James Cameron's Alita Battle Angel will release in India on February 8 next year, a week before it opens in the US.

Fox Star Studios will release the film in India, a statement said.

Helmed by Robert Rodriguez, Cameron has produced the film with Jon Landau through his Lightstorm Entertainment banner.

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Cameron and Laeta Kalogridis wrote the screenplay, based on Yukito Kishiro's magna series. The story is set in a 26th century dystopian future and follows an amnesiac cyborg -- played by Rosa Salazar -- who is rescued from a scrap heap and becomes a bounty hunter tracking down criminals.

The cast also includes Jackie Earle Haley, Eiza Gonzalez, Lana Condor, Mahershala Ali, Ed Skrein and Jennifer Connelly.