alita battle angel producer jon landau has given a promising update about a potential sequel in a new interviewtheres a little film called alita battle angel that wed love to circle back and do a sequel to landau told deadline ive been talking to director robert rodriguez about that and hopefully that comes to fruitionalita battle angel the adaptation of yukito kishiros battle angel alita manga released in 2019 to a mixed critical response but a considerable 400m at the box office it has since gained a cult following with many fans calling for a sequel to continue the story teased during the original movies endingas late as last year rodriguez was open to the idea of a sequel hinting that disney plus after disneys acquisition of fox could be the perfect home for the next moviei think anything is possible disney bought fox and they have disney so that is worth the conversation rodriguez said in a january 2021 interview with forbes i know other people would love to see another and i would love to do another one as far as where it would go or how it would be made i think streaming has opened up many opportunities such as sequels its already a presold concept its already got a builtin audience that wants to see it and then its delivered to them in a way thats the easiest for them to consume so its not a bad ideanext up for rodriguez is a new spy kids movie gina rodriguez and zachary levi are onboard for the upcoming netflix reboot with the director who has helmed every spy kids entry also on script dutiesfor more on whats coming your way very soon check out our guide to movie release dates plus discover more of the best netflix movies to add to your watchlist