Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | Behind-The-Scenes The film began pre-production following release of the first film in 2005 & Angelina Jolie was said to be Robert Rodriguez’s first choice in the role of Ava, so much so that he was delaying production to correspond with her pregnancy, according to Rosario Dawson; but subsequent articles throughout the years stated that other rumored frontrunners in addition to Jolie were Salma Hayek, Rose McGowan, and Rachel Weisz. On January 29, 2013, it was offi