Robert Rodriguez is partnering with Blackberry for Project Green Screen to directly collaborate with his fans on the short film Two Scoops.  There are a few scenes left unfinished in Two Scoops, and Rodriguez wants your help: “I’d like you guys to use your creativity and imagination to help complete them.”  Rodriguez and the crew at Troublemaker Studios will sort through crowdsourced footage and images to insert regular folk into the final product via green screen.

The first task Rodriguez assigned was to act out a small speaking role or submit a photo to appear on a “Missing” flyer.  Next fans tweeted suggestions for a wacky weapon.  Now the director wants you to send him a sketch of “the scariest or most ridiculous monster you can think of.”  Hit the jump for details.

Robert Rodriguez is partnering with Blackberry for Project Green Screen to directly collaborate with his fans on the short film Two Scoops.  There are a few scenes left unfinished in Two Scoops, and Rodriguez wants your help: “I’d like you guys to use your creativity and imagination to help complete them.”  Rodriguez and the crew at Troublemaker Studios will sort through crowdsourced footage and images to insert regular folk into the final product via green screen.

The first task Rodriguez assigned was to act out a small speaking role or submit a photo to appear on a “Missing” flyer.  Now the director is inviting fans to tweet suggestions for “the craziest weapon that could bring a giant monster to its knees.”  Hit the jump for details.

Robert Rodriguez is partnering with Blackberry for Project Green Screen to collaborate with his fans on the short film Two Scoops. There are a few scenes left unfinished in Two Scoops, and Rodriguez wants your help: “I’d like you guys to use your creativity and imagination to help complete them.” Rodriguez and the crew at Troublemaker Studios will sort through crowdsourced footage and images to insert the best submissions into the final product using green screen.

Electra and Elise Avellan star as: “Ice cream scoopers by day. Danger seekers by night.” Check out a featurette that lets Rodriguez explain the inspiration behind Project Green Screen after the jump.

Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez is taking the concept of “fan participation” to a whole new level with his latest short film Two Scoops.  A couple of days ago, we debuted the trailer, poster, behind-the-scenes images, and a featurette for Rodriguez’s interactive short, and today we’re sharing a video in which Rodriguez himself explains how fans can be a part of the film.  Rodriguez has already shot the bulk of Two Scoops—which centers on two twin sisters who run an ice cream truck and slay monsters in their spare time—but the film is full of green screen elements that give fans the opportunity to participate.

As part of BlackBerry’s “Project Green Screens,” fans can either act in the movie, have their face in the film, invent a cool weapon, or even invent a giant monster.  Hit the jump to watch the video in which Rodriguez explains how to be a part of Two Scoops.

Robert Rodriguez has always invited the viewer to be a part of his filmmaking process, starting with the influential book diary Rebel Without a Crew.  Rodriguez is partnering with Blackberry for Project Green Screen to directly collaborate with his fans on the short film Two Scoops.  There are a few scenes left unfinished in Two Scoops, and Rodriguez wants your help: “I’d like you guys to use your creativity and imagination to help complete them.”  Rodriguez and the crew at Troublemaker Studios will sort through crowdsourced footage and images to insert regular folk into the final product via green screen.

Buxom twins Electra and Elise Avellan brandish guns on the poster with the tagline, “Ice cream scoopers by day.  Danger seekers by night.”  I think that tells you everything you need to know about the tone of the short.  Check out the trailer, a featurette that explains the inspiration behind Project Green Screen, the poster, and a few behind-the-scenes images after the jump.

Other than a tremendous amount of casting news, we haven’t seen too much out of the camp of Robert Rodriguez and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.  All that changed today when the sequel’s co-writer/co-director decided to tweet some behind-the-scenes images from the production.  Rodriguez treated fans to some “before and after green screen” images featuring Josh Brolin.

Starring Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Bruce Willis, Rosario Dawson, Jaime King, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dennis Haysbert,Christopher Meloni, Jeremy Piven, Ray Liotta, Juno Temple, Stacy Keach, Eva Green and Julia Garner,  Sin City: A Dame to Kill For opens on October 4th.  Hit the jump to check out the new images.

Months after principal photography first began, director Robert Rodriguez has finally found his dame.  Dimension Films announced today that Eva Green (Dark Shadows) will play the titular character in the sequel Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.  Green will take on the role of Ava Lord, and Rodriguez and his co-director Frank Miller had the following to say about the casting:

“Ava Lord is one of the most deadly and fascinating residents of Sin City.  From the start, we knew that the actor would need to be able to embody the multifaceted characteristics of this femme fatale and we found that in Eva Green.”

It was also announced today that Julia Garner (Martha Marcy May Marlene) will be playing the young stripper character Marcy.  The cast now includes Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Bruce Willis, Rosario Dawson, Jaime King, Josh Brolin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dennis Haysbert, Christopher Meloni, Jeremy Piven, Ray Liotta, and Juno Temple.  Sin City: A Dame to Kill For opens on October 4th.  Hit the jump for the press release.

The cast for Robert Rodriguez’s Sin City: A Dame to Kill For continues to fill out rather nicely.  In a recent interview at Sundance, the sequel’s co-director confirmed Bruce Willis‘ return and spoke on a number of other casting decisions, such as the part of Ava Lord which is still vacant at this time.  Willis played eternally tough cop Hartigan in the 2005 original and will presumably return in the role.  Rodriguez also spoke about the use of 3D in the sequel.

Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Josh Brolin, Mickey Rourke, Christopher Melonni, Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, Jaime King, Dennis Haysbert and Jamie Chung, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For opens October 4th.  Hit the jump to watch the interview with Rodriguez. 

Director Robert Rodriguez’s sequel Machete Kills now has a release date, as the continued adventures of the titular Machete will commence on September 13th of this year.  The pic is the second in a planned trilogy (the third film supposedly takes place in space) and centers on Machete’s (Danny Trejo) quest to stop an eccentric billionaire arms dealer who has plans to spread war and anarchy across the planet.  On the September release date, the pic will open opposite the dancing film Battle of the Year and the Aaron Eckhart-led action horror adaptation I, Frankenstein.

Hit the jump to read the full press release.  The colorful cast includes Michelle Rodriguez, Sofia Vergara, Amber Heard, Charlie Sheen, Lady Gaga, Antonio Banderas, Jessica Alba, Demian Bichir, Alex Vega, Vanessa Hudgens, Cuba Gooding Jr., William Sadler, Marko Zaror, and of course Mel Gibson.

The 2013 Sundance Film Festival recently announced some new additions to their screening line-up, so we put together some images from the following films:

• Magic Magic – Written and directed by Sebastian Silva and starring Michael Cera, Juno Temple, Emily Browning, Catalina Sandino Moreno and Augustín Silva.
• Muscle Shoals – A musical documentary from Greg “Freddy” Camalier, featuring Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Gregg Allman, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Alicia Keys, Bono and others.
• El Mariachi (1993) – Directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Rodriguez and Carlos Gallardo, El Mariachi stars Gallardo, Consuelo Gomez, Jaime De Hoyos, Peter Marquardt and Reinol Martinez.

Hit the jump to check out the images and synopses.  The 2013 Sundance Film Festival runs from January 17 – 27th.

Alexa Vega goes from Spy Kid to Killjoy in her latest picture, Machete Kills.  The sequel, directed by Robert Rodriguez, features the return of the titular ex-Federale (Danny Trejo) as he attempts to stop a gang of arms-dealing terrorists.  Vega’s character, Killjoy, is a hitwoman she describes as “a bodyguard of a whorehoues.”  Vega recently talked at length about her character and embracing her sexuality.  We got our first glimpse of Vega in this black-and-white image from the picture that proved the starlet had grown up.  Now, we have a new full-color image of Vega as Killjoy that’s even more revealing.

Machete Kills, also starring Michelle Rodriguez, Sofia Vergara, Amber Heard, Charlie Sheen, Lady Gaga, Antonio Banderas, Jessica Alba, Demian Bichir, Vanessa Hudgens, Cuba Gooding, Jr., William Sadler, Marko Zaror and Mel Gibson, opens next year.  Hit the jump to check out Vega’s new look.

A double-barrel of good news on the Machete Kills front, as the Robert Rodriguez-directed and Danny Trejo-starring sequel has been picked up for North American distribution in 2013 by Open Road Films and has released its first official image!  The second installment in a planned trilogy features Trejo as the former Mexican federale out to stop a madman and a billionaire arms dealer from unleashing war across the globe.

The crazy cast which crowds Trejo out of his screen time features Michelle Rodriguez, Sofia Vergara, Amber Heard, Charlie Sheen, Lady Gaga, Antonio Banderas, Jessica Alba, Demian Bichir, Alexa Vega, Vanessa Hudgens, Cuba Gooding, Jr., William Sadler, Marko Zaror and Mel Gibson.  Hit the jump to check out the first image of Machete Kills.  Mr. Machete, what are you doing to Miss San Antonio?

With production looming closer, we’re starting to get word regarding the final confirmed cast for director Robert Rodriguez’s long-in-the-works sequel Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.  Back in April we heard that Rosario Dawson was planning on reprising her role as Gail in the follow-up, but subsequent press releases for the film left her name off the cast list.  Now the actress herself has confirmed her involvement to E! Online:

“It’s in! It’s happening! Can’t tell you nothing.”

If I remember correctly, prostitute dominatrix Gail shows up about halfway through Frank Miller’s graphic novel , but the protagonist of A Dame to Kill For is Dwight.  That character was played by Clive Owen in the first film, but in A Dame to Kill For he has a different face.  We still haven’t heard if Owen will be back or who (if anyone) is taking on the character in the sequel, but Dawson is a welcome addition to the cast.  Sin City: A Dame to Kill For opens on October 4th, 2013.

The career paths of child stars can either end up as inspiring success stories or engrossing train wrecks.  There appears to be no rhyme or reason as to how an individual will handle the fame as they mature, but Alexa Vega (Spy Kids) seems ready to complete her transition into adulthood.  After having recently turned 24, Vega is far from adolescence, but is just now preparing to take on a role that centers on her sexuality.  Starring as KillJoy in Robert Rodriguez’s Machete Kills, Vega surprised her fans and co-workers alike with how far her new character is willing to go.  Hit the jump to see what she had to say about her risque role and embracing her sexuality. 

Here’s a new batch of posters to complement the ones we posted earlier today:

• A look at a Chilean martial artist, Marko Zaror, trading in his fists for a shotgun in Robert Rodriguez’s Machete Kills.  The sequel, starring Danny Trejo in the title role, drops sometime next year.
• Two new Spanish posters from Rich Moore’s animated feature, Wreck-It Ralph.  Featuring the voices of John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer and Jane Lynch, Wreck-It Ralph comes out on November 2nd of this year.
• An official poster for The Sessions from writer/director Ben Lewin.  The Sundance 2012 Audience Award Winner stars John Hawkes, Helen Hunt and William H. Macy.  Look for it in theaters starting October 26th.

Hit the jump for the new posters and synopses.