James Cameron is a busy man. Beyond building out an entire universe in the Avatar sequels, he’s also noodling away on The Devils and Last Train From Hiroshima, two films he’s got on his development roster. But worry not, Alita fans – among it all, he certainly hasn’t forgotten about his Battle Angel. Back in 2019, the Cameron-penned and -produced Alita: Battle Angel, directed by Robert Rodriguez, brought the first chapter of their long-awaited manga adaptation to the screen – a project that spent years in development. But it only told part of the story, and Alita fans have been desperate for more ever since. Well, with Avatar: Fire And Ash nearly finished, it sounds like wheels will start moving on Alita again soon.
“I appreciate the loyalty of the Alita fans,” Cameron told Empire in a brand new interview, answering your reader questions. And he has good news for that loyal throng. “Robert Rodriguez and I have sworn a blood oath to do at least one more Alita movie. In fact, we’re thinking of an architecture that bridges to a third film, but we’ll be satisfied if we can make one more. And we’re making progress on that.”
Safe to say, Cameron has been busy busy busy on Pandora for years now – but it really does sound like more Alita is on the way. “Now that I have a home in Austin, Texas, about three miles from [Robert’s] place, I think we’ll probably get more serious about that as soon as I wrap the mix here in a few weeks,” he says. Who’s ready for another round of Motorball?
Read the full James Cameron interview – answering your reader questions, on Avatar, Aliens, Alita and more – in The Odyssey issue of Empire, on sale Thursday 20 November. Pre-order a copy online here. Avatar: Fire And Ash comes to UK cinemas from 19 December.