As we noted earlier in the week, director Robert Rodriguez participated in a Facebook livechat and revealed that "Sin City 2" would be his follow-up film after "Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World" if the rewritten script with Frank Miller was ready.Rodriguez fielded several questions from fans about various projects and was very forthcoming the entire time. While the transcript isn't available, we sat through the entire livechat and took notes on the various questions he was asked. Here's a breakdown.
Asked if he was still involved with "Red Sonja" his answer was essentially no. He noted that "Millennium [now] has the rights," and that they've decided to remake "Conan" first (the upcoming film starring Jason Momoa). "Post-'Conan' they're gonna see" if they want to make ["Red Sonja"], but it didn't sound as if he would be involved and Rose McGowan was already recast as a different character — an evil half witch — in "Conan" (and has already confirmed her exit from "Red Sonja"). Some people insist (or forget) that Rodriguez is part of "Red Sonja," but it seems incredibly clear that as of right now, he has nothing to do with it.
Asked about his his little-seen 1994 TV movie "Roadracers" starring David Arquette, John Hawkes and Salma Hayek, the filmmaker said, "That's one I might just license myself and do my own packaging. People would get the most out of that 10-minute film-school because it's much more along the lines of what you would do on a first film. It shows that you don't have to overshoot something."
Longtime Rodriguez fans will remember his book, "Rebel Without A Crew,"subtitled, "Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player," which tells you all you need to know about the making of his 1992 feature-length debut "El Mariachi," which was produced on a shoestring budget. Rodriguez says he has enough material for a "Rebel Without A Crew Part 2," but it would need severe editing as he has volumes of notes. He also said he'd like to add a video component as he's always shooting friends telling him about key moments in their lives. "I might have someone "Rebel Diaries" do them in sections cause there's so much stuff that happened," between films. "So many great stories.. I remember showing Jim Cameron 'Desperado' and he watched it, this was 1995 and he said, 'Why don't you read my treatment for 'Spider-Man' and 'Avatar' — getting to see the evolution of that, I would probably put in the book." As for the video footage Rodriguez said he has tape of Quentin Tarantino telling him about his ideas for "Pulp Fiction" and "Kill Bill."
Asked if he would work with Tarantino again, Rodriguez said "of course" and imagines in a few years they will try another collaboration, noting his colleague is an excellent collaborator and both a "Superman" and a "Clark Kent" in the way he's such an inspiration and at the same time, simply a good friend. Asked if he would make another "Grindhouse 2" his answer was "I hope so."
As for another "Mariachi" film with Antonio Banderas, Rodriguez said that he and the actor would love to make another film when Banderas is gray, "old and round." Lastly, the Austin-based filmmaker reiterated his past thoughts on potential "Machete" sequels and said he would make the films if the fans demand it.
