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MMA fighter, Liza Verzosa, spoke with Drake Riggs of mymmanews.com: “As for the “Battle Angel” moniker, it comes from the 1990s manga series which was recently turned into a feature film as of 2019, Alita: Battle Angel. Verzosa found herself connecting with the character and her spirit for fighting. Therefore the nickname was adopted.” mymmanews.com WhoContinue reading “An MMA fighter names herself after Alita: Battle Angel”

Thank you to the International Press Academy for awarding Alita: Battle Angel with the Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects. Congrats to Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, Richie Baneham, Mike Cozens, Richard Hollander and the entire teams at both Weta Digital and Lightstorm Entertainment for this well deserved recognition. Jon Landau https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=947054682445182&id=485213865295935 Congratulations to Senior VisualContinue reading “Alita: Battle Angel Receives A Satellite Award For Best Visual Effects From The International Press Academy”

“I’d love to watch another one – regardless of whether I’m in it.” Keean also mentions the #AlitaArmy: “Then the #AlitaArmy came along and they’re pretty die-hard.” Read the entire article at the link below: https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/keean-johnson-wants-an-alita-battle-angel-sequel/amp/

Update: A video has been added to the Alita Army YouTube channel explaining how this image ended up being shared by Elon Musk. It’ll be embedded at the bottom of this post. Link to the tweet: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1232222762023997440 Tues, February 25, Elon Musk got the attention of of Twitter by posting a surprising image. It wasContinue reading “Elon Musk Shares An Image Of A Rocket Adorned With Art Of Alita: Battle Angel”

1. Alita: Battle Angel “If you looked at the rankings in January, Alita would still make the top 10, but just barely. However, an online group known as the #AlitaArmy started a kickstarter late last year to get enough funds to fly a plane over the Oscars requesting a sequel to the 2019 film… It’sContinue reading “CRUNCHYROLL: The Most Popular Anime in 2020…based on page views on the English version of Wikipedia”

One of our most hotly anticipated busts dropped in 2020. Alita Battle Angel has an almost unrivalled fan base. The #Alitaarmy have been campaigning for a sequel for pretty much a year, culminating in a flyover at the Oscars. It was incredible to see this amazing support spill over into our art. With an entire armyContinue reading “Queen Studios Gives An Update On The Alita Bust And Compliments The Alita Army”

#AlitaSequel trended and reached almost 19.7k tweets by 10:00 pm EST. Rosa Salazar shared from her Instagram story a private message sent to her by “Legally Blonde” writer, Kirsten Smith. Thank you to all who participated in this event. And thank you to all who support Alita: Battle Angel every day.

Erik Kain of Forbes finally got around to watching Alita, thanks to the film playing on HBO, and he is now a fan: “Thank goodness I (watched Alita), finally. Better late than never, as they say. Though there’s a bitter-sweetness to the viewing: The movie ends with such a clear setup for a sequel, it’sContinue reading “Forbes: ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Deserves A Sequel — And A Video Game”

The Hollywood Reporter: “Emma Watts has resigned as chief of 20th Century Studios less than a year after the Disney merger closed in March 2019. Her existing team remains in place at 20th Century and a successor is expected to be named in the coming weeks.” “I am writing to you today to share that,Continue reading “Emma Watts has resigned as chief of 20th Century (Fox) Studios”