Article Originally posted on Deadline.

Here’s what Rodriguez told MTV about bringing back Rourke and Dawson:

“[Rourke is] all excited to come back, but he’s probably the first one,” Rodriguez told MTV of returning players. “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.”

The protagonist of A Dame to Kill For is Dwight McCarthy, who was played by Clive Owen in Sin City.  However, the first movie combined Books 1, 3, and 4 of Miller’s gritty series of graphic novels (The Hard Goodbye, The Big Fat Kill, and That Yellow Bastard, respectively).  Dame is the second book in the series, and Dwight has a different face.  If Owen were to return, the filmmakers could slather him in make-up, but it would probably be easier to simply recast part up until Dwight gets his Owen-face.

Article originally posted on Collider.

OkayPlayer are reporting that Samuel has recruited “The Wire” duo Idris Elba and Michael K. Williams along with Rosario Dawson, “Breaking Bad” star Giancarlo Esposito and songstress Erykah Badu for a forty-five minute film likely to be a companion piece to his upcoming album, “They Die By Dawn And Other Short Stories.” Elba and Dawson have worked with Samuel before, and their work can be found on The Bullit’s Youtube page. It doesn’t stop there either, with “some more big names” to be added in the near future.

“I’m shooting a Western ‘They Die By Dawn’ at the Melody Ranch Studios in L.A. where they shot ‘Deadwood,’” Samuel previously told ClashMusic. “It’s set in 1890 with every single black actor in Hollywood swagged out cowboy style – Langston, Oklahoma. I am super, super excited.”

Asked about who he admires creatively, Samuel revealed a bit more about inspirations behind his current ambitions, naming “Sergio Leone, who directed ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’ and his college roommate buddy music scorer, Ennio Morricone, who gave us those awesome sounds and Western soundtracks. Iconic. I love them. They couldn’t afford massive orchestras so they used speech and sonics as instruments. That, in the end, was far more powerful and effective and distinguished those films and stories.”

A reunion between Elba and Williams, two of the best from “The Wire,” will always have our attention, and coupled with Samuel’s promises of a spaghetti western featuring all black cowboys, we’re highly intrigued. His aforementioned album doesn’t come out until the summer, but here are a few videos of Samuel’s work, including a live in-studio performance at the BBC with Lucy Liu of all people.

Article originally posted on Indie Wire 

Check out this quote on Rosario Dawson from an interview with Jeymes Samuel:

For ‘Supercool’, I’m feeling the tune at the same time as I see a tramp and a trolley. A tramp and a trolley. I see the tramp. I can easily jump into that character as he’s real, in my head. It came about after I was in the studio next to Rosario Dawson. What people don’t know is that Rosario Dawson is ‘swagged out’. I mean she’s just really, really musical. We would have dance-offs in the studio or a youtube battle from 8pm-11am. That particular night, we had a youtube battle from 8.30pm. Rosario wrote down every single clip we did. From that day, we were playing ‘Supercool’. The person the tramp meets is Rosario Dawson. I explained it to her and she straight agreed. Rosario is such a down-to-earth person. She gets an Oyster card and travels by train all the time. The film was totally unrehearsed and we did it all in one take. CBS News and worldstarhiphop.com were all over it: ‘Scavenger arrests Rosario Dawson.’ They really believed it. For me, film and music can be a portal into a train of thought.

Article originally posted on Clash Music.

This past weekend, Dawson — who is set to play labor leader Dolores Huerta in the upcoming Cesar Chavez biopic — addressed a packed conference hall at the University of Southern California during the opening plenary of the Voto Latino Power Summit, an organization dedicated to engaging Latino youth voters and leaders, of which she is a co-founder and chairwoman.

Alongside co-founder Maria Teresa Kumar, the President and CEO of Voto Latino and Huerta, who also participated in the event, Dawson had this to say about playing the civil rights activist in the upcoming film:

“The more I get to know [Huerta], the more I am impressed and a little frightened about making sure that I get it right.”

When Huerta, took to the podium, she told Dawson, “Rosario, I’m glad you’re gonna play me. That’s awesome.”

Source: Huffington Post

America Ferrera (“Ugly Betty”) is set to co-star as his wife, Helen Chavez, while Rosario Dawson (“Trance”) will play his right-hand aide, Dolores Huerta.

Luna, Gael Garcia Bernal and Pablo Cruz will produce through Canana Films (“Miss Bala”) along with John Malkovich, Lianne Halfon and Russell Smith of Mr. Mudd (“Young Adult”). Pearson and Larry Meli will also serve as producers.

Pic depicts Chavez organizing the largest non-violent protest in U.S. history to accomplish his ultimate goal of obtaining basic human rights for over 50,000 farm workers in California.

“This man inspired an entire community to see themselves as deserving of basic rights and to rise up against injustice,” said Luna. “The film will send the message that change is in our hands — Chavez did something everyone thought impossible with a fearless grace that magnetized an entire country.”

“Chavez” will begin shooting in the state of Sonora, Mexico in April. Jackie Eckhouse and Karen Segall from Sloss Law negotiated the deal on behalf of Canana.

Luna first went behind the lens with “J.C. Chavez,” a documentary about the life and struggles of legendary Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez. In 2009, Luna directed and co-wrote his first feature “Abel,” which was a hit on the festival circuit.

Pena, who recently appeared in Brett Ratner’s “Tower Heist,” next stars opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in Open Road’s police pic “End of Watch,” which co-stars Ferrera. Thesp also co-stars in “Gangster Squad,” which Warners opens Oct. 12.

Luna is repped by WME and attorney Bob Wallerstein, while Pena is repped by CAA, Management 360 and attorney Rick Genow.

Ferrera is repped by ICM, Authentic Talent and Literary Management and attorney Jodi Peikoff, while Dawson is repped by CAA, Untitled Entertainment and attorney Carlos Goodman.

Source: Variety

Photo Credit: webperez

New still from the film featuring Rosario Dawson and Kevin James

Zookeeper – Furry Co-Stars Featurette with Rosario Dawson

Upcoming TV Appearances with Rosario Dawson:

Tuesday, June 21st:
Tonight Show with Jay Leno. NBC 11:35 PM EST
Thursday, June 23rd:
Jimmy Kimmel Live! ABC 12/11c
Friday, June 24th:
Despierta America! Univision 7:00 AM EST

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