Will Sin City 3 Ever Happen?

Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller’s 2005 neo-noir anthology film Sin City spawned a sequel that was met with mixed reviews, making the potential for Sin City 3 improbable. In 2014, the creators urged fans to see Sin City: A Dame To Kill For in order to get the studio to fund another installment. Despite their best efforts, it received mixed reviews that described the film as dull and inferior to its original. In a surprising turn of events, Dimension Films announced a soft reboot of Sin City and, in 2019, Legendary Pictures purchased the rights to make a television series.

Sin City is an adaptation of Frank Miller’s graphic novel series of the same name. The film largely follows the original source materials plot with the first, third, and fourth books as a foundation. It is composed of four stories split into six segments that follow characters portrayed by a star-studded cast of actors. Jessica Alba, Benicio del Toro, Brittany Murphy, Bruce Willis, and Elijah Wood are some of the many high-profile celebrities that graced the screen of the original film. Sin City’s stories include themes of violence, murder, crime, street wars, sex work, and anything that could qualify as sinful.

Sin City: A Dame To Kill For revived a large portion of beloved characters from the first film but their acting and the success of the original was not enough to warrant many positive reviews. Similar to the first, Sin City: A Dame To Kill For is also an anthology film based on the graphic novels of Frank Miller with a primary focus on the second book. It bombed at the box office, and ultimately, a third film was not probable based on a lack of funding and desire for it. Luckily for fans, a Sin City TV reboot seems to be coming in the near future.

Sin City 3 Is Unlikely To Happen

Sin City 3 may never happen due to the fact Sin City: A Dame To Kill For was such a letdown for the series. While it is highly unlikely that newfound funding and interest will prompt the production of Sin City 3, the possibility is lessened even further by the potential TV series. The films were filled to the brim with high-profile and beloved actors in the early 2000s and early 2010s, which brought on a loyal fan base. With a TV series on the way, there’s a lot to offer for the anthology-based films that could reflect other popular anthologies such as Black Mirror and American Horror Story.

When A Sin City 3 Could Release

If Sin City 3 does happen, it is likely that it would release some time in the next 3-4 years. This is based on the release dates for Sin City is 2005 and the nine-year gap that followed before the release of Sin City: A Dame To Kill For. Furthermore, the production value and ensemble cast included in the existing films would require a lot of actors to allocate a great deal of time to this project as well as a substantial amount of funding.

What Sin City 3’s Story Would Be

It is likely that Sin City 3‘s story would continue to utilize Frank Miller’s graphic novel stories. The stories would likely come from the unused source material in Family Values (1997) and stories compiled in Booze, Broads, and Bullets as well as following the neo-noir themes as its predecessors. Miller’s characters and design elements are essential to Sin City, abandoning them for a third movie is highly unlikely.

Regardless of whether or not Sin City 3 will ever happen, the prospect of a Sin City television series is enough to warrant excitement from long time fans of the films and graphic novels. As of June 2020 there is no news on when Sin City the television series will release or if a third movie will see theaters.

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