Alita: Battle Angel director Robert Rodriguez shared artwork featuring Alita and The Child/Baby Yoda, drawing a comparison between the two sci-fi characters whose franchises will share the spotlight on Oct. 30.
Created by Paul Untitled, the portrait imagines a crossover between a much younger version of Alita and The Child from The Mandalorian, colloquially known as Baby Yoda, with the two heroes standing side-by-side and looking out into the distance of a barren wasteland. The poster was created as a fun way to hype up Alita: Battle Angel's return to theaters in concurrence with The Mandalorian Season 2, both set to drop on Oct. 30.
While Alita: Battle Angel released with a lukewarm reception from critics, the film developed a passionate cult following, with fans even making a petition for a sequel and creating a social media community behind the hashtag #AlitaArmy.
Constructed by Christoph Waltz's Dr. Dyson Ido, Rosa Salazar's Alita is a cyborg warrior who finds herself with no memory of her past life in a cyberpunk dystopia. She makes it her mission to recover some remnants of her lost memory while also becoming a bounty hunter and highly skilled contestant in the brutal sport known as Motorball.
Set several centuries in the future, the abandoned Alita is found in the scrapyard of Iron City by Ido, a compassionate cyber-doctor who takes the unconscious cyborg Alita to his clinic. When Alita awakens, she has no memory of who she is, nor does she have any recognition of the world she finds herself in. As Alita learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield her from her mysterious past.
Directed by Robert Rodriguez, Alita: Battle Angel stars Rosa Salazar as Alita/99, Christoph Waltz as Dr. Dyson Ido, Keean Johnson as Hugo, Mahershala Ali as Vector, Jennifer Connelly as Dr. Chiren and Ed Skrein as Zapan. The film returns to theaters on Oct. 30.
The Mandalorian and the Child continue their journey, facing enemies and rallying allies as they make their way through a dangerous galaxy in the tumultuous era after the collapse of the Galactic Empire.
Created by Jon Favreau, The Mandalorian stars Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, Carl Weathers, Giancarlo Esposito, Taika Waititi and Emily Swallow. Season 1 is available now on Disney+, with Season 2 premiering on Oct. 30.
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