'The Departed' writer to work on 'Sin City 2' script

William Monahan, the Oscar-Winning writer of The Departed, has been hired to work on the sequel to Sin City. The Sin City 2 script, by Frank Miller - the comic book's original author – was said to have been completed last month. Monahan will be providing a polish on the final draft.

Earlier this month the original film's co-director, Robert Rodriguez, told MTV News:


No actors have yet to sign up for the sequel but Rodriguez says the door is open for all surviving cast members to return. One star name still being touted for a part is Angelina Jolie.

The sequel has been a long time coming, with rumours of its creation beginning as soon as the first was released in 2005. It grossed $158 million (£96 million) worldwide from an estimated budget of $40 million (£24 million).

Since the release of Sin City, Robert Rodriguez has had mixed success. His much-hyped Grindhouse double-bill with Quentin Tarantino failed to attract a cinema audience, however, Grindhouse spin-off, Machete, fared better.

As for Frank Miller, the writer enjoyed success with 300, while his own film The Spirit sank without trace in early 2009.

The latest film by Robert Rodriguez, children's flick Spy Kids 4, is out in cinemas now.

Finally.

Frank Miller opens up about 'Sin City 2'

Frank Miller has revealed more details about his forthcoming Sin City sequel.

The comic book's original author said the characters Nancy Callahan played by Jessica Alba and Mickey Rourke's character Marv would return for the second film although it is not known whether either star will reprise their roles.

He told MTV:


Miller added: "One involving Jessica Alba's character, Nancy Callahan, that I came up with for the movie in order to tie things together and make it be more united with the first."

The graphic novel for A Dame To Kill For also features characters played in the original 2005 film by Rosario Dawson, Devon Aoki and Michael Clarke Duncan.

William Monahan, the Oscar-Winning writer of The Departed, was hired to work on the sequel in the summer.

Filming is expected to take place in Spring 2012.

I had no idea you were a Spy Kids fan, Bubbles.

IIRC Marv had a cameo in A Dame to Kill For before Dwight got his surgery.

Hopefully, hiring a much better actor than Clive Owen.

The best line with Marv in "A Dame to Kill For" was already used in the first Sin City. The "Some people think Marv is crazy. I think he was just born in the wrong time" (paraphrasing) line delivered by Dwight in the bar. That certainly will not destroy the movie for me.

He did. Yeah, how are they going to work the plastic-surgery stuff, I wonder?

I've heard two actors. One pre-op, one post-op.

I was thinking more about plot points. That twin sister who dies as the inciting incident of the Marv story is still alive -- the two twins are in charge of the prostitutes -- for the majority of "Dame to Kill For."

Maybe Sin City 2 is going to be a prequel?

The Sin City timeline regularly jumps around a lot, so I don't think it will be a problem.

Sin City 1 itself took place in three different time periods, and this one will in part a prequel to one of the stories (The Big Fat Kill), will run concurrently with another (The Hard Goodbye), and a little after the third (That Yellow Bastard). The Nancy story will take place after That Yellow Bastard, but other than that we do not know. We still do not know what the third story is, and "Just Another Saturday Night" takes place sometime before "The Hard Goodbye," as Marv is still alive.