Where for art thou Sin City 2?

Could it be that Sin City 2 might finally see the light of day? In an interview with MTV Frank Miller says that he's nearly finished writing the script which will combine Sin City narratives "Just Another Saturday Night" with "A Dame to Kill For" and that there will also be new material written specifically for the movie and intended to tie the various elements together.

Just who will wind up being cast for the sequel (and indeed whether ANYONE from the first film will be back) is still up in the air. It's conceivable that this film could have an entirely new cast. For example: "A Dame To Kill For" is about Dwight, which would seem to indicate that Clive Owen will be back to reprise his role from the first film, but it's not a given that will happen. In Miller's comic book Dwight undergoes drastic facial reconstruction between events in "A Dame To Kill For" and "The Big Fat Kill" (which was the source of his Sin City 1 story line). So the film makers could easily choose to go with someone else and not have any explaining to do. Likewise it's no given that Mickey Rourke will return to play Marv for the "Just Another Saturday Night" segment since the actor has expressed frustration with the way the film has been hung up in development and said he's moving on with other things. While the thought of a Sin City sequel without those two actors doesn't make me particularly happy there was one cast member from the first film I certainly hope gets kicked to the curb. Jessica Alba was so terribly miscast as Nancy the stripper that if she winds up sitting out the sequel it can only make for a better film.

So, for about the 50th time in the past 6 or 7 years we're told that Sin City 2 is on the way. While I'd like to believe it I'm afraid I'm not holding my breath at this point. We'll have to just wait and see.

"So you gonna make this movie or what?" "Patience my son, patience."