{"id":19791,"date":"2012-04-12T18:49:32","date_gmt":"2012-04-12T23:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=19791"},"modified":"2012-04-12T18:49:32","modified_gmt":"2012-04-12T23:49:32","slug":"after-seven-years-sin-city-2-is-a-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2012\/04\/12\/after-seven-years-sin-city-2-is-a-go\/","title":{"rendered":"After Seven Years SIN CITY 2 Is A Go"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>About a month ago Robert Rodriguez stated<\/a> that the long discussed sequel to his comic book adaption Sin City was going to actually get in front of cameras soon. And, having heard that particular promise before, a majority seemed to not put much faith in the pronouncement. So imagine our surprise when today, just a few days after the seventh anniversary of the first film’s release, Dimension Films officially announced that the sequel will be going into production soon.<\/p>\n

Reportedly Rodriguez and co-director Frank Miller are already starting the casting process and will get cameras rolling after Rodriguez finishes shooting Machete Kills<\/strong> with Danny Trejo. Unconfirmed reports state that Michelle Williams and Mel Gibson are being considered for roles.<\/p>\n

For some time Miller and Rodriguez have stated that their script for Sin City 2<\/strong> (which William Monahan (The Departed<\/strong>) did a quick polish on last summer<\/a>) would be made up partly of the graphic novel A Dame To Kill For<\/em> and two new stories that Miller created specifically for the film. With A Dame<\/em> in the mix we can look forward to the return of Mickey Rourke\u2019s Marv character while Miller has stated that Jessica Alba\u2019s Nancy will figure in one of the two new storylines.<\/p>\n

Here is the full press release from Dimension.<\/p>\n

AUSTIN, TX (12 April 2012) \u2014 Filmmakers Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller, along with producer Alexander Rodnyansky, have announced that production will commence on the highly anticipated sequel to 2005\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first question I am always asked is \u201cWhen will you make another Sin City? ,\u201d said Rodriquez. \u201cI 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sin City creator, screenwriter and co-director Frank Miller said, \u201cThe 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.\u201c<\/p>\n

The script and details of the film\u2019s 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\u2019Hereux. Miller, The Weinstein Company\u2019s Harvey and Bob Weinstein and Miramax\u2019s 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\u2019s Troublemaker Studios in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n

Alexander Rodnyansky said, \u201cWe 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\u2019s Machete Kills at the Cannes Film Festival in May.\u201d<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\u201cAudiences have been clamoring for Sin City 2 with Robert and Frank for a long time and trust me, it will be worth the wait,\u201d said Bob Weinstein, co-chairman of The Weinstein Company. \u201cThis will be my 11th collaboration with Robert in 16 years and he\u2019s become a great friend. I look forward to continuing our long lasting relationship and partnering on more projects in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u2019Heureux and Solopsist Films; and Mark Lichtman and Neil Meyer and Allison Binder of Stone, Meyer, Genow, Smelkinson & Binder on behalf of Miller.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rodriguez and Miller are confirmed to take us back to the underbelly of Basin City.<\/div>\n

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