Yup, that's right. "Delayed." Yesterday, I told you about a little interview which featured Michael Madsen claiming that Sin City 2 might not be moving forward as planned due to the box office failures of Grindhouse. While we're not entirely sure that Grindhouse played a part in this whole ordeal, Frank Miller told Rotten Tomatoes that the film has been officially delayed as both men gear up to take on separate projects before re-visiting the Sin City universe. Miller says, "Sin City 2 is still likely to happen, just not right away. The script is written and Robert [Rodriguez] and I are raring to go, but it looks like I'm going to be doing The Spirit first and Robert's going to be doing Barbarella first." Maybe it's just me, but "likely to happen" isn't the greatest confidence booster in the world. Was Miller holding a Magic 8-Ball when he was asked that question? "All signs point to This Sucks!"
Seeing as both films still need to cast, to shoot and to promote, I can't imagine Sin City 2 happening for at least six to eight months, at least. But with Miller looking to break in as a solo feature director, who knows if he'll even be interested in co-directing again with Rodriguez. Not to mention the Weinstein boys are probably going to take a long hard look at the franchise in the meantime and decide whether or not it's worth the money. Also in the article, Miller said that he was so stoked after watching U2 3D in Cannes that "plans to do my own 3D film are forming in my head." Does that mean The Spirit will be in 3D? Probably not, but I wouldn't be surprised if he moves in that direction once Sin City 2 inevitably sinks to the bottom of development hell. Tis' a real shame. At least we have Miller's next graphic novel to look forward to -- Batman vs. Al Qaeda. Seriously. That's what it's called. Perhaps Uwe Boll can adapt? Whaddya think?
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5-30-2007 @ 6:02PM
AJ MacReady said...
You know, when I read the previous post regarding the possibility that the Weinsteins were reticent to move forward with Sin City 2, I thought "Stupidest logic ever." Now, it's confirmed that they are friggin' retarded if that's the underlying reason to delay SC2. At the very least, they need to consider the fact that while Grindhouse was a letdown financially, Sin City was most certainly not. It's budget was $40 million (20 million less than Grindhouse) and it made over $150 million worldwide, over 70 of which was domestic. So to not want to make a sequel to a hit (that I'm sure made more money on DVD, not to mention making a whole new legion of fans who didn't see it in theaters) because of Grindhouse, of all things, is - again - friggin' RETARDED. Plus it's not like the brothers Weinstein didn't know what they were getting with Grindhouse; an R-rated 3 hour throwback (which, for the record, ROCKED) to a cult-type movie experience that today's audiences don't really have a frame of reference for.
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5-30-2007 @ 6:25PM
Sam G. said...
See, I don't think a lot of people who aren't into comics know this, but Frank Miller is crazy. I mean Andy Dick/Rosie O'Donnell/Charles Oakley crazy. And, allegedly, a lush to boot. So Batman vs. Al Qaeda is completely within the realm of possibility.
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5-31-2007 @ 8:52AM
Patrick said...
"Batman vs. Al Qaeda" isn't just in the realm of possibility; it's a confirmed certainty. However, the title I've seen used for it in past articles and interviews is actually "Holy Terror, Batman!"
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5-31-2007 @ 11:26AM
Anna07 said...
It is a major disappointment that SC2 is delayed. I also agreethat Grindhouse was awesome and that the fake previews for that movie were so entertaining. Grindhouse was a histerically funny movie.
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5-31-2007 @ 1:21PM
Jim said...
My opinion? Whatever Rodrigues and Miller decides
to do will be fine with me. I watch more movies than
the average Joe and believe me, there's nothing out
there but re-hashed sequels like Pirates, Shrek and
Spiderman. We need something new and fresh. (Like a
great courtroom drama. But we all know that'll never
happen.)
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