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http://www.deadline.com/2012/04/sin-city-sequel-is-a-go-for-robert-rodriguez-and-frank-miller/

AUSTIN, TX (12 April 2012) — Filmmakers Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller, along with producer Alexander Rodnyansky, have announced that production will commence on the highly anticipated sequel to 2005’s Sin City, entitled Sin City: A Dame To Kill For. The film will be produced by AR Films and Quick Draw Productions, financed through AR Films U.S and released domestically by Dimension Films.

“The first question I am always asked is “When will you make another Sin City? ,” said Rodriquez. “I have wanted to re-team with Frank Miller and return to the world he created since the day we wrapped the original, but have felt a duty to the fans to wait until we had something truly exceptional that would meet and exceed what have become epic expectations. A Dame To Kill For will certainly be worth the wait.”

Sin City creator, screenwriter and co-director Frank Miller said, “The first Sin City knocked out audiences who had never seen anything like it before. Robert Rodriguez and I are going to shake things up and deliver a ferocious film experience that is going to go even further than the first.“

The script and details of the film’s story have been kept tightly under wraps. Casting will begin next week, with many of the original cast expected to return. The film, a Quick Draw Production, will be produced by Rodriguez and producing partners Aaron Kaufman and Iliana Nikolic; and by Alexander Rodnyansky and Sergei Bespalov and Stephen L’Hereux. Miller, The Weinstein Company’s Harvey and Bob Weinstein and Miramax’s Adam Fields will act as executive producers. Sin City: A Dame to Kill For was developed by Frank Miller based upon his graphic novel, with a screenplay by Frank Miller and Academy Award winner William Monahan (The Departed). The film is expected to begin production this summer at Rodriguez’s Troublemaker Studios in Austin, Texas.

Alexander Rodnyansky said, “We are delighted to continue our relationship with Robert Rodriguez and Quick Draw Productions. It is a rare opportunity to produce and finance a film with the high profile and enormous fan base of the Sin City franchise. AR FIlms will be managing worldwide sales of Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, as well as Robert’s Machete Kills at the Cannes Film Festival in May.”

The original Sin City was brought to the screen by Rodriguez and Miller and released by Dimension in 2005, and proved to be a landmark step forward in filmmaking, breaking ground with immersive green screen to create its iconic stylish look. The first film, released on April 1, 2005, grossed over $160 million (US) worldwide and is a consistently strong home video and television performer.

“Audiences have been clamoring for Sin City 2 with Robert and Frank for a long time and trust me, it will be worth the wait,” said Bob Weinstein, co-chairman of The Weinstein Company. “This will be my 11th collaboration with Robert in 16 years and he’s become a great friend. I look forward to continuing our long lasting relationship and partnering on more projects in the future.”

The deal was negotiated by Aaron Kaufman, Craig Emanuel of Loeb & Loeb and Robert Newman of WME on behalf of Rodriguez; David Glasser and Andrew Kramer on behalf of Dimension Films; Schuyler Moore of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan and Jere Hausfater on behalf of AR Films; Kenneth Keller and Garth Rosengren of Krieg, Keller, Sloan, Reilley & Roman and John LaViolette of Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal LaViolette Feldman Schenkman & Goodman on behalf of Stephen L’Heureux and Solopsist Films; and Mark Lichtman and Neil Meyer and Allison Binder of Stone, Meyer, Genow, Smelkinson & Binder on behalf of Miller.

 

[Draconian]

It's about freaking time. I should probably buy the Sin City blu-ray at some point to prepare myself.

 

[BertramCooper]

Nice.

Hard to believe it's been seven years since the first one.

 

[-Eddman-]

Great! but I hope Rodriguez limits Miller's input. The guy can write cool stories, but his attempts at directing are kind of... well, like The Spirit.

 

[quinntendopower]

just open with alexis bledel getting shot from hartnell.

mmm, bledel is so cute

as a button

 

[op_ivy]

its about time

 

[Mitama]

This is gonna be amazing! My first and only blu-ray.

 

[Lakitu]

Wow, I've been waiting for the sequel for so long now I gave up on it. This is good.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Of course the most important thing to come out of this news is that Clive Owen has a decent job again!

 

[johnsmith]

Yes! I'd read that this had been all but confirmed at SXSW but its good to have something official. A Dame to Kill For was an awesome story and though it would be perfect for the sequel.

 

[Harry Potter]

Nice.

Hard to believe it's been seven years since the first one.

Damn. I feel old.

 

[Draconian]

Of course the most important thing to come out of this news is that Clive Owen has a decent job again!

He was quite excellent as Dwight. His delivery of the pez dispenser line particularly was great.

 

[Kagari]

Took long enough.

 

[gdt]

Of course the most important thing to come out of this news is that Clive Owen has a decent job again!

 

[johnsmith]

Of course the most important thing to come out of this news is that Clive Owen has a decent job again!

It's been a while since I read the book, but there are reasons to think they will need to cast a different actor for that role.

 

[DieH@rd]

Great news.

 

[J-Roderton]

Oh, hell yeah. I was just saying I wished there would be a second one.

 

[BuddyJoeHooker]

I want the Hell and Back story line featuring Johnny Depp.
Probably will be A Dame to Kill For and Prelude story on Hartigan getting a scar.
Will Clive Owen go

Spoiler

Bald

?

 

[Solo]

About 5 years too late. They should have struck while the iron was hot.

 

[JeTmAn81]

Hopefully they can keep Miller from co-directing this time.

 

[Draconian]

Hopefully they can keep Miller from co-directing this time.

Why? He did such a bad job last time right?

 

[jaxword]

Maybe Frank Miller finally got therapy for his PTSD breakdown that's wrecked his work over the past decade.

 

[JeTmAn81]

Why? He did such a bad job last time right?

There's no way of knowing how much influence he had, but judging from his solo directing effort (The Spirit), it probably wasn't good. The first movie adhered far too slavishly to its source material and failed to really become its own entity.

 

[Toppot]

Took long enough.

This

It's been bloody years! Might actually be arsed to go to the cinema for a change and see this.

 

[Solo]

There's no way of knowing how much influence he had.

He directed the majority of it, if I recall correctly.

 

[Draconian]

There's no way of knowing how much influence he had, but judging from his solo directing effort (The Spirit), it probably wasn't good. The first movie adhered far too slavishly to its source material and failed to really become its own entity.

I thought that was why the movie was as acclaimed as it was. They used the comic panels as the storyboard for the film iirc.

 

[badcrumble]

Eh, a few years ago I wanted this, but realistically there's no truly great reason to make Sin City twice. It can't possibly have the artistic impact that the first one did ("look! we can make a movie look fucking *exactly* like the comic book source material" when people didn't really believe that was doable) when it's already been done. I mean, it'll be a really fun yarn, sure, but I don't feel like the world will be missing anything if it doesn't happen, if that makes any sense.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

What if they do it in MIND BLOWING THREEEEEE DEEE and make it like an awful pop-up book?

 

[strafer]

Mel gibson please

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Wonder if Rourke will return. Weren't they originally going to do a story with him that precludes Goldie's story?

 

[Ignis Fatuus]

Took them long enough.

Wonder if Rourke will return. Weren't they originally going to do a story with him that precludes Goldie's story?

Precede, and yeah I remember reading that. It's the one where Dwight and Marv team up, I think. They also promised a third film based on Hell and Back.

 

[badcrumble]

Wonder if Rourke will return. Weren't they originally going to do a story with him that precludes Goldie's story?

He appears in A Dame to Kill For. So does most of the non-Hartigan cast of the first film's three novels.

 

[GK86]

Sweetness. Loved the first one. Dat alba ass.

 

[The Boat]

I'm game.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

I wonder if Rosario will return. MMM

 

[strafer]

Jessica Alba MUST return.

 

[Solo]

Since the original:

Dead - Brittany Murphy
Career is dead - Clive Owen, Bruce Willis, Rosario Dawson, Elijah Wood, Alexis Bledel, Devon Aoki, Nick Stahl, Marley Shelton, Michael Madsen, Josh Hartnett, Jaime King
Crazy and stoned - Mickey Rourke
Vanished to parts unknown - Benecio Del Toro, Jessica Alba
Banished to TV land - Michael Clarke Duncan, Carla Gugino
Still a boss - Rutger Hauer, Powers Boothe
Had a meltdown - Frank Miller

Do not want.

 

[Ignis Fatuus]

Crazy and stoned - Mickey Rourke

That makes him perfect though.

 

[BertramCooper]

Kick Frank Miller off the project and split the film evenly between RR and QT.

 

[Solo]

Kick Frank Miller off the project and split the film evenly between RR and QT.

Kick RR out too and let QT write, cast and direct it himself.

 

[King of the Potato People]

How do you top the first one? It was magnificent.

 

[Big Baybee]

Man, the first movie is soooooooooooooo good. Want.

 

[Ultimadrago]

I have yet to watch the first...

 

[Ignis Fatuus]

How do you top the first one? It was magnificent.

The first one laid the groundwork for other stories in the source material that are even better. But it may be too late by now if they can't get enough of the same actors back.

 

[BertramCooper]

Kick RR out too and let QT write, cast and direct it himself.

QT and RR seem to work pretty well together. Plus, I can't see Tarantino doing a full-length film so quickly after Django.

 

[JeTmAn81]

I thought that was why the movie was as acclaimed as it was. They used the comic panels as the storyboard for the film iirc.

Some people certainly felt that way, but I was put off by just how much it resembled the comic. So much visual work was required to achieve that effect that it made a lot of the scenes feel sterile and wooden to me. I think if you're adapting a comic to a film, you need to play to the strengths of films and not try to make it do something that only a comic could do.

 

[RBelong2Us]

This news makes me wanna watch the first one again, it's been so long since I watched it

 

[Ignis Fatuus]

Some people certainly felt that way, but I was put off by just how much it resembled the comic. So much visual work was required to achieve that effect that it made a lot of the scenes feel sterile and wooden to me. I think if you're adapting a comic to a film, you need to play to the strengths of films and not try to make it do something that only a comic could do.

It brought the comics to life in a way that no other film has attempted. I found the visual effect really compelling.

 

[Talladega Knight]

Since the original:

Dead - Brittany Murphy
Career is dead - Clive Owen, Bruce Willis, Rosario Dawson, Elijah Wood, Alexis Bledel, Devon Aoki, Nick Stahl, Marley Shelton, Michael Madsen, Josh Hartnett, Jaime King
Crazy and stoned - Mickey Rourke
Vanished to parts unknown - Benecio Del Toro, Jessica Alba
Banished to TV land - Michael Clarke Duncan, Carla Gugino
Still a boss - Rutger Hauer, Powers Boothe
Had a meltdown - Frank Miller

Do not want.

bruce willis career is dead? news to me

 

[Solo]

bruce willis career is dead? news to me

Since 2000:

2013 Kane & Lynch (pre-production)
2012 The Expendables 2 (post-production)
2012 G.I. Joe: Retaliation (post-production)
2011 Catch .44
2010 Red
2010 The Expendables
2010 Cop Out
2009 Surrogates
2008 What Just Happened
2007 Live Free or Die Hard
2007 Perfect Stranger
2006 16 Blocks
2006 Lucky Number Slevin
2006 Alpha Dog
2005 Hostage
2004 The Whole Ten Yards
2003 Tears of the Sun
2002 Hart's War
2001 Bandits
2000 The Kid

I edited out his good movies. Pro-tip: I didn't have to do much editing.

Dead as disco.