Alita: Battle Angel is heading to digital and Blu-ray home release this summer complete with special features and digital exclusives.
Alita: Battle Angel
What’s happening:
- Fox’s Alita: Battle Angel is coming to home release on digital, Blu-Ray, and DVD this July.
- According to IGN, Fans of the sci-fi action flick can pick up purchase digital copies via Movies Anywhere starting on July 9.
- The physical release will be available on July 23 and include 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, and DVD.
- The home release will feature plenty of bonus content for fans to pore over and is currently available for pre-order through:
Alita
Blu-ray and Digital special features:
- Alita’s World – takes fan on a deep dive into the world of Battle Angel and a look at the war that destroyed two planets
- Hugo’s guided tour of the Iron City
- A crash course in Mortorball
- From Manga to Screen – looks into the origins of Yukito Kishiro’s manga Gunnm and its history of being brought to the big screen
Additional Blu-Ray and Digital special features:
- Evolution of Alita – shows how the film was brought to life, starting with the casting of Rosa Salazar.
- Cooking school – featurette with director Robert Rodriguez teaching fans how to make the chocolate from the film.
- Q&A session – featuring producer Jon Landau and the filmmakers and cast
- Concept art – view James Cameron’s 2005 stunning concept art for the then-titled Battle Angel: Alita
Digital release features:
- Composer Tom Holkenborg discusses the film’s musical themes
- Take a set tour of Iron City with director Robert Rodriguez
- Reel of Robert Rodriguez’s 2016 compilation of concept art
- Alita's allies and adversaries
- Scene deconstructions of the visual effects process
ICYMI:
- Mike explored the interactive experience “Passport to Iron City” that launched in select cities ahead of the release of the film.
- Alex reviewed Alita: Battle Angel for Laughing Place. Read his thoughts on this adaptation of the classic manga series by Yukito Kishiro.