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UPDATE: The Weinstein Company Loses 'Sin City 2'
Wednesday, April 8, 2009


By: MrDisgusting
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Update: MTV reports that this story is bunk, while a new update (April 22) reports that this is in fact 100% TRUE! Some monster news just his the website IESB this evening as they're reporting that the Weinstein Company has lost the rights to Sin City 2! "The specifics are not clear but some details are emerging that the movie will now be financed by a private equity group and an announcement is expected soon," the site writes. "Robert Rodriguez' Trouble Maker studios will still produce the film. No word on what studio may end up distributing. Universal Studios' name has come up as a possible contender. " Brittany Murphy, Mickey Rourke, Michael Clarke Duncan, Angelina Jolie, Rosario Dawson and Michael Madsen had all been confirmed to return in the sequel, but we'll have to see how things flesh out from here on out.

No word on what studio may end up distributing. Universal Studios' name has come up as a possible contender.

Source: IESB.net

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keywestkid
2:12am, April 8, 2009

Angelina Jolie had all been confirmed to return in the sequel... umm when was she in the first?


tarman82
2:45am, April 8, 2009

This movie probably won't even be made already,was really looking foward to the sequel but once a movie loses steam like this has, chances are it will never be,shame though....


KingOfHorror
8:11am, April 8, 2009

What About Jessica Alba The Dancing Cowgirl! Best Part of Original!


Dr_Loomis
9:34am, April 8, 2009

This really isn't a big deal.


Boogerwall
10:31am, April 8, 2009

I think it might cost them a lot of funding though. No reason to do the sequel poorly.


ttop33
11:29am, April 8, 2009

It's good news actually because weinstein brothers suck. And probably wouldn't have given sin city2 a chance to be like sin city 1, in fear it would not do well like grindhouse.


ttop33
11:29am, April 8, 2009

It's good news actually because weinstein brothers suck. And probably wouldn't have given sin city2 a chance to be like sin city 1, in fear it would not do well like grindhouse.


Jcoles5000
12:50pm, April 8, 2009

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Sin City is my favorite movie of all time. This was supposed to already been made years ago. Now this will take another 3 years to get off the ground. The Weinsteins haven't exactly had hits lately but at least they would have had a solid investment. Damn you Weinsteins, damn you!!!!!!


Jason2009
2:17pm, April 8, 2009

yeah where the hell is Jessica Alba? Or is Angelina Jolie replacing her cause she was not in the first one.


hor666
2:28pm, April 8, 2009

im sick and tired of even hearing about angelina jolie or seeing her face and i use to be a big fan but this having to have as much babys as possible has turn me away from her so that sucks some that shes in it. all you ever hear about is her and brad adopting another kid. brad looks old now. lol i wonder why. theres other women out there that cant even have kids and they get to sit back and watch angelina grab them all. im sick of it! sorry about that. LMAO pulling away from the topic here, but yeah i will be dissapointed if nancy callahan jessica albas role is not in it because i rember them saying not long ago that they were gonna write her into this one and have her doing something. i guess will just have to see what develops in the near future.


coffinjoe
4:17pm, April 8, 2009

I could really care less that the Weinstien Company doesn't have it. As long as the film is shot with the same style and is as enjoyable as the first one, I have no issues with it. Who really gives a damn about the company? I'd only be worried if it were being handled by a company like Taurus or Troma. Please note: I don't dislike Troma, but this isn't the film for them.


the_arsonist
5:05pm, April 8, 2009

Hey guys, take it easy. Jessica Alba will continue being Nancy Callahan, Angelina Jolie will be the sexy villain Ava Lord, ex-friend of Dwight McCarthy in the comics.


flesheater123
6:41pm, April 8, 2009

FUckin good.... I hate those fags they ruin every movie. They should retire, move to an island and kill themselves for what they done to movies.


Old Meat
6:45pm, April 8, 2009

I say bump Angelina and Jessica since they've both been ruined by babies. Let's get some fresh meat like Megan Fox up in here.


Dr_Loomis
11:12pm, April 8, 2009

"They should retire, move to an island and kill themselves for what they done to movies. " HAHAHA


Chococat
11:48pm, April 8, 2009

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! I really wanted this movie....


realsolution#9
7:00am, April 9, 2009

Err, not sure why everyone is acting like this movie isn't being made - it clearly states above that it is going ahead but with different financial backers. I am happy the Weinsteins have lost the rights to it, it's their fault the film has been delayed so long as they were trying to force Rodriguez to tone down the violence and change storylines. They really are a couple of douchebags, the can't leave any project alone without interferring!


hegemon13
9:30am, April 9, 2009

Good riddance. Now a studio that's willing to treat the movie right will get the chance to produce it. The Weinsteins have been dragging their feet on this for way too long. By the way, any details on how they lost the rights?


Zeapups
11:47am, April 9, 2009

this movie can not come any faster!!!


Gruesome76
2:34pm, April 9, 2009

That's right! when you snooze you lose. I'm not surprised with them dragging their feet like this. I worked for a large entertainment company (I won't mention the name) years ago. They had a habit of draging their feet...and guess what they lost the rights to many fantastic films...some even won oscars and other awards. This is not to say that Sin City 2 is going to win tons of award but you get the picture.


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