'Alita: Battle Angel' Star Rosa Salazar Has A Message For Politicians Who Build Walls
In the new movie Alita: Battle Angel, produced by James Cameron with director Robert Rodriguez, Rosa Salazar stars as the titular cyborg who has little trouble destroying any wall she sets her strangely-large eyes on.
It turns out things in real life aren't so different, however.
In a recent comment to Variety, the actress sent a clear message to politicians who made building walls a point of their policy.
While at her new movie's premier on Tuesday, February 5, Salazar told Variety:
"We're here to stay, baby. Ain't no wall going to keep us out."
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The actress continued:
"Just being a Latinx actress at the helm of something like this in itself is a message. You know I carry my name with me wherever I go. I'm Rosa Bianca Salazar, and⦠this is the next wave of Latino casting."
Salazar is having quite the moment online, where she can do no wrong amongst her fans on social media.
i might watch alita bc of rosa salazar aaahhhhβ maeve wiley (@maeve wiley) 1549283160.0
Worth the wait! #AlitaBattleAngel #RosaSalazarβ .MSBH. (@.MSBH.) 1549556345.0
why is alita: battle angel not getting hype i am so mad how can u not hype a film that stars rosa salazar i am: confusedβ Ω (@Ω) 1549683424.0
#RosaSalazar was absolutely amazing in #AlitaBattleAngel what a film ... is it ok to fancy a cyborg?? πππ₯°πβ Karl Neild (@Karl Neild) 1549602289.0
James Cameron was also at the premier, though in a capacity he has little experience with.
His duties on the Avatar sequels led Cameron to give up the director's helm on a movie he's shepherded through production for over two decades, but some distance has its perks.
He told Variety how it felt to be watching a movie as a producer rather than director:
"When I watch a film that I've directed, it takes 10 years before I can really watch it kind of as an audience member. I could watch 'Alita' all day longβ¦especially when I sit next to [Rosa] because she laughs and whoops through the whole movie."
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Working with the mega-director has also given fellow movie-maker Rodriguez some insight as to what makes Cameron tick:
"I always wondered why [Cameron] didn't do more realistic stuff againβ¦He was making more and more fantasy with special effects, and now I see why. Some of these images, you can't even see unless you know you're dreaming."
@slashfilm Iβve been rooting for this for so long.β Sirzapz β‘οΈ (@Sirzapz β‘οΈ) 1547240246.0
@slashfilm I want this movie soooo bad.β Bryan Young (@Bryan Young) 1547231450.0
Be sure to catch Alita: Battle Angel when it hits theaters this February 14βwhat better way to spend Valentine's Day?
Alita: Battle Angel... James Cameron, you did it. You crazy son of a bitch, you did it. This movie is both accuraβ¦ https://t.co/88AnAdLoQ7β Kaylyn Saucedo - πππ£π«πΎπ¦π£π (@Kaylyn Saucedo - πππ£π«πΎπ¦π£π) 1548998637.0
@MarzGurl @MichaelToole Credit to my man Rob. Rodriguezβ π My Roommate is a Mean Chihuahua Doggieπ (@π My Roommate is a Mean Chihuahua Doggieπ) 1549027173.0
Just watched Alita: Battle Angel and all I can say is that Alita is THAT bitch. Go watch the movie. Read the manga.β¦ https://t.co/zKG7JIB93cβ π¦ππͺπ’π― (@π¦ππͺπ’π―) 1549628963.0
Watch WETA transform Rosa Salazar into Alita: Battle Angel's living weapon https://t.co/3PyZQmPdjH https://t.co/0whXVuBNKIβ Gizmodo (@Gizmodo) 1549206312.0