Jorge Lendeborg Jr. — who is more than likely playing one of Peter Parker’s classmates in Spider-Man: Homecoming — has landed a role in 20th Century Fox’s Alita: Battle Angel, a live-action feature film adaptation of Yukito Kishiro’s manga series which is being produced by James Cameron and directed by Robert Rodriguez.
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lendeborg will play Hugo’s (who will be portrayed by Keean Johnson) “cunning and sly friend.” And if you’ve been keeping track, Hugo will be Alita’s love interest in the film and is described as being “a young man who teaches Alita how to play a gladiator-style game called Motorball but who also has a secret side job stealing robot parts.”
Lendeborg’s other acting credits include Graceland, The Land, and Shot.
In the manga series, which takes place in a futuristic dystopian world, cybermedic expert Daisuke Ido comes across the intact head and chest of a female cyborg while sifting through the local dump. He’s able to revive her, but she has lost most of her memories. Since she doesn’t even remember her name, Ido dubs her Alita after his deceased cat. One of the things Alita does recall is the legendary martial art: Panzer Kunst. She uses that skill to become a bounty hunter who tracks criminals. Along the way, she uncovers the dark secrets of her past.
The cast will feature Rosa Salazar (Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials), Keean Johnson (Nashville), Christoph Waltz (The Green Hornet), Jackie Earl Haley (Preacher), and Ed Skrein (Deadpool).
Alita: Battle Angel is being distributed by 20th Century Fox. Fox is aiming to start production on Alita: Battle Angel in October 2016. Alita: Battle Angel has a scheduled release date of July 20, 2018.
