'Sin City 2' Director Confirms Casting Details

Robert Rodriguez tells MTV News that Rosario Dawson and Mickey Rourke are 'pumped' for 'A Dame to Kill For.'
By Kevin P. Sullivan

Robert Rodriguez
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After years of waiting, fans of Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller's "Sin City" finally got confirmation that their dreams would be answered.

Last week, Rodriguez announced he would begin production on the long-awaited sequel this summer and that casting would begin soon. The official title will be "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For," taking its name from Miller's second story in the series.

MTV News spoke with Robert Rodriguez for the Blu-ray release of "Roadracers," an early film of his, and he opened up about the sequel and returning to Miller's world.

MTV: There was huge news last week with the green light for "Sin City 2." You're beginning casting now?

Robert Rodriguez: We still have to cast. I'm shooting "Machete" next month, and we go right into "Sin City." It might overlap, but we haven't done any casting yet, except for the people who we know are already in it and returning. "A Dame to Kill For," all those people come back. I just had lunch with Mickey [Rourke] this weekend. He's all excited to come back, but he's probably the first one. I saw Rosario [Dawson] too. I ran into her for something else, and she's pumped. They've always been excited about doing another one, so that will be fun.

MTV: Does casting responsibility fall primarily on you and Frank Miller?

Rodriguez: That will be the process. Frank and I go together to meet everybody, and I like seeing his reaction because he drew these characters so long and when they walk in the room, you see it on his face. He doesn't know who it's going to be until he sees them. Then he's like, "This is exactly like the character I created." It's pretty exciting.

MTV: You've said before that you wanted to use three acts again. Is that still the plan?

Rodriguez: Three is a good number. Dramatically, the three-act structure has lasted and is tried and true. I did an anthology before called "Four Rooms," and if you look it up, anthologies are never successful. That's the end of that, I thought. Then I said, "I bet I can do an anthology if it's the same director, and not four, not five, not eight stories. That's too many." Three is a good number. I think two is just weird. Three feels like a dramatic structure, even if they're separate stories. I feels like one, two, three acts and maybe a wrap around. It worked on "Sin City," and that's probably the first anthology that ever worked, that I can think of. So I'm going to stick with that template because, one, I invented it. I can claim it and go, "I'm going to do it again." If it doesn't work, then I'll know that "Sin City" was just a fluke.

MTV: Was a "Sin City" sequel always in the back of your mind? I know there have been plans for years.

Rodriguez: It was immediately [known] that we were going to do it. I think it was 2007, and I was already meeting with Angelina Jolie and people to do it. The Weinsteins had just started a new company. They just didn't have the money to do it at the time. It was like, "Go do another movie or two and come back. We'll be ready." I went off and did a couple movies. Frank went off and did some movies. Then it got harder and harder to come back and find the time to do it. We missed that moment when it was ready to go. Then it was so far afterwards that it might as well have been any time now, but people never lost their appetite for it. They still come up to us and say "When are you doing another 'Sin City'?" We thought we had to do it at some point. Now we're just making the time.

MTV: Are you still looking at casting Angelina Jolie?

Rodriguez: I haven't even gotten to meet with her yet about it or discuss with Frank about who we would want to go with or talk to first. That's a fun process, but that probably won't happen in the next month.

MTV: Several movies have imitated the style from "Sin City." Is there a desire at all to reinvent the wheel a bit?

Rodriguez: I probably thought that back then, but now, even people did green screen stuff, "Sin City" is very unique. It's not just the visuals. It's the story and how it's told and Frank's storytelling that works when you're looking at it in a book or in a film. It works in any way, shape or form. He's just a great writer and visualist and storyteller with pictures in a way that's different than what anyone else can think of. It's so unique, and I think that's why people keep asking for another "Sin City" in particular. In terms of just visuals and effects, yeah, it will evolve from the original, for sure.

Are you pumped for "Sin City 2: A Dame to Kill For"? Let us know in the comments!

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J. Cole Helps His Old Pal 360 Leave The Streets Behind

'He reached out while I was doing my thing and was like, 'Yo let me help you,' ' 360 tells Mixtape Daily of his Cole collabo.
By Rob Markman

360
Photo: MTV News

Fire Starter: 360
There was a time when 360 was running around in circles, simultaneously chasing his rap dreams while being pulled by the streets' centrifugal force. Those days are over, however, and now the full-time MC is on a linear path.

"Everything that I've done it's all just come back to music at the end of the day," the Queens, New York, newcomer told Mixtape Daily. "So this time I was like, 'I'm staying. I'm not doing nothing else but music now.' "

6-0's debut EP, Everywhere and Back, which was released as a free download on his website at the top of April, is a collection of 10 original tracks. The promising rap rookie displays a consistently fluid flow, clever wordplay and a refreshing sense of humor.

Throughout, 360 holds his own collaborating with little-known producers, but he does get one major assist on the boards from Roc Nation's J. Cole. When 60 released YouTube footage of him and Cole in the studio back in February, many wondered how the newcomer hooked up with the platinum producer. It's a Queens thing, 360 explained.

"Cole, I knew him from way back. I knew him from when he was in St. Johns," he said, recalling Jermaine's college days in New York. "Basically, when it was my time to come up, he reached out while I was doing my thing and was like, 'Yo let me help you.' "

It was a crucial assist. The result is "What Goes Up," one of Everywhere and Back's standout tracks. Another is "Woulda Kid," a track that pokes fun at those who exaggerate their street bravado to impress others. "It's basically somebody that talks and never comes through, ever," 360 explained while laughing.

Now that he is no longer chasing his tail in the streets, 360 is focused on a productive career in rap. It's an age-old story, but one that never gets stale. "I really sat down and planned this. This wasn't like I was just putting songs together," he said. "The ultimate goal at the end of the day is to make a real change."

For other artists featured in Mixtape Daily, check out Mixtape Daily Headlines.

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QNX's Watson-connected Porsche 911, hands-on (video)

Remember that QNX-loaded Porsche 911 we sat down with (in?) at CES? Well, it's back and it learned a few new tricks en route to New Amsterdam York City. The car-friendly software company got its hooks into AT&T's Watson Speech API and used it to power a new voice-command system for it's own take on the "virtual assistant." Using the new speech recognition tool and Ma Bell's LTE network QNX was able to pull up websites, find a Starbucks (though, in New York City you'd have to be blind to not find one) and place calls. All in all, the demo wasn't too different from what we saw in Vegas in January -- in fact, we wouldn't be surprised to find out that Porsche was also utilizing Watson, long before it was announced. For a familiar, but still interesting demo, check out the video after the break.

Gallery: QNX's Watson-connected Porsche 911

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When recording a podcast, you know, it can be difficult.?You need a good microphone and clear, a good topic to talk for 30 to 60 minutes, and a way to distribute your podcast all over the internet.?If you are new to the use of podcasts are so I guess today?s lesson will be of some use to you.

The first thing you should know is that podcasting is very simple to do.?You can create a podcast, and use it to back a ton of new visitors to your site on a daily basis.?You should know that the best way to lead your podcast is about to undertake themselves.?You are not using one of these inexpensive ?text to speech? software.?I assure you it is not good for your business.

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The way to Raise a Kid with Asthma (part 2) | Faith Questions

Heres the continuation from the article captioned over.

Id pointed out altering the kids (as well as the familys diet regime for that make any difference) as the basis to get an organic asthma remedy.

Naturally, I introduced a vegetarian diet within the 1st part and Im conscious that as a father or mother you may ask: where will my Expanding kid get protein from ?

Youll find over adequate quantities of proteins in Vegetables and fruit and documented info around the precise demands for protein based on Dr. Stanley Burroughs is really about a nickels fat really worth per-day.

Now the complete protein propaganda is another subject into by itself, but for increasing children, 1 should be much more involved about them getting adequate vitamins and minerals.

Thankfully, they are over plentiful in vegetables and fruit and particularly the Banana, Dates, Avocadoes, Olives, Cabbage, Lettuce, Durian, Young Coconuts as well as the Apple give over sufficient protein for growing kids and even you.

Here are various other rapid variables to contemplate and ideally place you comfortable:

1. Its been scientifically proven that mothers milk is about 2% protein, now if this is the ideal of the increasing child for the very first 3 years; of course it shows the minimal need of it.

2. 98% from the human population is sweet toothed?which shows that carbs are our primary want opposite to well-liked perception.

3. Depending on the John Robbins work titled: Diet regime for a new The usa, the number of individuals in the US suffering from diseases brought on by protein excess can be a mind-boggling 40, 000, 000 in comparison with a measly 3 folks struggling with the deficiency of the substance.

Within the perception the topic of diet has been adequately coated, Ill mention various other variables that might aid in raising a kid with asthma.

To restore physical fitness for the child, you can bring in him to mild exercises like Yoga. Most local YMCA and YWCA branches have classes designed particularly for kids or you might appear into Yoga studios that provide them.

As an option, you can go to your preferred this kind of engine and type up Sun Salutations. They are the core of yoga and have confidence in me after i let you know the execution of them is enjoyable and you are going to experience Yogas positive aspects for asthma and general health and fitness by performing these easy exercises. Oh, and children adore them. I have examine in India exactly where they originated, they in fact maintain competitions to see that can do probably the most.

To suit your needs as being a parent, if intrigued, Yoga of course can can be found in helpful for you personally for simple stress relief and of course like a selection for physical exercise.

Whenever your kids fitness has improved, you might progressively at your discretion re-introduce other forms of exercise. But obviously, they enjoy to perform to ensure that should not be a problem.

Other simple methods to curb the impact of Asthma inside your kids daily life are to:

1. Stay away from excessive temperature alterations.
2. Make certain dust mites are decreased as a lot as feasible in your residence
3. Use a humidifier in the chilly seasons.
4. Keep refreshing air circulating as significantly as feasible inside the residence.

It really is my hope that these actions may possibly can be found in handy in restoring your kids respiratory health. Of course your own parental discretion is suggested when it comes to these ideas. But hopefully they would come in useful in helping you boost a kid with asthma.

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Acupuncture and Massage | Health and Fitness

If there is one type of alternative medicine that people still use these days, it has to be acupuncture. Apart from acupuncture, massage is another ancient technique that is still famous these days. These two techniques may be able to effectively provide results to you.

Acupuncture has been present for a very long time. It is believed to have started a couple thousand of years ago in China. This technique basically revolves around the belief that the human body is made up of meridians. And in order to attain the best state of health, these meridians should be able to let energy flow as freely as possible. If there are problems with the flow, this will be where acupuncture will come in. It can be used to achieve correct flow of energy by triggering the correct acupuncture points.

Massage, on the other hand, is a technique that mainly uses touch to help the body attain a better state. There are different techniques that will make use of different intensities and strokes in order to help relieve tension and help relax the muscles of the body.

These two methods require that the therapist have an extensive knowledge of the techniques in order to provide the best results. Acupuncture will require the therapist to learn where the acupuncture points are. Aside from this, it will also be a requirement for one to determine which points need to be addressed in order to solve an existing problem. For massage, the therapist needs to know the different techniques. These techniques will consist of the different massage strokes.

For both these methods, setting the right environment is vital. For the person receiving the therapy to be most relaxed, the atmosphere should be quiet and soothing. The lights may be dimmed a little in order to provide privacy and a sense of calm. For those performing acupuncture, there should be enough light to allow the therapist to clearly see where the acupuncture needles will be placed.

Acupuncture and massage are believed to be effective in reducing stress levels of an individual. They are also believed to help people endure pain. They can either reduce the sensation of pain or they may help eradicate it completely. Massage helps relieve the muscles of tension. Once this is used, the muscles of the body can have reduced tightness. Acupuncture produces its effects since it is believed to be able to restore proper flow of body energy. It may help the healing process.

You may try out these two different techniques together. However, some people might opt to stick to the one method that they believe is the most effective. The convenience and degree of relaxation that they get may also play a big part in their decision of which one to choose.

For either of these two methods, there might be a need for you to consult your physician. If you have an existing medical condition, you need to get clearance in order to determine if you are well enough to safely undergo such methods.

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At the Navy's brand, new multi-million dollar LASR complex, researchers are creating problem-solving Siri times a million. It'll understand us! It'll be friendly! And it'll put out our fires by being just as smart as a human. We hope. More »

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Motorola engineer leaks Droid RAZR HD, could lose his desk

If you spent your weekend scanning Picasa for photos shot on a Motorola Droid RAZR HD smartphone, then ordinarily you'd have wasted your time. No phone by that name officially exists, and the PenTile Super AMOLED displays on both the standard Droid RAZR and the RAZR Maxx are distinctly not high definition. Surprising then, that when Blog of Mobile searched Picasa they discovered an album shot by a Motorola engineer supposedly using a RAZR HD. The photos have since been removed, leaving only the blurry desk image shown above, which is also attributed to a RAZR HD even if we can't be certain who shot it. Fortunately, the EXIF data was grabbed before the wipe, and if you glance past the break you'll see that it mentions a possible 'Vanquish' codename for the phone as a well as ICS build 4.0.3. There, just when you needed yet another reason to love EXIF.

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HTC EVO Design 4G receiving an OTA security update

If you own a HTC EVO Design 4G, odds are you may have already seen an update hit your device, and if not now would be a good time to check for one. Unfortunately this isn't the Ice Cream Sandwich update that we are all anxiously waiting for. This update is aimed towards some security fixes which is something we have seen HTC do previously. Hopefully this is just one step closer to the ICS update, but for now be sure to grab the update, and as always sing out in the comments if you notice anything else that has changed.

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Intel Windows 8 Tablets Details: Two Sizes, Atom Guts, and 4G Goodness To Come [Windows 8]

At a conference in Beijing earlier today, Intel released some new details on what its Windows 8 tablets will look like when they finally launch either later this year or early next. Turns out there are actually going to be two different lines: a traditional 10-inch model, and an 11-inch hybrid with a physical keyboard. More »

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