Promo Posters for Sin City 2 and Machete Kills

The first promo posters for Robert Rodriguez' two upcoming sequels, Machete Kills and Sin City 2, have been released. The posters may be a little bit too simplistic - containing nothing but the text and some stylistic layouts - but they work well enough given the fact that there's probably very little to put in the posters for now, with but movies still not finished with production.

The Machete Kills poster gives a nod to its grindhouse origins, with a spackled, peeling image with blood spatters and grime. The whole poster certainly fits in with the tone and look of the film.The poster for Sin City 2: A Dame To Kill For is a bit more stylish, owing to the source material's noire roots.

View the posters, after the cut:

Sofia Vergara and Amber Heard Joins Cast of Machete Sequel

The sequel to Robert Rodriquez' Grindhouse trailer-turned-full-length-feature Machete is building quite an intriguing and impressive cast, with megababes Sofia Vergara and Amber Heard signing on to play major roles.

Entitled Machete Kills, the sequel will feature Sofia Vergara as Madame Desdemona, who is a leather-clad brothel owner whose "employees" are in possession of key information. Amber Heard, on the other hand, will play the role of an assassin named Miss San Antonio.

The two actresses will join a cast that now includes Mel Gibson (as a villainous arms dealer) and original cast members Danny Trejo, Jessica Alba, and Michelle Rodriguez, who will all be reprising their original roles.

Machete Kills is expected to open next year, barring any unforeseen delays.