The petition started by Phillip Grube was created when Alita was in its second weekend in theaters with the express goal of demonstrating to the powers that be like James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez that there was enough fan interest and desire to make a sequel film.
Over on Change.org, a petition championing an Alita: Battle Angel Part 2 is still racking up signatures long after the film has exited theaters.
As of now, the petition has over 64,000 signatures, on its way to a goal of 75,000.