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Watch: 'The Black Mamba' Short Film For Nike With Kobe Bryant, Directed By Robert Rodriguez

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • February 19, 2011 5:10 AM
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Bruce Willis, Danny Trejo & Kanye West Stop By For CameosThe full length short film, "The Black Mamba," a collaboration between Nike, Kobe Bryant and director Robert Rodriguez has landed and it's....okay.
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Watch: Teaser For 'The Black Mamba' With Kobe Bryant Directed By Robert Rodriguez (Really)

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • January 18, 2011 9:28 AM
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Okay, we'll bite. Generally, teasers for ads are pretty lame but when the matchup is this eclectic it's hard to ignore.
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Exclusive: Jessica Alba Talks 'Fockers,' 'Spy Kids 4' & Hints At 'Sin City 2' Return

  • By Edward Davis
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  • December 21, 2010 5:31 AM
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Actress Says 'Sin City' Sequel Is "Only A Matter Of Time"Jessica Alba, the newest addition to the "Little Fockers" cast, is a little loopy and a little candid. Maybe she was just channeling her goofy character in the movie. Maybe she needs to have a talk about inside voice/outside voice. For example, here's one exchange Playlist writer Kimber Myers had with the actress unadorned.
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Robert Rodriguez Reveals His Pre-Expendables Idea For 'Grindhouse,' 'Three The Hard Way'

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  • October 29, 2010 8:51 AM
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The Never-Happened Fake-Trailer Was Supposed To Star Stallone, Schwarzenegger & WillisAlright, we're on IndieWire now (hold on, don't groan, there is a point to this) and before the move this interesting could-have-been tidbit got lost in the moving shuffle. You'll recall earlier this month Austin filmmaker Robert Rodriguez took part in a Facebook livechat and it was there he revealed that "Sin City 2" would be the follow-up film after "Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World," not "Deadpool" (and obviously that was his way of saying. "I'm passing" as Swedish filmmaker Adam Berg appears to be the frontrunner for the directing gig).
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More: Films, Actors, Robert Rodriguez, Genre Films, The Expendables, Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grindhouse

Newcomer Adam Berg Latest Name Linked To Director's Chair Of 'Deadpool'

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • October 27, 2010 12:56 PM
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Robert Rodriguez Seems To Have Moved OnEver since the summer, it's seemed like Robert Rodriguez was locked in to make what seemed likely to be his first big studio tentpole picture, the Marvel Comics adaptation "Deadpool," which would see Ryan Reynolds again don the mask of the irreverent super-powered mercenary, who he played, in decidedly watered down form, in the disastrous "X-Men Origins: Wolverine." Rodriguez spoke highly of the script (by "Zombieland" scribes Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick), and it looked likely to be the director's next film after he completed the currently-filming "Spy Kids 4."
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Jeremy Piven Rounds Out Cast For 'Spy Kids 4,' Official Synopsis Revealed

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • October 27, 2010 4:57 AM
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Rowan Blanchard & Mason Cook Are The New AgentsWith principal photography now underway on Robert Rodriguez's "Spy Kids 4," the last pieces of casting have fallen into place. Jeremy Piven joins the previously announced Jessica Alba and Joel McHale with Rowan Blanchard (TV’s “Dancelot Robot“) and Mason Cook (“Treasure Buddies“) stepping in as the newest titular spies. Rounding things out, and reprising their roles from the previous films are Antonio Banderas, Danny Trejo, Alexa Vega (“From Prada To Nada”) and Daryl Sabara (“Machete”).
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Robert Rodriguez Says 'Sin City 2' Will Come Next After 'Spy Kids 4' If Script Is Ready

  • By Edward Davis
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  • October 10, 2010 6:15 AM
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Wants Bruce Willis For Sequel; So What Does This Mean For 'Deadpool'?Fans of "Sin City" and its long-awaited sequel should tentatively rejoice. In a Facebook livechat that took place this afternoon (October 10 from 1pm-2pm EST), director Robert Rodriguez said that "Sin City 2" would be the follow-up film after "Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World."
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