First Look at Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

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Sin City: A Dame to Kill For gets release date

The sequel to Sin City, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, finally has a release date of October 4th, 2013.  Casting is already underway, with Jessica Alba and Mickey Rourke (so far) reprising their roles.  Mark your calendars!

Mickey Rourke talks Sin City 2

I must've missed the news that Sin City 2 is tentatively scheduled to start filming early next year (finally!), but Mickey Rourke talks about his character Marv and his chances of returning to play the role:

"It depends," he smiled, "It depends on how bad they want me. You feel me?"

Some time ago, Rourke had noted his reluctance to re-approach a part with such heavy make-up.

"I did [like the character]," he reiterated today, "but I'm claustrophobic, so the the hours of makeup -- You have to keep it on for about 13 or 14 hours a day. It's latex and glue and that stuff that gets my eyes all red..."

Rourke, who is famous for his candid interview comments, also recalled an anecdote from the first film's production that reminds him of another reason to resist prosthetics.

"I remember I picked up some chick at a bar in Texas one night and invited her to the set to have lunch at the lunch break," he grinned. "I couldn't take the s--t off. F--k it, I never saw her again!"

First of all, if you're a man of Rourke's stature and you're claustrophobic... really?  Take a damn Valium or something and suck it up.  Second of all, if you're a man of Rourke's celebrity and you're complaining about losing a girl... really?  Get another one!  And clearly "it depends" really means "it depends on how much money they give me," and I say give it to him.  He played Marv perfectly and I can't see anyone else fill those mitts.

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Sin City 2 moving forward!

From ComingSoon.net:

Long-anticipated, Robert Rodriguez's sequel to his and Frank Miller's 2005 Sin City looks like it's finally getting ready to hit the big screen.

"Frank has written a script for 'Sin City 2,'" Rodriguez just announced in Comic-Con's Hall H, adding, "It could shoot as early as later this year."

Though the film will feature the title "A Dame to Kill For" and will adapt that original Frank Miller story, it will also feature two all-new stories set in the Sin City universe. The title for one of them was revealed for the first time as, "The Long Bad Night".

At this point is unknown which actors might return for the sequel, though the "Dame to Kill For" story again features Marv (Mickey Rourke) and Nancy (Jessica Alba).

I hope Mickey Rourke and Jessica Alba return for this film, they were great in the first one and I can't imagine anyone else taking their places, especially Rourke.

Black Swan and Aronofsky

Just got done watching Black Swan... excellent film, but basically "The Wrestler" with Natalie Portman instead of Mickey Rourke (both Aronofsky films).  Also bought Pi and The Fountain to round out the rest of his films.  Along with Requiem for a Dream, the 3 I've seen have been pretty crazy and intense, but great films.