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The manga based movie is slated for 2009 with James Cameron directing it.

Battle Angel Alita tells the story of Gally (Alita in the American version), an amnesiac female cyborg. This cyborg’s intact head and upper torso are found in a state of suspended animation by the cybermedic expert Daisuke Ido while he is out searching for useful scrap. Amazed by his discovery, Ido quickly returns home and works to revive her. Upon finding that the girl has lost her memory, Ido names her Alita, the name of his recently deceased cat. (wikipedia)

The Manga itself is kind of like Fox’s 24 series because almost everyone dies in it. If you’re an extra, an Asian janitor at CTU, or a supporting cast in it, you’ll get killed. However, you just won’t get shot or die from some chemical weapon, you’ll have your guts splattered all over the walls or have your brains eaten by a psychopathic cyborg. It’s a great series though with the main protagonist being shorter than Tila Tequila but is so badass she could take down Voltron if she had to.

However, the problem with making a real life movie out of this manga is that they need to cast someone who is able to go from sweet and innocent to cool, collected, and viciously cold hearted.

If I had any say in the casting I’d choose Chris Yen, Donnie Yen’s little sister. She does not have Donnie’s ego, she’s tiny like Alita, and she know’s kungfu. She would be so perfect for the role…..that it be a shame that she doesn’t try out for it.

*hint hint, wink wink…nudge nudge…say no more*