Christoph Waltz doubts Disney will make an Alita: Battle Angel sequel

It looks like Alita: Battle Angel star Christoph Waltz is as confused and in the dark as the rest of us over why the movie never got a sequel

The star, who played Dr Dyson in the movie – essentially Alita’s dad – has been talking about his work on the Robert Rodriguez sci-fi movie and how much he enjoyed the movie and would be keen to come back for a sequel – which was clearly set up and was going to have Edward Norton as the main villain.

Asked if he would come back, he said: “Of course! Of course, I would! But, you know, I’m as wise as you are. I haven’t heard anything and I’m a little disappointed and surprised that I haven’t heard a thing so far, because I know that it has followers. 

He goes on to explain how Fox now being owned by Disney may have but an end to any hopes of a part two.

“I know that people liked it and aside from what others said, I loved it and I liked working on it and I liked the result. You know, it was Fox and Fox doesn’t exist anymore. Now it’s Disney. Maybe it doesn’t fit into the Disneyfication, but I have no clue. I have no clue. Maybe they’re working on something and I wouldn’t be the first person to hear, but meanwhile, I haven’t heard anything.”

I was a big fan of Alita: Battle Angel and actually found myself enjoying it more than I expected and it has actually become one of my relaxation/background movies but honestly, at this stage I expect the chances of ever seeing a sequel are very, very slim.

What did you all think of Alita? Let me know your thoughts…