James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez set to bring live-action adaptation of Battle Angel Alita manga to the big screen

Director James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez are set to collaborate on bringing Yukito Kishiro’s manga series Battle Angel Alita to the big screen.

Rodriguez (Sin City, From Dusk Till Dawn) is said to be in talks to direct the the live-action adaptation of Battle Angel Alita.

Cameron, who would be ideal to put such a visual feat like together, is at the moment busy trying get Avatar 2 off the ground. He however is involved. Here’s what he had to say about the news:

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. 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.

Robert Rodriguez also commented on the collaborative effort for the live-action adaptation of Battle Angel Alita:

Battle Angel is an incredibly rich and vibrant epic in the tradition of Jim Cameron’s spectacular, character-driven films. Getting to work from Jim’s terrific and visionary script while learning the cutting edge techniques he’s pioneered is a master class in filmmaking. It’s an honor to explore the world of Alita along with Jim and Jon, whose films have impacted me for decades.

Synopsis reads:

Set in the 26th century, Alita: Battle Angel tells the story of Alita, an amnesiac female cyborg who is rescued from a scrapyard by a doctor. The rebuilt Alita, remembering only her training in a deadly martial art, becomes a hunter-warrior, tracking down and eliminating vicious criminals. Within the context of an epic action-adventure, the film will explore a young woman’s journey of self-discovery and finding love.

Just as long as they don’t go the “Speilberg-A.I. Artificial Intelligence” route, we should be fine.