Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Producers on Joseph Gordon-Levitt Joining the Cast

This morning, Dimension films issued a statement confirming yesterday's reports that Joseph Gordon-Levitt had signed on as one of the lead characters in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. The film is the follow up to co-directors Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller's 2005 adaptation, Frank Miller's Sin City, one of the best-loved comic book movies of the last decade. The studio promised other major casting announcements to follow. Says Dimension:

Gordon-Levitt will play "Johnny," a cocky gambler who disguises a darker mission to destroy his most foul enemy at his best game. "Johnny is a new character in the Sin City world and we are excited for what Joseph will bring to the role," said Rodriguez and Miller. SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR weaves together two of Miller's classic stories with new tales in which the town's most hard boiled citizens cross paths with some of its more repulsive inhabitants. The ensemble includes already announced original cast members Academy Award® nominee Mickey Rourke as "Marv," Jessica Alba as "Nancy," Rosario Dawson as "Gail," and Jaime King as "Goldie/Wendy" with new cast members Dennis Haysbert as "Manute," and Jamie Chung as "Miho". Production is underway at Rodriguez's Troublemaker Studios in Austin, Texas. The original SIN CITY broke new ground with its iconic stylish look. SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR will not only bring fans back to the world that Miller and Rodriguez created, but also add a new dimension by bringing their unique visual style to life in 3D. SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR was developed by Frank Miller based upon his graphic novel, with a screenplay by Miller and Academy Award® winner William Monahan (The Departed).