a sequel that was announced in In April 2020, Christoph Waltz stated that he had not heard any discussions about a potential sequel to the film, and thought the possibility was unlikely following Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox as it may not fit in with the Disney culture.[151] However, in January 2021, the director Robert Rodriguez said that he was hoping that a sequel to the film would be made.[152] Later on, during an interview with "The Nerdy Basement", Rodriguez claimed that he would try pitching an Alita sequel if The Book of Boba Fett series, directed by him, succeeded in "knock[ing] people's socks off".[153] In December 2022, Rodriguez and Cameron took a virtual blood oath to make a sequel.[154] 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.[155] In July the same year, James Cameron reiterated that he is working on more than one sequel.[156
