Much like video game movie adaptations, ever since the infamous Dragon Ball Evolution, live action Hollywood remakes of anime classics have always seemed doomed to fail, . Sometimes they never escape development hell like the many failed attempts to remake Akira, or they get caught up in casting controversies like the live action Ghost in the Shell that hurt the movie’s image with the movie-going public. Alita: Battle Angel has been a passion project for acclaimed film director James Cameron for the past two decades, but has it finally broken the curse on live action anime remakes? Continue reading “Alita Battle Angel”