Machete Kills shoots this April
In April, Robert Rodriguez will reteam with Danny Trejo for the long talked about sequel Machete Kills. When that shoot wraps, the director plans to move directly into production on Sin City 2, with hopes of getting it in front of cameras before the end of summer.
No casting, other than Danny Trejo, has been announced for either project, with all plot details being kept under wraps. Robert Rodriguez does promise that the ensemble casts for both films will be of the same caliber seen in the originals, with quite a few unexpected surprises in store for fans.
On the animation front, Quickdraw Animation will be its own entity, separate from the filmmaker's own Troublemaker Studios. He has two feature films already in the planning stages, and the banner will likely launch with the debut of the long-gestating remake of Heavy Metal. The script of which is finally finished. The second movie is a family feature, which is also scripted and now in the storyboarding phase. Quickdraw Animation will be devoted mainly to making feature-length CG-animated films fully created by Robert Rodriguez's own in-house staff of roughly seven to eight people. All story and visual elements will be developed within Quickdraw before being shipped to a sister company for the animation finalization process.
The El Rey network will be primarily pointed towards the overlooked Latino male audience. Robert Rodriguez hopes that burgeoning talents in the independent film world will send in material to later be used on the channel, calling it the first "Cloud Network". This is what the director had to say about the upcoming platform.
"We need content! Go make stuff and send it! We'll be the first Cloud network. This is what we've been building up to do. To really step into more of a leadership position in the community to empower and help others. There's nobody really operating in that space. That's where the real growth is, in the Hispanic community. It's the largest, fastest-growing minority, but there's nothing really targeting them. There are 500 networks and none of them are doing anything in that area. So that's what I'm going for right there.
That's what's most needed culturally, too. You need to help not just reflect that identity but also shape that identity. Because if you ask any Latino, 'Are you Latino?' they might say, 'Well, I don't really speak Spanish, I'm not really American, I'm floating in between, and I'm not on TV, so I must not exist.' It would change people's view of themselves if they finally exist in this space."
That's what's most needed culturally, too. You need to help not just reflect that identity but also shape that identity. Because if you ask any Latino, 'Are you Latino?' they might say, 'Well, I don't really speak Spanish, I'm not really American, I'm floating in between, and I'm not on TV, so I must not exist.' It would change people's view of themselves if they finally exist in this space."
Machete Kills comes to theaters September 13th, 2013 and stars Danny Trejo, Mel Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jessica Alba, Amber Heard, Demián Bichir, Sofía Vergara, Charlie Sheen. The film is directed by Robert Rodriguez.
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For comes to theaters October 4th, 2013 and stars Jamie Chung, Jessica Alba, Alexa Vega, Mickey Rourke, Rosario Dawson, Jaime King, Michael Madsen, Dennis Haysbert. The film is directed by Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez.
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CUPID
@ghostman Nah...
1 year agoby @cupidFlag
Ghostman
@cupid Read the Sin City graphic novel and then see the film again, it'll change your mind.
1 year agoby @ghostmanFlag
Alan Solares
FINALLLY!!!
1 year agoby @Alan-SolaresFlag
justatadmatt
actually very excited for both, but sin city def wins this one out.
1 year agoby @justatadmattFlag
BERSERKER
About damn time this sequel finally gets moving, Sin City that is.
1 year agoby @Number1WolverineFlag
The Knight Has Risen
I want my second dose of Sin City now!
1 year agoby @thehost91Flag
CUPID
Machete was crap and......Sin City was crap too so i really dont care about both these movies
1 year agoby @cupidFlag
Jimthar
i'll believe in SC2 when i actually see a trailer for it. until then......
1 year agoby @jimtharFlag
ejk1
I'm happy for the SC2 news, but I'll believe it when it actually starts shooting.
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Mutant
Sin City 2 seems interesting but I have no interest in Machete Kills
1 year agoby @zenderFlag
Space101
First good news of today....
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Jamie807
I want Sin City 2 more, they better deliver!
1 year agoby @Jamie807Flag
TheDude1
Can't wait for Sin City 2 and Machete Kills!!!
1 year agoby @thedude1Flag
moviegeek
Why a Machete sequel?? No interest there..
1 year agoby @moviegeekFlag
Ghostman
Sin City 2?! this better not be a f*cking joke man!
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