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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!

Gerard Butler talks 300 sequel and Sin City

Liam — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:08:44 +0000

Earlier this year 300 and Watchmen director Zack Synder said that Frank Miller was busy writing and drawing the graphic novel that the sequel to 300 will be based on, and that it would take place between the Battle of Thermopylae and the Battle of Plataea (the big battle we got a taste of at the end of 300). Unless things have changed this means Gerard Butler won’t be returning as King Leonidas, as he was getting impaled by quite a few spears the last time we saw him. However, Butler recently told MTV that he would be up for returning, if they need him.

“I had an incredible time doing the first one, and I think that if the first one was a stand-alone, as a one-off, there’s no bad thing in that,” explained Gerard Butler when we caught up with him recently, saying he’d be willing to bring his character back to life—even if it meant re-animating arguably the most dead person in movie history (remember all those spears?). “But, you know, let’s see what it might bring forward with a second one.”

Butler also dropped a small nugget of info about possibly appearing in Sin City 3:

“I could see myself working with Frank again,” explained the “Law Abiding Citizen” star. “But, I don’t know. Graphic novels are things that I wouldn’t do a lot of, so I would have to really choose carefully before I did.”
“At one point, he talked to me about one of the ‘Sin City’ [movies],” explained the actor, possibly revealing some casting details for whenever Miller and Robert Rodriguez get around to filming their supposed sequels to the gritty 2005 graphic novel-turned-blockbuster. “And we discussed that.” Although Butler didn’t reveal his character’s name, he reported that Miller wanted him not for this next film, but likely for the one after that.
“There’s a kind of cool character I think in the third one,” Butler revealed, “But it was all very kind of soft talk.”

Gerard Butler appearing in Sin City 3 would be quite cool, although they need to make the second movie first. The latest we’ve heard is that it could start filming next year, however nothing is official yet.

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.

Sin City 2 could start filming this year says Rosario Dawson

Liam — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:25:01 +0000

The last we heard on Sin City 2 was that the script had been written, and Frank Miller said filming could begin in April. Well it is now March and is doesn’t look like filming will begin any time soon, however Rosario Dawson told MTV that filming could till take place this year.

“Yeah, I talked to Robert [Rodriguez] and Frank [Miller],” she said of a recent conversation with the director and writer who joined forces with Quentin Tarantino for the hit 2005 film. “They actually just finished the script for ‘Sin City 2’ a few months ago.”
“There’s talks about it shooting sometime this year.”

If they intend to start filming this year we should start hearing some casting buzz over the upcoming months.

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.

Frank Miller Talks The Spirit And Sin City 2

Liam — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:37:38 +0000

Today Frank Miller was in Rome presenting new scenes from The Spirit. He revealed a brand new trailer which showed some new scenes, including Eva Mendes’ naked butt and some action clips. BadTaste.it was there to give us the info, and you can read a detailed description of the footage shown by clicking here!

Frank Miller also spoke about his future projects, which I am sure many are glad to hear involves Sin City 2.

I cant’ talk about my projects, because I don’t believe a movie is real until I see the title on the screen. There are many things that can go wrong. But I can tell you that I’m very close to begin Sin City 2 with Robert Rodriguez. We have to arrange a few things and we’ll be back in action.

I know fans have been waiting for Sin City 2 for some time (well since Sin City came out 3 years ago), and now it seems things are in the works!

And to round off today’s Spirit news we have some new posters, which you can see by clicking here!

Angelina Jolie Talks Sin City 2

Liam — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:16:00 +0000

Angelina Jolie took time off from being pregnant and did the promotion rounds for Wanted. While doing these rounds MTV asked Jolie about Sin City 2. Back in 2006, Rosario Dawson said that Robert Rodriguez was putting the whole thing on hold due to Jolie’s pregnancy. Well time has pasted, Jolie gave birth…then got pregnant again with twins…and will give birth again at some point I presume. So maybe if she’s done adding to the ever growing human population could she take on the role of Ava Lord in Sin City 2?

“I don’t know,” the actress admitted, “I found the first ‘Sin City’ impressive, but I don’t know what they’re going to do with the next one to make [it] as original as the first one,” Jolie said.
But if there’s any trepidation at all on Jolie’s part as to whether or not Miller and Co. can keep the story fresh and invigorating, it’s not for lack of respect.
“I think he’s a genius,” Jolie said of Miller, who masterminded the original graphic novel and co-directed the first film. “I’d be curious [if offered].”

Rachel Weisz was rumoured to be up for the part a while back, so if big lips here doesn’t do it, Weisz might.