SIN CITY Director Robert Rodriguez Set To Helm ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL

SIN CITY Director Robert Rodriguez Set To Helm ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL

It seems directing duties on Fox's long-in-development adaptation of the Battle Angel Alita manga have been passed over to Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, Machete, Spy Kids), though James Cameron remains on board as a producer. Click on for quotes from those involved...

By MarkCassidy - Oct 14, 2015 01:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Anime & Manga

Twentieth Century Fox has announced that James Cameron and Jon Landau will produce a big-screen adaptation of Yukito Kishiro's acclaimed Battle Angel Alita (it seems they've tinkered with the title for the movie) manga series, with Robert Rodriguez now in negotiations to direct.

Cameron has been trying to get this project off the ground for years, but evidently his commitment to the Avatar sequels finally forced him to pass it on. Below is the official press release, which contains quotes from Rodriguez and Cameron.


Set in the 26th century, ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL tells the story of Alita, an amnesiac female cyborg who is rescued from a scrapyard by a doctor. The rebuilt Alita, remembering only her training in a deadly martial art, becomes a hunter-warrior, tracking down and eliminating vicious criminals. Within the context of an epic action-adventure, the film will explore a young woman’s journey of self-discovery and finding love.

James Cameron: “Robert and I have been looking for a film to do together for years, so I was pumped when he said he wanted to do Battle Angel. He’s very collaborative and we’re already like two kids building a go-kart, just having fun riffing creatively and technically. This project is near and dear to me, and there’s nobody I trust more than Robert, with his technical virtuosity and rebel style, to take over the directing reins. We’re looking forward to learning a lot from each other while we make a kick-ass epic.”

Robert Rodriguez: “Battle Angel is an incredibly rich and vibrant epic in the tradition of Jim Cameron’s spectacular, character-driven films. Getting to work from Jim’s terrific and visionary script while learning the cutting edge techniques he’s pioneered is a master class in filmmaking. It’s an honor to explore the world of Alita along with Jim and Jon, whose films have impacted me for decades.”


No release date was provided, but we'll keep you posted. Do you think Rodriguez is a good fit for this material? Sound off below.
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Dotanuki
Dotanuki - 10/14/2015, 1:22 PM
The budget will be $43,000, two styrofoam cups and a green screen.
SimplyAz
SimplyAz - 10/14/2015, 1:24 PM
Okay interesting..............!!!

Would love to see Cameron have another stab at Terminator just to show everyone how much better he is at it than them.

blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 10/14/2015, 1:25 PM
Never heard of it so I automatically hate it.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/14/2015, 1:26 PM
I like Rodriguez, mainly his early work: Desperado, Sin City, El Mariachi... but Cameron shouldve got this guy
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 10/14/2015, 1:46 PM
....Wait a second. Wasn't there some other guy better than this dude up for that movie???
GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/14/2015, 1:53 PM
@Jollem that casting is:
GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/14/2015, 1:54 PM
@MexicanSuperman So I've heard. He said he hopes to get his sci fi mystery "MUTE" up and running. Compared it to Blade Runner. I'm all for originality
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 10/14/2015, 1:56 PM
@mexicansuperman

I haven't watched it yet.
JorL5150
JorL5150 - 10/14/2015, 2:01 PM
James cameron will only ever be making shitty avatar sequels !!!

The dick!
GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/14/2015, 2:08 PM
@MexicanSuperman Mute, a small noir sci-fi is the director’s homage Blade Runner. The plot is said to be about "a woman whose disappearance causes a mystery for her partner, a mute bartender. When she disappears, he has to go up against the city's gangsters." It takes place in future Berlin
PapaEmeritus
PapaEmeritus - 10/14/2015, 2:30 PM
Wow! Awesome.
laughterman26
laughterman26 - 10/14/2015, 2:34 PM
is anyone else against this as I am.
laughterman26
laughterman26 - 10/14/2015, 2:35 PM
like seriously, Robert lost his dramatic flare around the time machete came out.
laughterman26
laughterman26 - 10/14/2015, 2:36 PM
mainly im just pissed james has been pulling my leg for so long, then PHUCKS off to pandora
SaintCrow
SaintCrow - 10/14/2015, 3:55 PM
If done right this will be awesome.
marvel72
marvel72 - 10/14/2015, 4:47 PM
This has been in movie limbo for years,I wish James Cameron was directing it.

YeezusWept
YeezusWept - 10/14/2015, 6:06 PM
13echo
13echo - 10/15/2015, 1:30 AM
If it's half as good as the Manga it will be Awesome!
DukeAcureds
DukeAcureds - 10/15/2015, 2:12 AM
Finally!! I thought we'd never get this, when Cameron announced Avatar 19, recently.
Slightly bummed he's not directing it, but he's still creatively producing and Rodriguez will do very nicely, thankyouverymuch.
Geez, how long has it been since we first heard about this? I feel it was before the internet was invented, but that can't be right. Mid-'90s was it?
I feel it was before Titanic, because, I remember thinking Cameron should be directing this instead of Titanic 2 (Yes, Titanic 2, set in the '20s, following Rose's life after Jack. Honestly. Dodged a bullet, there).

Anyway, I'm stoked it's finally happening, now that Hell has frozen over and we are at the start of a third world war. At last.
DoctorDoomSayer
DoctorDoomSayer - 10/15/2015, 4:42 AM
I really just don't see the appeal to getting this movie made...
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