Alita: Battle Angel Director James Cameron Swears Blood Oath to Make Sequel
Alita: Battle Angel first hit theaters in 2019, giving many viewers their first experience in this futuristic dystopia based on the original manga that first hit the scene in 1990. With James Cameron spending years to get the film made, director Robert Rodriguez was able to lend a big hand in bringing the story to life, with a recent interview featuring the two directors having them make a "blood oath" to one day bring a sequel to theaters.
The first Alita film presented us with the tale of the titular cyborg who was attempting to find her place in the world, battling against other mechanical opponents while also skating in a rollerball league that is unlike any sport in this day and age. With the movie dropping a major hint at a sequel in the final moments of its runtime, there are plenty of avenues for a potential second film to explore. Regardless of when Alita 2 is confirmed, it would most likely be years until we saw it hit the big screen even if Robert Rodriguez were to announce a return to this world following Way of Water's release.
Alita: Blood Oath
In a recent segment for Variety titled "Directors on Directors", Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron swore a "blood oath" to make another Alita movie, though nothing concrete has been confirmed when it comes to the live-action sequel to the 2019 hit:
"Hey, let's make another #Alita film," James Cameron tells Robert Rodriguez. "Blood oath!" https://t.co/SWFb3RYp4k pic.twitter.com/98blgWZtuA
— Variety (@Variety) December 14, 2022
Most of the conversation between Rodriguez and Cameron discussed Avatar: Way of Water, though the director of Aliens and Terminator 2: Judgement Day was able to sneak in another reference to the Battle Angel during their discussion when he explained the overall writing process:
"For me, it's a journey of discovery. You set down a path, and you've got some vague goals in mind. I just start writing a lot of notes. But you know this, because I gave you 600 pages of notes on "Alita" — about the world and how cyborgs work. I don't know how helpful any of that was, but that's my process. I try to get to a granular level of what it's like to live in that world."
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