James Cameron has been talking about making a sequel to Alita: Battle Angel for years, but now we know he really means it – the filmmaker has revealed that he "sworn a blood oath" with director Robert Rodriguez to do "at least" one more movie based on the popular manga. Also, we would never doubt Cameron's tenacity in bringing impossible projects to the big screen.

Ahead of the release of Avatar: Fire and Ash, Cameron has finally addressed the state of the Alita sequel for those who are still asking for it. "I appreciate the loyalty of the Alita fans," Cameron told Empire. "Robert Rodriguez and I have sworn a blood oath to do at least one more Alita movie. In fact, we're thinking of an architecture that bridges to a third film, but we'll be satisfied if we can make one more. And were making progress on that."

"Now that I have a home in Austin, Texas, about three miles from [Robert's] place, I think we'll probably get more serious about that as soon as I wrap the mix here in a few weeks,” he added, echoing the last update he offered fans in 2023.

Rodriguez also talked about the sequel two years ago, telling GamesRadar+: "Yeah, we have been talking about it, so we would love to make one. We haven't set it for sure yet, but we're definitely hoping to and talking about it a lot. They're slammed with all the Avatar stuff, but they've definitely been engaging in it."

Released in 2019, Alita: Battle Angel is based on Yukito Kishiro's manga series Battle Angel Alita, and follows a recently reactivated combat cyborg as she tries to learn more about her past and true identity. The film starred Rosa Salazar as the titular teenage bot, along with Christoph Waltz, Ed Skrein, Keean Johnson, Jennifer Connelly, and Mahershala Ali.

The film, which was co-written by Cameron and Laeta Kalogridis, wasn't a huge box office success, but it didn't do badly either – it reportedly doubled its budget by grossing over $404 million at the worldwide box office.

While we wait for more updates on an Alita: Battle Angel follow-up, check out our list of the most exciting upcoming movies heading our way.

You shouldn't personify or feel pity for games—developers? Certainly, they're people. But the game itself is not alive, and it doesn't have feelings, and any sentimentality or nostalgia you feel for it is a mere trick of the light. Unfortunately, I am not taking my own advice, because Monster Hunter Wilds is getting so thoroughly punished that I'm starting to feel bad for the li'l guy.

It's not as though Wilds hasn't earned its licks—persistent performance issues have utterly marred the game's reception on PC, and unlike most games where this generally improves over time, Wilds has only gotten worse for the lion's share of players. That's despite the fact that the game is pretty solid otherwise.

But playability is important, and Capcom has absolutely been dragging its feet on fixing it. We'll just have to see if December's promised improvements will actually drag Wilds out of the dumpster it's spent the last few months thrashing about in.

In the meantime, though, Capcom has somewhat thrown poor, pitiful Wilds under the bus. That's via a financial report Q&A session (thanks, Eurogamer). When asked whether the upcoming Resident Evil Requiem will run just as terribly as Wilds did, Capcom tightened up its fancy tie and gave a clipped, corporate response:

"Resident Evil Requiem differs from Monster Hunter Wilds in terms of gameplay, system architecture, and network features. At present, we do not anticipate similar risks. We are developing the game to provide a smooth gaming experience across a wide range of PC specifications."

Oof. Well, that's likely a relief—especially given Requiem started out as a multiplayer game before the studio decided to take it single-player. Fingers crossed that this isn't just a company soothing its shareholders.

Mind, given how troubled Wilds has been post-launch (specifically when you're a giant like Capcom with enormous expectations out of your flagship series—over 20,000 people are still playing it as I write this, which is plenty otherwise) I'd be surprised if Capcom would invite the same turmoil twice.

Especially given it had to reassure investors that other series of the same ilk aren't suffering like poor, pitiable Wilds is: "Catalog titles released two years ago and earlier, including those in the Resident Evil series, continue to perform well. We do not have concerns about the growth potential of catalog sales." No attempt to excuse Monster Hunter Wilds, though—it's on the naughty step where it belongs.