James Cameron says he and Robert Rodriguez have "sworn a blood oath" to make "at least one more" Alita movie, but they want to make "an architecture that bridges to a third film"

James Cameron has been talking about making a sequel to Alita: Battle Angel for years, but now we know he really means it – the filmmaker has revealed that he "sworn a blood oath" with director Robert Rodriguez to do "at least" one more movie based on the popular manga. Also, we would never doubt Cameron's tenacity in bringing impossible projects to the big screen.

Ahead of the release of Avatar: Fire and Ash, Cameron has finally addressed the state of the Alita sequel for those who are still asking for it. "I appreciate the loyalty of the Alita fans," Cameron told Empire. "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 were making progress on that."

"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 added, echoing the last update he offered fans in 2023.

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The film, which was co-written by Cameron and Laeta Kalogridis, wasn't a huge box office success, but it didn't do badly either – it reportedly doubled its budget by grossing over $404 million at the worldwide box office.

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