ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL Producer James Cameron Reveals More Than One Sequel Is Currently In Development

ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL Producer James Cameron Reveals More Than One Sequel Is Currently In Development

Those of you holding out hope for another Alita: Battle Angel movie have good reason to get excited today because franchise writer and producer James Cameron has finally confirmed his sequel plans...

By JoshWilding - Jul 12, 2023 03:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi
Source: Forbes (via SFFGazette.com)

There have been rumblings online about a possible Alita: Battle Angel sequel since it was released in 2019, but with no official word on whether the franchise has a future at Disney, any rumours should be taken with a pinch of salt. 

Now, though, we have a promising update directly from franchise producer James Cameron (who originally planned to helm Alita: Battle Angel before passing the reigns to Robert Rodriguez in order to focus on his Avatar sequels).

Talking to Forbes (via SFFGazette.com) about why he's selling his mansion in California, the filmmaker casually dropped his sequel plans into the conversation. 

"On Avatar, I’m working in Wellington and Los Angeles," Cameron said. "And on the new Alita: Battle Angel films, I’ll be working in Austin, so it just didn’t make sense for us anymore."

Clearly, we're getting not one but two sequels, news we know many of you will welcome. This comes after various minor updates in recent months, and after Avatar: The Way of Water's massive success, we're sure Disney will be open to giving Cameron free rein with revisiting this sci-fi franchise.

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Alita: Battle Angel was a success at the box office with a $405 million haul globally, but received mixed reviews from critics. Cameron produced and co-wrote the movie, so he's no doubt found it easy to convince the studio it's a property worth revisiting providing he remains closely involved. 

We'll see what happens, but with fans making it clear they're interested in a sequel, it appears Disney has finally taken note. Whether another Alita movie is a worthwhile investment is hard to say, especially as the first had a reported production budget of $150 million - $200 million. 

However, if Cameron's comments are anything to go by, we'd imagine the sequels will be shot back-to-back, a cost-cutting measure which could make an expansion of the VFX-heavy franchise a more appealing prospect to the House of Mouse.

Stay tuned to SFFGazette.com for updates. 

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bobevanz
bobevanz - 7/12/2023, 4:05 AM
Nice! Bring it on, Robert Rodriguez needs a win after Boba Fett and Hypnotic lol
dragon316
dragon316 - 7/12/2023, 4:48 AM
They plan do whole book series ? There be more sequels if that’s true
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 7/12/2023, 9:34 AM
@dragon316 - I hope they stick to the books as faithfully as they did inn the first one. Movie's so amazing, I love it.
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 7/12/2023, 7:39 AM
Hell yeah
WaffeX
WaffeX - 7/12/2023, 7:45 AM
I hope Alita looks better in the sequels, the CGI was shit, the robots in Ex-Machina, Signal and the upcoming "The Creator" looking so much cooler and real





ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 7/12/2023, 9:37 AM
@WaffeX - It was more evocative of the manga and anime, with the big eyes. I liked the look. I preferred both the VFX and the look to the more human looking examples you've shown.

I liked Ex Machina though. Had a real uncanny valley feel to it, but that was supposed to be disconcerting.
mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 7/12/2023, 11:38 AM
@WaffeX - CGI was amazing in Alita, every vfx artist says its 1 of the most groudbreaking and revolutionizing. Every frame of the film looks consistent and realistic. Using real humans and just cgi'ing part of it is the cheap and generic route.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 7/12/2023, 11:49 AM
Awesome, really loved the first movie!
grif
grif - 7/12/2023, 1:58 PM
hard pass
CassianAndor
CassianAndor - 7/14/2023, 2:57 AM
@grif - try eating more fiber
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