“#GiveAlitaHerSequel” 2022 Super Bowl Banner

WHAT WE WANT: The Alita Army wants to fly a banner that reads “#GiveAlitaHerSequel #AlitaArmy” over the parking lot of SoFi Stadium before the 2022 Super Bowl on February 13. We hope that this event will help us to make the Disney executives aware of the interest and desire that exists for an Alita: Battle Angel film sequel. We have been successful in 2020 with reaching the film makers this way and they have responded by thanking us and encouraging us to continue campaigning for a sequel. Two years later, we know that important talks at the studio for a sequel will begin again and we want to give the director Robert Rodriguez a boost through this banner event.

WHAT WE REQUIRE: ​The cost of a four hour flight above the stadium parking lot will be $3,200 and our first deadline is January 26. Once we have that, we will pay the pilot. The fundraiser will continue to take donations until February 13. This is for a few reasons: First, whenever campaigns get funded quickly, many people regret not being in-time to contribute to the cause. By continuing to take donations, everyone can feel like they contributed. Second, as with our past campaigns, the additional donations can be used to help someone in need. That’s where one of our past campaigns comes into play again. In 2020, when we flew our first banner, we donated the extra money we raised to Open Bionics (a prosthetic arm developer) in order so that a young person in need of a “Hero Arm” could receive one. While the funds we raised went a long way to making it possible, the unfortunate thing is that there are still hurdles for the patient that Open Bionics selected to overcome. There are expenses for clinic visits, of course. And because the patient is a child, they will require refits as they grow which makes a more costly package more suitable for them. They’re looking at an additional $9,441 in needed funding; we would like to fund as much of that as we possibly can by February 13 when we plan to end the fundraiser.

WHO WE ARE: The Alita Army is a community of Alita: Battle Angel fans who are dedicated to campaigning for a sequel to the 2019 film. We believe that supporting the film and promoting it positively is the best method of helping more people to discover Alita and convincing Disney to green-light a sequel.

If you would like to donate, please do so at the fundraiser page HERE.

Rodriguez and Cameron are still “very interested”in an Alita: Battle Angel sequel

From The Hollywood Reporter:

“A much-speculated Alita sequel also is still possible. ‘Jim and I talked about it recently, and we’re still very interested,’ [@Rodriguez] says. ‘I told him, ‘Let me deliver Boba and then let’s figure out a pitch.’”

It’s very encouraging to know that James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez still want an Alita sequel and are actively trying to make it happen. One of the ways you can help convince Disney to greenlight a sequel is by signing and sharing the sequel petition. Let’s get 200,000 signatures by February 2022!

Sign here: https://www.change.org/p/robert-rodriguez-alita-battle-angel-part-2

Alita: Battle Angel Is An Amazon Best Seller And Is Available On 4K UHD For Only $10!

As reported by @DiscussingFilm, Alita: Battle Angel is an Amazon Best Seller and it’s available on 4K UHD for just $10. Now is the perfect time to grab this amazing film and see it in the highest quality available. Buy it on Amazon today!

Could “Dune” Be Lowering The Bar For Box Office Success In A Post-Covid Era?

After Scott Mendelson of Forbes suggested that Dune could be a “Box Office Game Changer”, the Observer followed up on the idea in a recent article. Speaking to Scott to get more of his take, the Observer reports that Mendelson compared Dune’s projected box office earnings with other blockbuster films. “$41 million is bigger than the three-day number for ‘Alita: Battle Angel’…” Scott told the Observer.

The Observer notes: “In a best case scenario, Mendelson sees Dune earning around $110 million domestic. If it dives in its second weekend, then we’re probably looking at $85 million in the U.S. Based off these early numbers, the film is tracking at between $360 million and $410 million worldwide by the end of its run.”

As Scott Mendelson asks in his article for Forbes, “Would that meet pre-Covid justifications for a sequel? We’re still waiting on a sequel to Alita…”

Dune’s projected numbers are comparable to the box office earnings of Alita: Battle Angel. Alita made only $85,838,210 domestically and ended with a worldwide total of $401,900,040 according to The Numbers. Dune has already gotten a greenlight for a sequel before its second week; if this does lower the bar for success required to warrant a sequel, then Disney could look more favorably at giving Alita: Battle Angel a sequel.

What are you thoughts? Should Dune’s performance influence Disney’s decision-making on an Alita: Battle Angel sequel?

Movie Watchers In France Praise “Alita: Battle Angel” After Its Television Debut

Europe1.fr reports that viewership of Alita: Battle Angel was high enough to make the French television channel TF1 the top amongst its competition on the evening of October 24th. A video on this is available to watch in the French language.

Here’s a person on Twitter who has a screenshot of the channels ranked by viewers for Sunday:

The screenshot:

Many people who missed Alita in theaters (and some who are watching the film again for the first time in a long time) are expressing their love for the film on Twitter. Here are just a few that we’ve seen:

The above is translated: “‘Alita: Battle Angel’ seen I was afraid to be too disturbed by the design and the effects but in fact he is really beautiful and cool Well I found some scenes / details a bit meh but it’s minimal”

The above is translated: “I had shunned its release to the cinema and I am greatly regretting it by discovering this evening for the first time #AlitaBattleAngel!!”

Alita: Battle Angel is proving to be a film that will eventually become the phenomenon that it should have been at its release – better late than never! Such bursts in interest in Alita and evidence of how well the film is performing on streaming and television will make Disney take notice.

If you want an Alita: Battle Angel sequel, let @Disney know how much you want it. Sign and share the sequel petition. And stay tuned for more campaigns from the Alita Army so that you can join in and play an active role in making an Alita: Battle Angel sequel happen.

CBR.com: 5 Films That Were Hurt By Changing Directors (& 5 That Were Improved)5 Films That Were Hurt By Changing Directors (& 5 That Were Improved)

“While Cameron focused on his Avatar movies, the empowering Alita: Battle Angel was praised as the best Hollywood anime adaptation to date.”

Read the entire article at the following link: https://www.cbr.com/films-improved-made-worse-different-director/