In the twenty-sixth century, a female cyborg is rescued from the scrap heap by a scientist The official novelization to the highly anticipated science fiction film Alita: Battle Angel, based on manga by Yukito Kishiro and set to release on July 20, 2018. The film is directed by Robert Rodriguez, written and produced by James Cameron of Titanic and Avatar and stars Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Skrein, Jackie Earle Haley and Mahershala Ali.