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Although Alita:Battle Angel was not a massive box office success, it did go on to gross $404 million worldwide against a $170 million budget. Ever since its release in theaters, fans have been clamoring for the planned sequels to the film with little to no word on what was happening with the franchise. Now, producer Jon Landau says that there are ongoing talks about continuing the saga and that he's been in contact with Robert Rodriguez about bringing the concluding chapters to cinemas:
"There's a little film called Alita: Battle Angel that we'd love to circle back and do a sequel to. We're talking to Robert about that; hopefully it comes to fruition."
With no official word from Disney (who now owns all the 20th Century branded properties), it isn't officially slated but seems to be of interest. Landau says that conversations are happening but it is ultimately up to the execs at Disney to decide if it happens or not.
The film was based on an original manga series and was initially a James Cameron project before it was handed off to Rodriguez and crew.
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