As Robert Rodriguez takes 'Sin City 2' into production, fans speculate on the logistics and the tone of the film
At least six years, two grindhouse flicks, and three hyperactive children鈥檚 movies (including this year鈥檚 ) will have passed by the time Robert Rodriguez actually gets to directing the eagerly-awaited .
Rodriguez talked up the Sin City sequel at the , saying that Miller has almost completed a final draft of the script and that the project could begin filming before the year is out. , we know.
In an interview with , Rodriguez revealed that has also secured the necessary funding to begin moving forward. According to the independent filmmaker, he and Miller just need to put the finishing touches on the screenplay before shooting will commence.
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To quote Rodriguez directly:
鈥溾�楽in City 2鈥� is going good, we鈥檙e just finishing the script for that, we already got the money. We have everything we need so we can just start shooting as soon as we get the pages鈥� We鈥檝e already got the budget, just waiting for the script. As soon as we鈥檙e finished writing we get to start the shoot.鈥�
While there have been a handful of rumors about the plot, it seems most likely that Sin City 2 will be based largely on Miller鈥檚 storyline from his original comic. That particular Sin City mini-series is prime material for a feature-length adaptation; however, it would also reunite familiar faces like (), Marv (), and () on a new grisly adventure in Basin City.
Through the magic of editing and post-production, many of the original Sin City stars were able to film their respective parts without actually being on set at the same time 鈥� so reuniting certain cast members on the sequel shouldn鈥檛 be too much of an issue, regardless of their schedules. Likewise, Miller and Rodriguez will once again be using the former鈥檚 original Sin City comic book panels as storyboards for the sequel, so visually the whole project has already been structured.
Needless to say: If you weren鈥檛 a fan of the desaturated black-and-white aesthetic of the original Sin City movie and comics, the followup won鈥檛 be your cup of tea, either.
If there鈥檚 any concern about the quality of Sin City 2, it鈥檚 with respect to any original content that Miller is writing for the film. Put bluntly, most fans agree that the comic book legend鈥檚 recent work has often felt like a self-parody at times (see: his 鈥� and 鈥� series and script for ) and lacked the punch of his classic stories. Hopefully, the second Sin City movie will be a return-to-form of sorts for Miller 鈥� and, depending on how you鈥檝e felt about his recent film output, Rodriguez as well.
We鈥檒l keep you posted on the status of Sin City 2.
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