Alita: Battle Angel

Alita: Battle Angel is an upcoming American science fiction film based on Yukito Kishiro's Battle Angel Alita manga, set to be released on July 20, 2018. The film is produced by James Cameron and Jon Landau, and Robert Rodriguez has signed on to direct the film based on a script written by Laeta Kalogridis. Production and release were repeatedly delayed due to Cameron's work on Avatar and its sequels.

James Cameron has stated that he intends to adapt "the spine story" of Yukito Kishiro's original manga, with a specific focus on the first four books. He especially wants to include the fictional sport "motorball" from the third and fourth volume.

Yukito Kishiro's Battle Angel Alita manga was originally brought to James Cameron's attention by filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, and Cameron immediately became enamored with the concept.

The domain name "battleangelalita.com" was registered to James Cameron by 20th Century Fox around June 2000. Fox also registered the "battleangelmovie.com" domain. In April 2003, it was reported by Moviehole that Cameron had confirmed he would direct a Battle Angel film. Cameron confirmed that a script for the film was in production during an interview on the Tokudane! program on Fuji TV on May 4, 2003. It was scheduled to be his next film, after Aliens of the Deep in January 2005.