James Cameron Discusses The Inspiration For Battle Angel Alita

James Cameron Discusses The Inspiration For Battle Angel Alita

By Russ Fischer/April 23, 2010 3:30 pm EST

Cameron has said that the tech of Avatar would be instrumental in making Battle Angel Alita, and his comments about possibly not making the film now seem like a smokescreen, as he continues to talk about the project. Thanks to the release of Avatar on DVD this week, Cameron is doing the interview rounds again, and he spoke about Battle Angel Alita yesterday in LA.

SciFi Wire was among a group that spoke to the director, who said,

OK, that’s all stuff we knew; or, it is all familiar to those who’ve been following along over the years. Speaking about his original love for the story, Cameron says,

But that doesn’t get Alita fans any closer to knowing whether or not the film will actually happen. Tom Rothman, chairman of Fox, spoke about the possibility of seeing Alita before an Avatar sequel:

I just love the character. Maybe it’s from having daughters. I have three daughters, and thinking about what it’s like, the main character is this little girl that everybody kind of ignores. She’s got such a heroic heart on the inside, I’ve always loved that character.