Its been six years since Alita: Battle Angel was released in theaters, and it has been a few years since James Cameron announced that a sequel is in the works. While a release date has yet to be revealed, its director, Robert Rodriguez, shared his thoughts on the project’s progress. In an interview with Joe Rogan, Rodriguez emphasized that Alita’s journey in the Iron City … Continue reading ‘Alita: Battle Angel 2’ Gets an Exciting Update!!
A few years after Alita: Battle Angel premiered on the big screen, it appears that development on the sequels to the 2019 blockbuster is actually moving forward. During a recent interview with Forbes, James Cameron confirmed that we will be taking some time in the near future to work on sequels to Alita, even as he finds himself currently busy with the Avatar sequels. The … Continue reading ‘Alita: Battle Angel’: James Cameron Confirms He’s Working on New Films!!
It’s been four years since we had the chance to witness the incredibly ambitious action-adventure Alita: Battle Angel. The movie had the makings of a franchise starter, and yet… there has been no official word or tangible movement on Alita 2 since then. Even though the cast and creatives supported the campaign for a sequel over the years. During a press tour for his new … Continue reading ‘Alita: Battle Angel 2’: Robert Rodriguez Offers an Uncertain Update on the Long-Awaited Sequel!!
Producer Jon Landau still wants to do a sequel for 2019’s Alita: Battle Angel and has been in talks with the movie’s director, Robert Rodriguez. The reveal comes from an exclusive interview with Collider’s own Perri Nemiroff for James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water. Inspired by Yukito Kishiro‘s manga series Battle Angel Alita, the 2019’s movie stars Rosa Salazar as the titular heroine, an … Continue reading ‘Alita: Battle Angel’: Producer Jon Landau Has Spoken to Robert Rodriguez About an Sequel!!
2019’s Alita: Battle Angel, starring Rosa Salazar as the titular hero — a cyborg trying to uncover the secrets of her past in a future civilization divided by corrupt social classes — looked on paper to be the makings of a new Science-Fiction franchise. Based on Japanese Manga, Alita: Battle Angel, directed by Robert Rodriguez, and written and produced by James Cameron, was praised for … Continue reading ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Sequel Gets a Promising Update!!
The fan campaign for Alita: Battle Angel 2 continues, with new billboards going up in Los Angeles. Last year, Fox finally released Alita: Battle Angel, an adaptation of a popular Japanese manga series, after it languished in development for ages. It starred Rosa Salazar as the titular Alita, a cyborg who is given a new life and body after Dr. Dyson Ido (Christoph Waltz) finds her discarded … Continue reading ‘Alita 2’: Fans Campaign For Sequel With L.A. Billboards!! Check It Out!!
Whether Alita: Battle Angel worked for you or not, there’s no denying that the February 2019 release sparked quite the response. Of course the property already had a significant fanbase thanks to the manga source material, but the movie seemed to take it to another level – the kind of level where a fan group raises over $1,800 to fly a banner over the Academy … Continue reading ‘Alita: Battle Angel 2’: Christoph Waltz Wants a Sequel!!
The live-action adaptation of Akira has been through a multitude of directors (I’ve been writing about this movie since at least 2009 when Rurari Robinson was attached to direct), and it was getting close back in 2011 with Jaume Collet-Serra (The Shallows), but then that fell apart. Then Taika Waititi boarded the adaptation in September 2017 and it looks like his version might actually be … Continue reading ‘Akira’: Taika Waititi’s Adaption Gets a 2021 Release Date!!
Universal‘s release of Jordan Peele‘s Us dominated the domestic box office, not only out-performing the opening weekends for several recent horror hits, but delivering the second largest opening ever for a live-action, original picture, topping the weekend box office with over $70 million. As a result, the 2019 box office continues to improve over the month of March after struggling to begin the year. Overall, … Continue reading Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ Opens at a Brilliant $70 Million Debut at the BO!!!
For a second weekend in a row Disney and Marvel‘s Captain Marvel topped the weekend box office as it has now posted over $760 million worldwide in just twelve days in global release. Overall, the weekend ended up topping the same weekend last year for a second straight week as both Wonder Park and Five Feet Apart outperformed expectations with their opening weekend performance. At … Continue reading ‘Captain Marvel’ Tops Again while ‘Wonder Park’ and ‘Five Feet Apart’ Open Well at the BO!!
Disney‘s release of Marvel Studios‘s Captain Marvel gave the domestic box office a much needed jolt after the first two months of the year struggled to compete with 2018. The twenty-first entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe delivered the franchise’s seventh largest opening weekend of all time while grossing more over its first three days than the combined totals of any previous three-day weekend so … Continue reading ‘Captain Marvel’ Launches To a Massive $153M Domestic Opening and $455M at the Worldwide BO!!!
Universal and DreamWorks Animation‘s How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World was able to fend off Lionsgate‘s release of Tyler Perry‘s A Madea Family Funeral and retain the weekend’s #1 spot at the box office even though Perry‘s final outing as Madea outperformed expectations with the fourth best opening in the now nine-film franchise. Focus‘s Greta settled outside the top five in its debut … Continue reading ‘How to Train Your Dragon 3’ Holds off Madea’s ‘Family Funeral’ at the BO!!
It may not quite have set the North American box office alight, but it looks like the international markets may save director Robert Rodriguez and producer James Cameron’s Alita: Battle Angel from all of the early predictions of doom and gloom. The manga adaptation opened in China this weekend, where it secured 20th Century Fox its biggest ever opening in the Middle Kingdom with $64.8 … Continue reading ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Delivers Record Opening at the China BO!!
The 2019 box office has finally received a jolt of energy with an impressive, $55.5 million debut for DreamWorks Animation‘s How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. The performance led the weekend box office, closing out the final weekend within what has been a rough start to the first two months at the domestic box office this year. The weekend also saw MGM‘s expansion … Continue reading ‘How to Train Your Dragon 3’ Marks Franchise Best Debut at the BO!!!
The three-day President’s Day weekend last year saw the top twelve gross over $270 million, the bulk of which was due to the over $202 million three-day opening for Black Panther, accounting for nearly 74% of the combined top twelve gross. This year didn’t have such a monster release, and while expectations were muted, the top twelve’s combined $109.1 million makes for the worst three-day … Continue reading Fox’s ‘Alita’ Does Better Than Expected, while Other Releases Open Modest at the BO!!!
Synopsis – A deactivated female cyborg is revived, but cannot remember anything of her past life and goes on a quest to find out who she is. My Take – Looking at the ever growing popularity of anime and manga around the world, for years Hollywood studios have been trying to cash in on their demand by attempting to adapt various source materials into live … Continue reading Alita: Battle Angel (2019) Review!!!
Despite predictions of doom and gloom – with some analysts suggesting that Fox could be looking at a loss as high as $200 million – Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron’s manga adaptation Alita: Battle Angel has got off to a solid start at the international box office with $32 million from just 11 markets. Deadline reports that Fox executives are very pleased with the film’s … Continue reading ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Takes a Solid Start at the International BO!!
Well, this is a position James Cameron hasn’t found himself in too often, but according to The Wrap, things aren’t looking good for his latest project, the Robert Rodriguez-directed Alita: Battle Angel, with the site reporting that studio 20th Century Fox could end up losing up to $200 million on the movie. The manga adaptation, which Cameron has been planning since the early 2000s (he … Continue reading ‘Alita: Battle Angel’: Fox Could Lose Around $200 million!!
Synopsis – An action-packed story of one young woman’s journey to discover the truth of who she is and her fight to change the world. Directed – Robert Rodriguez Starring – Jennifer Connelly, Eiza González, Rosa Salazar Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Alita: Battle Angel’: James Cameron Introduces a New International Trailer!! Check It Out!!!
20th Century Fox has released the first clip from Robert Rodriguez’s upcoming manga adaptation Alita: Battle Angel which sees Rosa Salazar and Christoph Waltz’s characters ambushed in an alleyway by a trio of cyborg assassins; watch it here: Visionary filmmakers James Cameron (AVATAR) and Robert Rodriguez (SIN CITY) create a groundbreaking new heroine in ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, an action-packed story of hope, love and empowerment. Set … Continue reading ‘Alita: Battle Angel’: New Clip Sees Rosa Salazar and Christoph Waltz Ambushed By Cyborg Assassins!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – An action-packed story of one young woman’s journey to discover the truth of who she is and her fight to change the world. Directed – Robert Rodriguez Starring – Jennifer Connelly, Eiza González, Rosa Salazar Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Alita: Battle Angel’: New Trailer Further Reveals The James Cameron Produced Adaption!! Check It Out!!
It looks like we’re going to have to wait a little longer to see producer James Cameron and director Robert Rodriguez’s Alita: Battle Angel, as 20th Century Fox has pushed back the release of the manga adaptation. Alita was originally set to open on July 20th of this year, before being pushed back to December 21st. However, Fox will now open the movie on February … Continue reading ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Release Pushed To 2019!!!
Synopsis – An action-packed story of one young woman’s journey to discover the truth of who she is and her fight to change the world. Directed – Robert Rodriguez Starring – Jennifer Connelly, Eiza González, Rosa Salazar Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Alita: Battle Angel’: New Trailer Offers Another Look at the Live-Action Manga Adaptation!!! Check It Out!!
Fox is switching around some of the dates on its calendar. The biggest move is taking Alita: Battle Angel out of the summer and moving it into December. The movie was originally slated to open on July 20th, but now it will hit theaters on December 21st. That’s going to put it up against Aquaman and the Transformers spinoff, Bumblebee, which is some serious competition … Continue reading Fox Pushes Back ‘Alita’ and ‘The Predator’; Dates ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ Sequel!!!
Synopsis – An action-packed story of one young woman’s journey to discover the truth of who she is and her fight to change the world. Directed – Robert Rodriguez Starring – Jennifer Connelly, Eiza González, Rosa Salazar Check out the trailer: Continue reading First ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Trailer Reveals Robert Rodriguez’s Crazy Sci-Fi Adaptation!!! Check It Out!!
Collider’s Steve Weintraub is at the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas and managed to snap photos of promo posters for The Predator and Alita: Battle Angel. For those who don’t know, licensing expo is where vendors can get a sense of the upcoming movies studios have on display even if those movies don’t have official titles or production artwork yet. They’re not really meant for … Continue reading New Poster for ‘The Predator’ and First Poster for ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Released!! Check It Out!!
The wheels on the Escape From New York remake are in motion once again. THR reports that 20th Century Fox is eyeing Sin City director Robert Rodriguez to helm their remake of John Carpenter’s dystopian action classic. Carpenter is on board as executive producer, and Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman of The Picture Co. (Non-Stop) will produce. The 1981 film starred Kurt Russell as the … Continue reading Robert Rodriguez in Talks to Direct ‘Escape From New York’ Remake!!!
