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'Sin City' Sequel Lining Up 'Seriously Big Names,' Robert Rodriguez Teases

Posted 5/21/12 4:21 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Dark Horse, News

Against all odds, "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" is a thing that's actually happening. Years and years have passed in the time since Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller first brought "Sin City" to cinematic life, and they're finally looking to top themselves with the upcoming sequel, shooting this summer and bowing in the fall of 2013.

At Cannes, Rodriguez spoke a bit more about his "Sin City" plans, saying that while it's still too early to make too many casting announcements (returning players Mickey Rourke and Jessica Alba are confirmed for the sequel), he'll be meeting some "seriously big names" for other parts in the very near future.

One such part: Ava Lord, the femme fatale at the heart of the movie, long rumored to be played by Angelina Jolie.

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Joss Whedon's 'Serenity' Is Still Going Strong

Posted 5/18/12 5:01 pm EST by Splash Page Team in Commentary, Dark Horse, interviews

by Tami Katzoff

Cue the “Buffy” theme song – you’re now reading a brand new column called The Weekly Whedon. If you’re new to Whedon fandom, welcome aboard. If you’re an old-schooler like myself… shiny!

Of course everybody’s still buzzing about Joss’ latest directorial effort, “The Avengers.” But since this is the inaugural WW column I’m going to focus on the first film he directed – “Serenity.” It didn’t shatter box office records like “The Avengers” did, and it wasn’t populated with A-list stars, but “Serenity” was significant and ground-breaking in its own way. It was an anomaly, a studio film that was made because fans of a short-lived cult TV show demanded it.

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'Sin City: A Dame To Kill For' Gets October 2013 Release Date

Posted 5/17/12 2:59 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Dark Horse, News

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After years of feeling hopeless, waiting with bated breath for even the slightest forward momentum on a "Sin City" sequel, we can finally start marking our calendar: the movie has a release date!

Both THR and Jeff Sneider with Variety have the news that "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" will be released on October 4, 2013 through Dimension. It's believed that both Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller are returning to direct. Details are still coming, but for now, the very fact that "Sin City 2" actually has a release date is enough to make my day complete. Breathe your own sighs of relief in the comments below or on Twitter.

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Robert Rodriguez Debuts 'Sin City 2' And 'Machete Kills' Posters

Posted 5/14/12 2:04 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Dark Horse, News, Posters

Robert Rodiguez is getting serious about "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" and "Machete Kills," and he wants everyone to know it.

New posters for the films have hit the web courtesy of c7nema and NicoFilmosphere. Though they're not confirmed as official teaser posters, they look more or less like what we expect from the upcoming movies.

If the promo posters tell us anything, it's that both films are going to keep to the style of their predecessors. The "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" poster might not feature the movie's actors yet (likely because they haven't all been cast), but the noir theme, rain falling and fonts are back from the original poster. It's also worth noting that this poster promises Frank Miller will be co-directing again.

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Eva Green's '300' Spinoff Character Based On Historical Figure

Posted 5/2/12 8:00 am EST by Kara Warner in Dark Horse, News

If you're a sucker for flashy event films loosely based on Greek history/mythology like I am, you are hopefully still excited about the upcoming "300" prequel/spinoff-type movie, "300: Battle of Artemisia." Sure there have been changes in cast and directors and whatnot, but original Xerxes is involved (Rodrigo Santoro) and the titular character Artemisia will be owned by scene-stealer Eva Green. What's not to like?

MTV News recently caught up with Green where we asked her for a little intel about the character who, we came to find out, is based on a woman - not a goddess - who actually lived, and kicked ass.

"Oh yeah, I’m playing Artemisia. She really existed actually," Green revealed during the press day for her upcoming film "Dark Shadows." "She was commander on a boat, of a whole Armada."

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'Axe Cop' Cartoon Series Coming To Fox

Posted 4/24/12 5:25 pm EST by Splash Page Team in Dark Horse, News, TV

by Ryan Rigley

Bad guys beware! The greatest comic ever written (by a 5 year old) is coming to Fox's "Animation Domination," a Saturday late-night animation block slated to begin early next year. Already acquiring the rights to "Axe Cop," Fox plans on ordering six 15-minute episodes of the series which will run both on air and online, reports Variety.

"Axe Cop" is the brain-child of two brothers: Malachai Nicolle, who was just 5 years old when the series began, and Ethan Nicolle, who was 29. The series revolves around a cop (with an axe) and his many exceptionally bizarre companions as they fight "bad guys" and save the world. These companions include, but are not limited to, Flute Cop, Ghost Cop, Telescope Gun Cop, Uni-Baby, Uni-Man, Baby Man, and Wexter, a flying dinosaur with machine gun arms.

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Mickey Rourke, Rosario Dawson Return For 'Sin City 2'

Posted 4/19/12 7:50 am EST by Josh Wigler in Dark Horse, News

Booze-abusing, face-smashing Marv might not be good at a lot of things, but he can certainly spot a dame to kill for when he sees one. Thankfully, he'll do exactly that when the next "Sin City" movie rolls around, with Mickey Rourke fully in tow.

Robert Rodriguez confirmed to MTV News in an interview that Rourke is back for "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For," based on a lunch meeting between the filmmaker and actor this past weekend. He's not the only one returning, either.

"[Rourke is] all excited to come back, but he's probably the first one," Rodriguez told MTV of returning players. "I saw Rosario [Dawson] too. I ran into her for something else, and she's pumped. They've always been excited about doing another one, so that will be fun."

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'300' Sequel To Hit Theaters On August 2, 2013

Posted 3/23/12 11:12 am EST by Terri Schwartz in Dark Horse, News

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Warner Bros's upcoming "300" sequel finally has a release date.

The film is set to debut on August 2, 2013, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The late-summer choice is interesting placement for the film, as it's typically relegated for the dregs of the summer blockbuster movie line-up. Then again, 2013 doesn't have as intense of a line-up as 2012 does, and Warner likely wants to spread out their summer releases since they gave "The Hangover Part III" a May 24 release and "Pacific Rim" a July 12 one.

Still, the new "300" could have bowed earlier in the year like its predecessor did. "300" was released on March 9, 2007, and the surprise hit went on to make $456 worldwide. But now its sequel is up against some pretty stiff competition in the comic book film department.

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Clive Owen Doesn't Know When 'Sin City 2' Will Shoot

Posted 3/20/12 2:20 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Dark Horse, News

"Sin City 2" could finally begin production this summer, Robert Rodriguez says — but if that's the plan, it's the first that would-be leading man Clive Owen has heard of it.

Owen, who starred in the original "Sin City" as photographer and mystery man Dwight McCarthy, recently told MTV News that his future with the Frank Miller graphic novel series remains the same as it's ever been: entirely unclear.

"No, I don't know where that's at, really," Owen told MTV News at the press junket for "Intruders," his new thriller from Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (formerly of "The Crow.") "They've been talking about 'Sin City 2' since we did the first one however many years ago."

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'300' Star Rodrigo Santoro Talks Sequel, Reprising Xerxes

Posted 3/15/12 11:36 am EST by Jeremy Gordon in Dark Horse, News

You wouldn’t expect "300" to lend itself easily to a sequel, since all of the relevant characters are pretty much dead by the end (spoilers!). But there were events happening before and during the Battle of Thermopylae, which is why the concept is being revisited in "300: Battle of Artemisia," a prequel/sequel/??? with a release date in the vague future. It’ll supposedly be about an Athenian hero taking on the Persian king Xerxes, sort of in the way that "300" was about a Spartan hero taking on the same guy.

There will be at least one constant between the two: actor Rodrigo Santoro, who played Xerxes in "300" and is in talks to reprise his role in "Battle of Artemisia." Speaking to Omelete, Santoro discussed his involvement with the movie and its premise.

"The movie is set at the same time," Santoro said. "The idea is to show another point of view. While that battle from the first ‘300’ is taking place, there were others going on. Actually, it’s all of this and then there is an intersection point with the first movie. It goes back and then goes beyond that. That was the initial concept."

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