Editing Battle Angel Alita (section)

===Film===
{{Main|Alita: Battle Angel}}

[[20th Century Fox]] and Director [[James Cameron]] acquired the film rights to ''Battle Angel''.<ref name="yahoo">{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/feature/movie-talk-avatar-trilogy.html|title=James Cameron Planning 'Avatar' Trilogy|author=Lindsay Robertson|publisher=Yahoo!|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100118112439/http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/movie-talk-avatar-trilogy.html|archive-date=2010-01-18}}</ref> It was originally brought to Cameron's attention by filmmaker [[Guillermo del Toro]].<ref name="Landau MTV">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2596073/avatar-producer-says-battle-angel-alita-has-a-new-name-will-follow-avatar-2/|title='Avatar' Producer Says 'Battle Angel Alita' Has A New Name, Will Follow 'Avatar 2'|last=Carroll|first=Larry|date=February 18, 2010|website=[[MTV News]]|access-date=May 3, 2016|archive-date=February 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204132206/http://www.mtv.com/news/2596073/avatar-producer-says-battle-angel-alita-has-a-new-name-will-follow-avatar-2/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Cameron is said to be a big fan of the manga, and he was waiting until [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI technology]] was sufficiently advanced to make a live-action 3D film with effects comparable to ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/12/14/avatar-director-offers-update-on-battle-angel-alita-adaptation/|title='Avatar' Director Offers Update on Battle Angel Alita Adaptation|date=2009-12-14|publisher=[[MTV]]|last=Marshall|first=Rick|access-date=2013-03-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221091252/http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/12/14/avatar-director-offers-update-on-battle-angel-alita-adaptation/|archive-date=2013-12-21|url-status=dead}}</ref>  The film would be a [[live-action]] adaptation of the first four volumes of the manga series; "What I’m going to do is take the spine story and use elements from the first four books. So, the Motorball from books three and four, and parts of the story of one and two will all be in the movie."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/battle-angel-james-cameron/73916/|title=BATTLE ANGEL Update from James Cameron|publisher=Collider.com|access-date=2011-01-31|archive-date=2013-12-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203192553/http://collider.com/battle-angel-james-cameron/73916/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

''Alita'' was originally scheduled to be his next production after the TV series ''[[Dark Angel (2000 TV series)|Dark Angel]]'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Live-Action "Alita: Battle Angel" Finally Shows Its Hand|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/12/08-1/live-action-alita-battle-angel-finally-shows-its-hand|work=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=December 8, 2017|access-date=August 27, 2018|archive-date=January 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116063802/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/12/08-1/live-action-alita-battle-angel-finally-shows-its-hand|url-status=dead}}</ref> which was influenced by ''Battle Angel Alita''.<ref>{{cite news|title=James Cameron Hasn't Forgotten About 'Battle Angel'|url=https://screenrant.com/james-cameron-battle-angel/|work=[[Screen Rant]]|date=August 20, 2010|access-date=August 27, 2018|archive-date=January 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116063745/https://screenrant.com/james-cameron-battle-angel/|url-status=live}}</ref> After ''Avatar'', he stated he would work on ''Avatar'' sequels before starting ''Alita''.<ref name="«Alita: Battle Angel after Avatar 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/16902.html|title=Alita: Battle Angel after Avatar 2|publisher=ICv2|date=2010-02-19|access-date=2012-09-20|archive-date=2011-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611033821/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/16902.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Cameron's producer [[Jon Landau (film producer)|Jon Landau]] said, "I am sure you will get to see ''Battle Angel''. It is one of my favourite stories, a great story about a young woman's journey to self-discovery. It is a film that asks the question: What does it mean to be human? Are you human if you have a heart, a brain or a soul? I look forward to giving the audience the film."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=35136|title=Cameron Reveals More On Avatar 4 - Movie News - Empire|work=empireonline.com|access-date=13 April 2015|archive-date=25 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025143203/http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=35136|url-status=live}}</ref> Landau half-jokingly stated that the project may be titled ''Alita: The Battle Angel'', because of Cameron's tradition in naming his films with either an "A" or a "T".<ref name="«Alita: Battle Angel after Avatar 2"/>

In October 2015, it was reported that [[Robert Rodriguez]] would direct the film with Cameron and Landau producing.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/james-cameron-alite-battle-angel-robert-rodriguez-1201618035/|title=James Cameron Producing 'Alite: Battle Angel' with Robert Rodriguez Directing|magazine=Variety|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=October 14, 2015|access-date=December 10, 2017|archive-date=July 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702053801/https://variety.com/2015/film/news/james-cameron-alita-battle-angel-robert-rodriguez-1201618035/|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 26, 2016, both ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' and ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported that [[Maika Monroe]], [[Rosa Salazar]], [[Zendaya]] and [[Bella Thorne]] were in the running for the lead role.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/zendaya-finalists-james-camerons-battle-887797|title=Zendaya Among Finalists for James Cameron's 'Battle Angel' Movie (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=April 26, 2016|access-date=April 27, 2016|archive-date=April 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430050141/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/zendaya-finalists-james-camerons-battle-887797|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/krolljvar/status/725089284517187584|title=Also hearing Bella Thorne as a finalist for BATTLE ANGEL|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=26 April 2016}}</ref> Near the end of May 2016, Salazar was cast as Alita,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/battle-angel-alita-rosa-salazar/|title=Exclusive: Rosa Salazar to Lead 'Battle Angel Alita'|website=Collider|last=Foutch|first=Haleigh|date=May 26, 2016|access-date=May 27, 2016|archive-date=May 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528192936/http://collider.com/battle-angel-alita-rosa-salazar/|url-status=live}}</ref> and on February 7, 2017, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' reported that [[Jennifer Connelly]] would be joining the cast as one of the villains.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/jennifer-connelly-joins-james-camerons-alita-battle-angel-972646|title=Zendaya Among Finalists for James Cameron's 'Battle Angel' Movie (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|last2=Porreca|first2=Brian|date=February 7, 2017|access-date=February 8, 2017|archive-date=February 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207195359/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/jennifer-connelly-joins-james-camerons-alita-battle-angel-972646|url-status=live}}</ref>

On December 8, 2017, the first trailer for ''Battle Angel'' was released to the public,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/fox-pushes-back-the-predator-alita-battle-angel-release-dates-661|title=Fox pushes back The Predator & Alita: Battle Angel release dates|access-date=2018-02-13|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504105534/https://www.joblo.com/movie-news/fox-pushes-back-the-predator-alita-battle-angel-release-dates-661|url-status=live}}</ref> and the film, titled ''[[Alita: Battle Angel]]'' and directed by [[Robert Rodriguez]], came out in 2019.