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James Cameron Moves Forward with Battle Angel

Production on James Camerons live-action adaptation of the 12-part, futuristic manga series, BATTLE ANGEL, is scheduled to commence in February for Twentieth Century Fox, with casting underway for the young lead to play the teenage cyborg, Alita, reports HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

Mali Finn Casting has placed an online ad seeking women aged 16 to mid-20s who are athletic and agile with graceful movement and have an ear for languages and dialects. Submissions are reportedly due Dec. 19.

Camerons plan is to shoot BATTLE ANGEL and PROJECT 880 back-to-back, utilizing a virtual production process involving performance capture and 3-D hi-def digital cameras a system that hes developed with Rob Legato, the visual effects supervisor who is serving as visual effects cameraman and second unit director. BATTLE ANGEL is slated for a summer 2007 release, with PROJECT 880 scheduled for 2009.

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