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Sin City 2 will go into production next year

Liam — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:53:49 +0000

It looks like Sin City 2 may actually get made. Since Sin City was released in 2005 directors Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller have been talking about making a sequel every year. In 2008 they were apparently “close to beginning production”, then they were planning on filming this year, and now the latest from producer Stephen L’Heureux is that it will begin production in the second half of 2010.

From Mania:

L’Heureux confirmed for us that the long-awaited sequel ‘Sin City 2′ will go into production in the second half of 2010. Unlike the first movie, which used the graphic novels as both screenplay and story boards, the sequel will be based on an original script by Miller. As with the original, Miller will co-direct with Robert Rodriguez.

I’ll believe it when I see it!

Red Sonja may start filming in 2010

Liam — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:59:00 +0000

Things have been quiet on the Red Sonja front for a while. A few posters were released last year, but then producer Robert Rodriguez and Rose McGowan split. Then they got back together, and now McGowan has taken to her Twitter account to give an update on what’s happening:

To clarify press reports: Red Sonja is delayed. I pulled out of doing it in ‘09. Not permanently. Hopefully will follow Conan.
I am still contracted to do Red Sonja. Hopefully Filming in ‘10 not ‘09

I’ll take a guess that she pulled out because of the split, however Filmonic isn’t a gossip site so I’ll leave it at that. Back in June producer Joe Gatta also said that it would probably start filming next year:

“Because of certain issues and the economy, we had to change our plan a bit,” executive producer Joe Gatta told Empire Magazine . “It’s frustrating because we thought we’d make the movie last year, before Conan.”
Even last month, Gatta explained that Sonja was going to have to wait until after production on “Conan.” As he explained to Empire: “I would say though the emphasis is on Conan [rather than Red Sonja]. It’s our crown jewel here at the company and that will be the leader. Red Sonja probably won’t happen until next year, as far as making it goes. So we want to launch Conan and reinvent the franchise.”

Out of the two i’m not exactly eager to see either film, however I’d probably take Conan over Red Sonja. I also think there are better actresses who could play the character (forget what I said about Filmonic not being a gossip site. McGown only got the part because she’s hooked up with Robert Rodriguez).

Predators to start filming next month

Liam — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:50:12 +0000

20th Century Fox’s reboot of the Predator franchise will begin filming next month according to Production Weekly. Predators will be directed by Nimrod Antal and produced by Sin City director Robert Rodriguez.

The story will be set on the Predator home world, where a group of soldiers will battle for their lives against the creatures. Recenty Rodriguez told MTV that his reboot will be a direct sequel to the original, possibly ignoring Predator 2, Alien vs. Predator, and Alien vs Predator: Requiem, saying “Maybe people will forget all the bad sequels and only think this one and the original exist”.

That’s fine by me!

Sin City 2 could start filming next year

Liam — Wed, 06 May 2009 21:20:13 +0000

It’s been 4 long years since Sin City hit our screens and ever since then we’ve been hearing that the sequel is coming…eventually. However, this time it seems it might actually be happening, as Robert Rodriquez spoke to IGN and revealed that he has recently been speaking to “some of the players” and filming could begin as early as next year.

“People have been talking about Sin City 2 since the first one came out,” Rodriguez said. “Whenever I’m out and about, people say, ‘When’s Sin City 2 coming? When’s Sin City 2 coming?’ They’ve been asking that for years. So this probably will add to that, certainly.”
Rodriguez added that he had a few other commitments he had to complete before moving on to Sin City 2, but he is beginning talks with his creative team and could begin filming as early as next year.
“I actually had a phone call with some of the players in it today, but I was on a plane so I missed it,” he said. “So next week we’re going to talk about it some more and get a timing on when we’d be doing it. But there’s a lot of people who are interested in it. … We are definitely going to do that one.
As for the story in the film, Rodriguez said that it will include the Sin City story “A Dame to Kill For” as well as new additional material written by Miller himself.
“There’s a lot of stories,” Rodriguez said. “That was sort of the approach I took to it. That’s why there’s three stories in the [first] movie, because I thought, ‘I love this material, but gosh, what happens if it’s not successful and I don’t get to make a part two and part three. I still want to see “The Big Fat Kill” and “That Yellow Bastard.”‘ So I wanted to put them all in one movie so I could at least get some of these stories out of my system. But there’s still so many books and so many stories to do.”

I would love nothing more than to see filming finally begin on the sequel, but until we get casting news and a start date I advise we stay cautiously optimistic.

Robert Rodriguez rebooting Predator

Liam — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:03:44 +0000

Sin City director Robert Rodriguez will be directing and producing a reboot of the Predator franchise for 20th Century Fox according to IESB. The reboot will revolve around a “team of commandoes [who] face down a mysterious race of vicious monsters.”

Rodriguez talked to the audience of press members and revealed his upcoming film slate.
“I’m going to be able to shoot my upcoming Machete here, a sci-fi action film called Nervewrackers, a re-boot of the Predator series called Predators, and a couple of smaller movies called Sin City 2 and The Jetsons.”

It seems Rodriguez will be busy for the foreseeable future so we may not be seeing the reboot anytime soon. I didn’t see the AVP stuff, but I did see the original Predator and enjoyed it. If it is as good as that (or better) i’ll be happy.

Update from ERC: Apparently Robert Rodriguez is not directing, but still producing. The release date is set for July 7, 2010, however no writer or director has been hired as of yet.

Sin City 2 script has been written! Filming next April?

Liam — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:36:22 +0000

Frank Miller, director of The Spirit and one of the directors of Sin City, spoke to IGN and revealed that Sin City 2 is edging closer to being made, nearly 4 years after we got the first film.

“Sin City 2 is written,” he told the site. “It’s mainly a matter of working out the details of the production. I’m hoping to do it with Robert Rodriguez again in the same circumstances that we did the first one, and we could be shooting as soon as April.”

No word on cast details yet, although if they do end up shooting in April we should be getting more info over the next few months.

Red Sonja Poster!

Liam — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:16:59 +0000

Splashpage got an exclusive look at a poster for Red Sonja staring Rose McGowan as the red head and produced by Sin City director Robert Rodriguez.

Rose McGowan And Robert Rodriguez Have Split

Liam — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:56:47 +0000

Last week Robert Rodriguez said the following about his fiancée Rose McGowan:

“Rose is a pistol. She’s whip-smart, has attitude to burn, is sexy, extremely strong, yet has a vulnerable side that would surprise her closest friends. That description also fits Red Sonja.”

He said that in an article by Variety who broke the news that he would be producing a remake of Red Sonja, with Rose McGowan playing the lead.

Cut to today and the pair have apparently split. Now, Filmonic is not a gossip site and couldn’t give a crap who is bonking who, but this shocking revelation could affect Red Sonja and the Barbarella remake. Robert had just managed to get Red Sonja green light and filming was expected to begin in October. Does this mean Rose McGown will be replaced? Or will they be ‘professional’ and carry on regardless?

The gossip sites say the sources believe the split it due to McGowan not being famous enough, therefore Robert cannot get financing for movies such as Barbarella. If this is true then I think Robert Rodriquez should actually hire a casting director and stop using his penis to cast roles. We know Tim Burton does it by casting Helena Bonham Carter in everything, but he has a famous actor who goes by the name of ‘Johnny Depp’ in the movies as well, so they have no problem getting greenlight.

However, I think there are other reasons for the split. You don’t compare your fiancée to the Virgin Mary one week and then split the next. You also don’t split because your partner isn’t famous enough to get movies green light, a week after a movie with your partner in the lead gets green light.

Rose McGowan Is Red Sonja

Liam — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:09:25 +0000

It seems another 80’s fantasy film is being remade. Rose McGowan has been cast as Red Sonja in Red Sonja, the movie will be produced by Sin City director Robert Rodriguez and will begin filming in October. The casting isn’t too surprising, seeing as though Rose McGowan and Robert Rodriguez have engaged in sexual intercourse many a time and are due to be wed. It also isn’t too surprising that he had this to say:

“Rose is a pistol. She’s whip-smart, has attitude to burn, is sexy, extremely strong, yet has a vulnerable side that would surprise her closest friends. That description also fits Red Sonja.”

Red Sonja will be directed longtime Rodriguez associate Douglas Aarniokoski and the aim is to get a franchise started.

The 1985 version stared a young Arnold Schwarzenegger who said it was the worst film he has ever made, and a crap Brigitte Nielsen as Red Sonja. The movie made a measly $6 million with a $15 million budget and was described as “Hilariously awful” and “Unwatchably bad sword-and-sorcery nonsense”. It appears that Robert Rodriguez has no pressure to live up to previous incarnations, so all he has to do is take notes from female action driven movies such as Aeon Flux, Catwoman and Elektra on how NOT to do things. and we could have a good movie coming our way.