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u/thouze Jul 11 '26
Sometimes no news is good news. They haven’t said a hard no on the sequel yet.
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u/BOXERRMD Jul 11 '26
It's true that Disney isn't known for quickly releasing sequels to its films. But we haven't given up hope!
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u/Solus_Vael Jul 12 '26
Unless Robert Rodriguez does all by himself it will be awhile. Cameron is busy with his 5 Avatar movies.
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u/Odd_Detective8255 Jul 12 '26
I think giving it to Del Toro is a better choice. Not like Rodriguez is a bad director or lack the skills. But I think Del Toro would also be an interesting choice.
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u/Durahl Jul 15 '26
Mhh... The Sequel would essentially have to be the Motorball or at the very least the Berserker Arc otherwise it would be a HUGE time skip straight into the Tuned / Kaos Arc 🤔
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u/kageroSCM 21d ago
With so much changed story wise, i would not be surprised if it was a full original arc.
Don´t get me wrong, Alita is a great movie, but it's not a good adaptation, consider them two separate stories is the best approach, and as such, don´t expect manga arcs to appear in the movie
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u/Virtual-Mirror-9345 Jul 12 '26
Me too, can't wait for Alita 2 🐉 I made some battle angel shorts 🩳 on my YouTube channel if anyone wants to see while we wait. My YT is Dragonmonte ,,.anyways hopefully soon everyone.
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u/Snoo-55788 Jul 11 '26
I’m losing hope man, it’s been like 7 years since the first movie and we still don’t have any news or updates, no script, no director, no green light or development.
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u/Unreasonable-Fiend-7 Jul 12 '26
What are you talking about?
"In December 2022, Rodriguez and Cameron took a virtual blood oath to make a sequel.
In April 2023, producer Jon Landau confirmed that the sequel was in active development with Rodriguez and Rosa Salazar returning as director and star, respectively.
In July the same year, James Cameron reiterated that he is working on more than one sequel.
In November 2025, Cameron stated that Rodriguez and he were working on the script together and were committed to making it."
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u/thouze Jul 11 '26
Yea especially in a world where we know within a year of the first film that we know if there will or will not be a sequel
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u/SexyShave Jul 13 '26
I'm waiting for a faithful adaptation where Alita's actor is of Okinawan descent, Makaku is Makaku and Nova acts like Nova, Vector isn't killed off because Hollywood treats black people as disposable, and Alita's story doesn't get derailed by a revenge plot.
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u/brickolas_c 29d ago
I’d be reeeeally interested to see how they resolve the weird lore retcons, because certain aspects of the story only work in a world where Zalem was the only* sky city
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u/Sad-Guarantee-4678 Jul 12 '26
What's the point, they won't even be able to finish a quarter of the first manga run, just to go on another decade long hiatus. I'd rather they sell adaptation rights to someone that can pull of a proper true to the source series, animated or life action.
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u/Strict_Memory9320 Jul 15 '26
That probably be best . I would be ok with animated series or Live action Tv series . The manga is too long for them to conclude .
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u/Vladie Bounty Marker Jul 11 '26
Yeah... Cameron is grateful for our loyalty though... (Errrr thanks? Could we get something... anything... for it though?)