Christoph Waltz tapped to star in James Cameron's “Alita: Battle Angel”August 25, 2016 - 14:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Christoph Waltz is in early negotiations to star in “Alita: Battle Angel”, James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez’s ambitious adaptation of the popular manga graphic novels, The Hollywood Reporters said exclusively. “Maze Runner” actress Rosa Salazar is on board to play the title character of the potential Fox franchise starter that Rodriguez is directing. Cameron and his Lightstorm Entertainment partner Jon Landau are producing. Set in the 26th century, Alita tells of a female cyborg (Salazar) that is discovered in a scrapyard by a scientist. With no memory of her previous life except her deadly martial-arts training, the woman becomes a bounty hunter, tracking down criminals. The action-adventure story is meant to serve as a backdrop to themes of self-discovery and the search for love. If a deal is made, Waltz will play Doctor Dyson Ido, the cybersurgeon who finds the cyborg and becomes her mentor. Fox is eyeing a fall start for a July 2018 release. The part will be a change of pace for Waltz, the Oscar-winning actor better known for playing villains. He played the bad guy in this summer’s “The Legend of Tarzan” and last year's James Bond movie “Spectre”, but he's been switching directions of late and recently wrapped Alexander Payne's “Downsizing” and also will appear in the period drama “Tulip Fever” with Alicia Vikander. Waltz is repped by ICM Partners. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |