It's not uncommon for movie concepts to take a long time to make it to the screen, but James Cameron had apparently been working on Alita: Battle Angel for quite some time.
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James Cameron Shared The Idea For Alita: Battle Angel When Robert Rodriguez Was Filming Sin City
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