously unable to realize due to the limitations of technology nearly 15 years ago, and we get to see how some of theAvatardirector’s original art still inspired the movie.
Alita Battle Angel Featurette
Dylan Cole, the concept design supervisor on the film, talks about how James Cameron’s original art from a 2005 pitch reel was “kind of legendary” among concept artists. And when you see the gorgeous art that was included in that reel nearly 15 years ago, you’ll understand why. That also explains why some of the film’s scenes are very loyal to that concept art.
On top of that, Robert Rodriguez commissioned a lot of concept design work that was directly inspired by the art of the original manga. There are even shots in the movie that Rodriguez wanted to capture a specific frame fromYukito Kishiro’s work. The result is a movie that really is visually stunning and builds a world that you want to spend more time in.
Honestly, it’s a shame thatAlita: Battle Angeldidn’t do as well at the box office as many hoped. It has some impressive action, better visual effects than the marketing led on, and a fascinating world in which to tell a story. Unfortunately, it seems like we’ll have to settle with this single movie and all of the details about how it was made (which you may find out about below)
Alita: Battle Angelcomes to digital onJuly 9followed by 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, and DVD onJuly 23.
