Alita: Fallen Angel

## Alita Universe: Films

***Alita: Fallen Angel***, or ***Alita: Battle Angel 2***, is an planned American cyberpunk sci-fi action film, based on Yukito Kishiro's manga series *Gunnm*. It will be a sequel to *Alita: Battle Angel*.

## Appearances

### Locations

* Earth
	+ Iron City
		- Motorball Stadium
	+ Zalem

### Organizations

* Berserkers
* Motorball

### Items

* Berserker Plasma
* Berserker Bodies
	+ Alita's Berserker Body
* Alita's Motorball Armor
* Damascus Blade

## Production

In June 2006, James Cameron explained that *Battle Angel* was designed as a trilogy, just like *Avatar*, and that if the first films worked then the next two would be made.

In February 2010, motivated by Jon Landau, Cameron changed the title of the first film into *Alita: Battle Angel*, and explained how it would serve to the sequels, like "*Alita: Fallen Angel*", "*Alita: Avenging Angel*", or others, depending on the box-office earnings.

For the first film, Cameron wanted to include elements from the first four books of *Gunnm*, which in collaboration with Laeta Kalogridis, resulted in a 186-page screenplay and about 1,000 note pages, as later revealed. Director Robert Rodriguez had to condense and combine most of this material, and therefore the rest was left out for the rest of the trilogy.

In February 2019, Rodriguez acknowledged that Edward Norton's Nova, Michelle Rodriguez' Gelda and Jai Courtney's Jashugan were meant to set up larger roles in the sequel. In July of the same year, Rosa Salazar said: "I would play Alita 'til my last breath. I would, and thanks to the performance capture technology, I probably could." However, she had not hear anything about the sequel, and addressed the risk that existed given Disney's recent acquisition of 20th Century Fox. In December, Jon Landau expressed his support for the sequel and the fans ("Alita Army"), urging them to keep "peppering" 20th Century Studios and Disney. He also added that a sequel like this could take 12-18 months to write a script, 6-10 months in pre-production, 6 months to shoot, and 1 year of post-production. He also reiterated that Cameron had "plotted out two additional stories of where [they] would go very specifically."

In April 2020, Christoph Waltz expressed his support for the sequel, and said that he would love to return, but he had not heard anything about it as of yet. He thought the possibility was unlikely following Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox, as it may not fit in with the "Disneyfication".

In January 2021, Rodriguez said that he would love to make another *Alita: Battle Angel* movie, and showed optimistic about Disney's purchase, addressing the possibility of releasing the sequels on Disney+. In August and December, he reiterated that he and Cameron were still very interested in the sequel, after delivering *The Book of Boba Fett*.

In February 2022, Cameron and Rodriguez revealed to Digital Spy that *Alita: Battla Angel* was intended to be a complete story and that they have plans to explain all the mysteries from the first movie. Rodriguez said that there is "like one whole document about the trilogy", and that he had to chose what to include in the first story and what not. It was also said that Edward Norton's Nova and Rick Yune's Master Clive Lee were set for the sequel. Despite all of this, it was revealed that the film had not been greenlighted by 20th Century Studios yet. In April, Rosa Salazar admitted that she "harassed" Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron all the time for the sequel, however Cameron told her that he was down. She also talked about how much the story matters for her and the fans, and concluded by saying that they were working on it. In another interview with The Digital Fix, Salazar said: "I will fight to make *Alita 2* happen until the end of time. Thanks to performance capture technology, I could do this movie whenever. I could perform this sequel in five years, but I don't think it should take that long. I think that it's a story that should continue." In May, Salazar reiterated this, and said that "we will get her back." In December, Jon Landau stated that he wanted to continue *Alita: Battle Angel* and that he had talked with Robert Rodriguez about it. He also stated in another interviews that "there are more stories to tell with her character and that's why we want to go back to it", and that he had send an Alita Army's ad to "everybody at Disney"; also thanking the Alita Army for the support. The official Alita Experience's news blog also published an article about *Alita: Battle Angel 2*, speculating that the sequel could be announced in the rest of 2022. Following *Avatar: The Way of Water*'s world premiere, James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez made a "blood oath" to make the sequel.

In January 2023, James Cameron talked about the possibilities of the streaming, and said that he has "no dearth of ideas" and that he wanted to revist *Alita: Battle Angel*. Screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis also mentioned that the sequel happening would matter more the more people watch the first film on streaming services, such as Hulu and Disney+.

In February 2023, Christoph Waltz reiterated his interest in returning for the sequel. The same month, the official Alita Experience's news blog republished the article about *Alita: Battle Angel 2*, speculating that it could be announced in 2023.

In March 2023, Jon Landau reiterated that they have talked about the sequel, and said that James Cameron and him think that there are more stories to be told.

In April 2023, Jon Landau said that they were working in the sequel, and explained how the technology of *Alita* and *Avatar* movies mutually benefited. He also posted on Facebook that he was looking forward to another *Alita* film.

In May 2023, Robert Rodriguez reiterated that they would love to make a sequel but that they have not set it for sure yet.

In July 2023, James Cameron confirmed he would be working on the "new *Alita: Battle Angel* films" in Austin.

In October, 2023, Robert Rodriguez reiterated that he always talk with James Cameron about how they would love to make another *Alita* film, but that it depends on 20th Century Studios and Disney's approval.

In December 2023, Jeff Fahey said he wanted to work again with Robert Rodriguez, hopefully in *Alita: Battle Angel 2*.

## Trivia

* The business magnate and investor, owner of X, Elon Musk supports an eventual sequel or prequel to *Alita: Battle Angel*. Dua Lipa also wants to see more about Alita. Actress Elle LaMont and concept artists Rolf Mohr and Izan Ramos also support the sequel.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Avatar* Producer Says *Battle Angel Alita* Has A New Name, Will Follow *Avatar 2*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *Alita: Battle Angel 2* potential release date, cast and everything you need to know
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "They crushed it!" James Cameron on how Team *Avatar* built *Alita: Battle Angel*.
4. ↑ *Titanic* Mastermind James Cameron's King-Size Comeback: Two Sci-Fi Trilogies
5. ↑ James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez's *Alita: Battle Angel* Gets Creepy First Trailer
6. ↑ Exclusive: Robert Rodriguez on Those Big *Alita* Cameos & Sequels
7. ↑ Rosa Salazar Says She "Would Play Alita 'Til My Last Breath" (Exclusive)
8. ↑ *Alita: Battle Angel* producer wants fans to help make the sequel happen
9. ↑ *Alita: Battle Angel 2*: Christoph Waltz Joins the Campaign for a Sequel
10. ↑ Robert Rodriguez Talks *We Could Be Heroes*, More *Alita* And The Appeal Of Pedro Pascal
11. ↑ Robert Rodriguez Says *The Book of Boba Fett* Will Blow Your Mind, Guaranteeing The Series Will Overdeliver
12. ↑ How *The Book of Boba Fett* Will Shake Up *Star Wars*
13. ↑ Watch: Rosa Salazar gives update on *Alita* sequel - Gives shout out to Alita Army.
14. ↑ Rosa Salazar will fight for *Alita 2* "until the end of time"
15. ↑ Undone Star Rosa Salazar Talks *Alita: Battle Angel 2*! | WonderCon 2022| That Hashtag Show
16. ↑ *Deadline Hollywood* on Twitter
17. ↑ *Alita: Battle Angel* is BACK!
18. ↑ *Alita* Producer Teases Development on Sequel (Exclusive)
19. ↑ The Cool Way The Alita Army Inspired *Avatar* Producer Jon Landau To Continue Pushing Disney For A Sequel
20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 *Alita Battle Angel 2*: Is This Going To Happen?
21. ↑ James Cameron & Robert Rodriguez Swear A Blood Oath To Make *Alita 2*
22. ↑ Part 1: James Cameron's *Avatar* sequel needs repeat viewing to succeed
23. ↑ James Cameron Says He "Hopes" To Revisit The *Alita: Battle Angel* Franchise & Possibly For Streaming
24. ↑ Twitter posts
25. ↑ Christoph Waltz Happy To Return For *Alita: Battle Angel 2*
26. ↑ *Alita: Battle Angel* sequel? Jon Landau says convos are happening w/ Robert Rodriguez, Rosa Salazar
27. ↑ Jon Landau Reveals How *Avatar: The Way Of Water* Will Impact *Alita 2*
28. ↑ Jon Landau on Facebook
29. ↑ Robert Rodriguez confirms Alita sequel talks with Jon Landau and James Cameron
30. ↑ James Cameron Lists His California Coastal Ranch For $33 Million
31. ↑ Robert Rodriguez Would Make Another *Desperado* Sequel, but He's Worried About Glorifying Gun Violence
32. ↑ *Due Justice* Interview: Jeff Fahey On Playing A Jolly Villain & Valuing Hollywood Friendships
33. ↑ Elon Musk on Twitter
34. ↑ ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL | On-set Interview with Dua Lipa "Singer: Swan Song"
35. ↑ Elle LaMont on Instagram
36. ↑ Rolf Mohr on Twitter
37. ↑ Izan Ramos on Twitter

* Alita: Fallen Angel on IMDb
* Alita: Fallen Angel on Alita Experience blog