2011 Movies

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James Cameron on Battle Angel

By Fiona | Feb 2, 2011 | Movie News (0) Comment

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All James Cameron‘s fans out there – we have some great news for you!

The adaptation of manga Battle Angel is still happening!

We know you know, but let us remind you! There’s the two part anime series, the videogame, and the nine-volume comic that the character first appeared in.

And, there will also be a live-action movie directed by Cameron, so we’re here to have a little chat about that!

Cameron provided some updates on the Battle Angel film adaptation during Collider’s interview on his upcoming Sanctum film, so pay good attention!

“I’m obviously going to be pretty busy for the next five years [with Avatar 2 and 3],” he said.

“And so I had to consider, do I hand this project off to another director? And then I thought, ‘No, I love it too much. ’ It’s such a rich world.

What I’m going to do is take the spine story and use elements from the first four books. So, the Motorball from books three and four, and parts of the story of one and two will all be in the movie.”

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Mark Goerner Talks James Cameron’s “Battle Angel”

By Allan Ford | Oct 22, 2008 | Interview (0) Comment

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MarketSaw had an interview with designer and artist Mark Goerner and here’s an excerpt:

Mark Goerner has been most generous to share with us his experiences working on James Cameron‘s 3-D “Battle Angel!”

The Battle Angel books combine a fantastic sci-fi artistic aesthetic with a story that delves into the timeless themes of love, loss, family, free will, and finding one’s path and place in the world. They are packed with hilarious and touching moments, and have some of the most amazingly cool action sequences in the medium of graphic storytelling.

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