Robert Rodriguez Promises Sin City 2 News-Item We've All Heard Before #92425234

Here's the thing.

Not only has Robert Rodriguez made these claims before. To the point where we all roll our eyes every time he promises it's coming. But the fact of the matter is he waited too damn long for Sin City 2. The idea of a return to Basin City has us drooling, hungry for more circa 2005 after its release. To his credit, Rodriguez brought the comic-book world of Frank Miller (down to the panels) to life in a way we'd never seen before. Up to that point.

Then we waited for that follow-up, said to be A Dame to Kill For. The rumors, at the time, said Rodriguez had cast Angelina Jolie and so content was he to use her he would wait till after her then-pregnancy. That was back during the days when I believed that kind of bullshit, "official" reasons. Then Jolie had her baby... and still no Sin City 2.

And then 300 came along and Zack Snyder got all the credit for literally doing the same thing Rodriguez did two years prior. But since 300 was a bigger hit, he got all the acclaim... and then The Spirit happened and the thought of a green-screened, comic-universe in live-action form (From Miller, no less) suddenly brought a sour taste in people's mouths... and yet we would still hear stuff about that Sin City follow-up... and then nothing would happen. Lather, rinse, repeat... here we go again.

Speaking at SXSW, via THR, Rodriguez is back to the Sin City 2 promises. This time it will come after he wraps Machete Kills (Another sequel he’s promised for awhile) this summer. Though is possible it happens because, one, a broken clock is right twice a day, and, two he works incredibly fast and well-known for being such a one-man crew. That sure, it could happen.

Not to mention, we know he's all for going back to the well since he helmed Spy Kids 4 last year. And like that, it looks like Rodriguez is trying his best to reclaim his past glories. In that case (as proven by the financial failure of said forth Spy Kids), then stop looking to the past for inspirations.