Sin City creator Frank Miller reacquires film and TV rights to comic book series after Weinstein Co sale

Frank Miller, the creator of neo-noir comic book series Sin City has regained the film and TV adaptation rights following the liquidation of Weinstein Co., according to The Hollywood Reporter . The comic book first appeared in 1991 and was adapted into a film starring Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Benicio del Toro and Mickey Rourke in 2005. [caption id=“attachment_4845551” align=“alignnone” width=“825”] A still from Sin City. Twitter @GeekVibesNews[/caption] After Weinstein Co filed for bankruptcy due to the allegations of sexual harassment against founder Harvey Weinstein, the company was purchased for $289 million by Lantern Capital Partners. Miller was not in favour of Sin City being part of the sale to Lantern and through a new settlement, he has now acquired the rights to develop the comic book into a television show and also the rights to the 2005 film. The 2005 Sin City movie and Sin City: A Dame to Kill (2014) were directed by Miller and Robert Rodriguez, the latter of which was distributed by Weinstein Co. The company had also obtained the rights to develop a TV show in 2012, but never went ahead with it. The second film is not included in the settlement. Comicbook.com reports that Miller is currently working on Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander, which is a follow-up to 300.