Producer Jon Landau has offered a promising update regarding the development of the highly sought after action sci-fi sequel, Alita: Battle Angel 2. Appearing at the London premiere of another long-awaited follow-up, Avatar: The Way of Water, Landau revealed to Deadline that he has been speaking with director Robert Rodriguez about finally getting another adventure for Alita: Battle Angel off the ground.

"There's a little film called Alita: Battle Angel that we would love to circle back and do a sequel to, and been talking to Robert [Rodriguez] about that and hopefully that comes to fruition."

The words of Jon Landau should come as music to the ears of fans of the first Alita: Battle Angel, many of whom have been calling for a sequel ever since the first movie landed back in 2019. Directed by Robert Rodriguez and produced by James Cameron, Alita: Battle Angel is based on Yukito Kishiro's manga Gunnm and follows a young girl named Alita, a battle cyborg who awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize. She is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past.

Rather frustratingly, Alita: Battle Angel ends on something of a cliffhanger, with Alita vowing to take the fight to the world's oppressors. A cliffhanger that has yet to be further explored. Alita: Battle Angel is led by Rosa Salazar, who portrays the title character through performance-capture animation. She is joined by the likes of Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, Ed Skrein, Jackie Earle Haley, and Keean Johnson.

While a sequel has yet to get the greenlight, the first Alita: Battle Angel was a moderate success, earning $401.7 million at the worldwide box office. Sadly, this was not enough to guarantee another installment, of which producer James Cameron and director Robert Rodriguez have planned several.

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Could the Alita Army Fan Campaign Lead to Alita: Battle Angel 2 Getting the Greenlight?

Rosa Salazar in Alita Battle Angel
20th Century Fox

Since the release of the first outing, Alita: Battle Angel has garnered a passionate fanbase. Calling themselves the Alita Army, the group has launched petitions, viral campaigns, and even flown a banner stating their desire for Alita: Battle Angel 2 over the Academy Awards ceremony as well as erecting several billboards in Los Angeles highlighting their cause.

It’s not just fans who want to see Alita do-battle again on the big screen, with star Rosa Salazar recently revealing how she pesters Rodriguez for the sequel. “I harass them all the time. Like, it might become a legal issue soon,” she said earlier this year. “I email with James Cameron a lot. … And he's always like, ‘I'm so down.’ Which is crazy to hear someone like James Cameron be like, ‘I'm so down!’ When we were in South by Southwest, I went over to Robert (Rodriguez)'s house and had tea, and was just talking about Alita.”

After waiting patiently since 2019, could Alita: Battle Angel 2 finally happen?