Forum - View topicNEWS: Robert Rodriguez in Talks to Direct Cameron's Live-Action Battle Angel Alita Film
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maximilianjenus
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I watched el mariachi, it's an amazing 10k usd movie
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walw6pK4Alo
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Well, it's not Cameron's film if Shark Boy Rodriguez films it. His stuff can be alright, but I'd rather not see him handle this.
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Hameyadea
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Use it or drop it, as long as this title (and its rights) are getting out of the development hell.
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CrowLia
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So if Rodriguez directs what would Cameron be doing? Producing? Script? Does it still count as a Cameron movie? Not that I care either way because this is never going to happen and I don't care that much about James Cameron in general, but I'm curious
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Tempest
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Agreed. El Mariachi and From Dusk Till Dawn are amazing movies. Sin City is okay... But the thing is, all of those are over-the-top-ridiculous. As are all of his good movies. They don't take themselves seriously. Battle Angel on the other hand is a franchise that takes itself seriously. My biggest fear is that Rodriguez will bring that same style to Battle Angel. I was really hoping for something similar to a modern Terminator from Cameron for this project. That would be the right style. |
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Hameyadea
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I would think that as long as James Cameron is involved in some capacity with the project, it will have his name publicly attached to it, because for quite a lot of people Cameron's "name" (read: fame/appeal) holds more weight than Robert Rodriguez's. The 2011 movie Sanctum had Cameron's name in a highly-visible place on the poster, despite being the executive producer of the film, while Alister Grierson's name (the director) was buried in the credit blob at the bottom of the poster. |
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Dessa
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I just read an article on another site (forgot which, and can't find it in my history) that said that Cameron is still producer, and that Rodriguez would be starting with Cameron's existing script. |
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DragonSpikeXIII
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After Avatar's success and Cameron's commitment to THREE more sequels it was clear he'd never get around to actually directing Alita but NOo please, not Rodriguez!
Dammit Jim, why didn't you pick Alita over Avatar ten years ago... |
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Animeking1108
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The studio got just as tired of waiting for James Cameron as we were. At least we know the movie will still be in competent hands. Expect a Danny Trejo cameo somewhere.
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Levitz9
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I read this article on Variety. Ignoring that James Cameron has been singing and dancing about this movie for longer than I've known anime to exist, because that's a thing, the story behind Gunm/Battle Angel Alita is described as "a young woman's search for meaning and love".
I've never seen BAA, but... wasn't this a sci-fi story about a robot-girl with an arm-blade? |
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Kadmos1
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By now, give it up because it's people have been waiting so long. Just concentrate on the next Avatar movie.
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the-antihero
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The guy who wrote Predators? Nope, I'm not having any Battle Angel Alita if his name is attached to it at all.
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Knoepfchen
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No, please, just no.
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nhat
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That's exactly what he is doing |
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kevinx59
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Huh. Not what I'd expect Robert Rodriguez to direct (he hasn't really directed anything truly sci-fi aside from the kids movies) but he's one of my favorite directors, so I'll definitely watch. Machete better make a cameo. I wonder if he'll film it in Mexico. It worked for Elysium. (I've never seen Battle Angel though, so I don't know how dystopic it is.) And hopefully he's still doing that new Heavy Metal movie.
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