If only Clarence looked like this

One of my dear friends and wife of my other dear friend has a super-crazy lust for "Battle Angel Alita," which is a Japanese manga about a pretty little cyborg who loses her memory and shoots people in the face to get it back. She looks like this.

For ages now, James Cameron has been attached to direct the angelic ass-kicker but when he spoke to MTV he made it sound like the project could be happening soon. He cited his technological advances for Avatar as a catalyst for being able to do this, but last time I checked they used CGI makeup in The Mummy Returns. Seriously. Oh, and when he says "soon," we must all realize that "soon" in Cameron-speak is something like 72 years. The man can't do anything without hype, time, and fanfare. His bowel movements take 6 hours and are accompanied by a British symphony and a positive review from Peter Travers from "Rolling Stone." Still, this is one of those films that could look suh-weet in live-action, and the one thing Cameron does best (in my opinion) is craft strong female protagonists. So, let's get on this one, Cameron. You're going to die before your next project if you don't move faster.