Robert Rodriguez is in negotiations to direct “Alita: Battle Angel,” a live-action adaptation of the popular Japanese manga that James Cameron and Jon Landau will produce for 20th Century Fox, the studio announced Wednesday.
“Robert and I have been looking for a film to do together for years, so I was pumped when he said he wanted to do ‘Battle Angel.’ He’s very collaborative and we’re already like two kids building a go-kart, just having fun riffing creatively and technically,” said Cameron. “This project is near and dear to me, and there’s nobody I trust more than Robert, with his technical virtuosity and rebel style, to take over the directing reins. We’re looking forward to learning a lot from each other while we make a kick-ass epic.”
Source: Robert Rodriguez to Direct ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ for Fox, Producer James Cameron – SFGate
