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Sunday
11Jan2009

Harvey Weinstein Calls 'Sin City 2' "A Top Priority"

DateSunday, January 11, 2009 at 1:38AM
This is a little weird: Harvey Weinstein told Sci Fi Wire that he's anxiously awaiting Frank Miller's finished script for Sin City 2, telling the site that greenlighting the project a top priority.

Wire reports that Weinstein was surprised to hear that Miller was working on a screenplay, something we thought was moving forward quite some time ago. "I hope he's about to finish a script," Weinstein said. "We're certainly going to do Sin City 2 eventually, so I'm sure that's coming up."

Miller has said he'd like to co-direct the sequel to the surprise 2005 hit with Robert Rodriguez, and after the dismal performance of Miller's solo debut as a director, The Spirit, I'm sure the Weinsteins wouldn't have it any other way. There has been, in the past month or so, a lot of talk from Miller about the project, with Rosario Dawson echoing Miller's claims that the script was done and that the production would begin in April.

That seems unlikely if the head of the studio wasn't even aware that Miller was working on a script.

The question I have now is whether or not there will be a continued Frank Miller backlash. For The Spirit to do so poorly after the success of Sin City and the massive success of 300 does make you wonder if it was a right place/right time kind of thing. And if this thing hasn't already gotten the green light, maybe the Weinsteins will wonder the same thing when the script finally does get into their hands.

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AuthorColin Boyd | | in , , , , | Print ArticlePrint Article | | Comment1 Comment |

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A lot of people working in Hollywood are either overrated or underrated.

I thought Sin City and 300 were unsubstantial and don't forget that Miller also had his fingers in Robocop 2 and 3 as a writer.

I would certainly not put Miller in the underrated category.

Sunday, January 11, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterLengthy Johnson

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