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[[File:Robert Rodriguez 2019.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Rodriguez in 2019]]
==1990s==
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===''The Mask of Zorro''===
In 1995, Rodriguez signed on to direct ''[[The Mask of Zorro]]'' with [[Antonio Banderas]] for [[TriStar Pictures]] and [[Amblin Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite news | first= Claudia |last= Eller| title = Sony Learns to Schmooze Wall Street| date = September 22, 1995 | work = [[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> TriStar and Amblin were impressed with Rodriguez's low budget filmmaking, however, he pulled out of the project in 1996 due to budgetary problems. Rodriguez wanted a budget of $45 million and the studio only wanted to do a $35 million film.<ref name=dispute>{{cite news | title = Budget Dispute Hangs Up 'Zorro' | date = June 13, 1996 | work = [[San Jose Mercury News]]}}</ref> The film was eventually released in 1998, directed by [[Martin Campbell]], who reteamed with Banderas in 2005's ''[[The Legend of Zorro]]''.
===''Scream 2''===
Following the success of ''[[Scream (1996 film)|Scream]]'' in 1996, Rodriguez was approached by [[Kevin Williamson (screenwriter)|Kevin Williamson]] and the filmmakers of the [[Scream (franchise)|''Scream'' franchise]] about directing ''[[Scream 2]]'' due to [[Wes Craven]]'s hesistancy over directing the sequel due to being worried about career opportunities he may not have if he was "trapped" within the franchise. Rodriguez was willing to take the offer, but ultimately, Craven felt unable to leave the sequel to someone else and agreed to helm the sequel, so Rodriguez moved over to direct ''[[The Faculty]]'', also penned by Williamson.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 12, 2025 |title=Scream Creator Confirms Long-Held Theory About Who Almost Directed Scream 2 Before Wes Craven |url=https://screenrant.com/scream-2-almost-directed-robert-rodriguez/ |access-date=June 12, 2025 |website=[[Screen Rant]] }}</ref>
===''Kiss Me Deadly'' remake===
On the director's commentary track for ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'', Robert Rodriguez said that he had been attached, in 1997 or 1998, to direct a remake of the 1955 [[film noir]]
==2000s==
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===''The Jetsons'' film===
In May 2007, Rodriguez was in talks with [[Universal Pictures]] and [[Warner Bros.]] to make a
===''Nerverackers''===
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{{blockquote|"I think a lot of that is determined by the success of the film. And I don't think that far ahead. The idea of reprising the role and going farther into that character is interesting to me... It would be exciting to watch a character progress or deteriorate. That's exciting for an actor. I thoroughly enjoyed playing Royce. Again, part of the attraction is I'm oddly drawn to material that affects me on an emotional level, and characters that are dealing with things that are challenging that I would question, that I'm not so familiar with. Royce has his emotional arc in this that most of the characters I've played don't come close to possessing. That's an interesting thing to cultivate."<ref name="fearnet">{{cite web|date=July 1, 2010|first=Joseph|last=McCabe|title=Robert Rodriguez and Adrien Brody on the Sequel to 'Predators'|url=http://www.fearnet.com/news/interviews/b19494_robert_rodriguez_adrien_brody_on_sequel.html}}</ref>}}
In June 2014, Fox announced plans for a [[The Predator (film)|new movie]], with [[Shane Black]] co-writing and directing, [[Fred Dekker]] co-writing and [[John Davis (producer)|John Davis]] producing (without the involvement of Rodriguez). At the time, Black said the film is a sequel, rather than a reboot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/predator-reboot-sequel-shane-black/|title=Exclusive: Shane Black Says His Predator Film Is a Sequel, Not a Reboot|last=Chitwood|first=Adam|work=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=June 25, 2014|access-date=June 25, 2014}}</ref> In August 2015, Davis said the film would "reinvent the franchise."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/predator-sequel-shane-black-movie-will-wil-reinvent-the-franchise/|title=Shane Black's 'Predator' Sequel Will "Reinvent the Franchise" Says Producer John Davis|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|last=Chitwood|first=Adam|date=August 13, 2015}}{{
===''From Dusk Till Dawn 4''===
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===''Machete Kills Again... In Space''===
At the end of the [[Machete (2010 film)|first film]]{{'s}} theatrical version, two sequels are mentioned, ''[[Machete Kills]]'' and ''Machete Kills Again''. The trailer for the third film titled, ''Machete Kills Again... In Space'',<ref>[https://www.vulture.com/2011/07/robert_rodriguez_sin_city_2.html Robert Rodriguez Tells Vulture About Machete in Space, Sin City 2, and Fire and Ice]</ref> precedes the second film as a "Coming Attraction".<ref name="AutoMR-44">{{cite web | url = https://collider.com/robert-rodriguez-machete-kills-sin-city-2-heavy-metal
===''Sin City 3''===
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In an interview with [[BBC Radio 1]], Cameron explained the reason for rearranging the film title from the initial source material, allowing the possibilities of sequel titles, "It's ''Alita'', colon, ''Battle Angel''. Because the next one will be "''Alita: Fallen Angel''" and then ''Alita''... you know "''Avenging Angel''" and then ''Alita'' whatever. I mean, that's assuming we make some money".<ref name="[[BBC Radio 1]]">{{cite AV media |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVb3VqX6CiM |title="They Crushed it!" James Cameron on how Team Avatar built Alita: Battle Angel |publisher=[[BBC Radio 1]] |via= Youtube |date=February 8, 2019 |access-date=May 5, 2019}}</ref> On December 2, 2019, John Landau, discussing the possibility of the sequel in an interview with CinemaBlend, said the following: "What I think the Alita Army should do is keep peppering our family now at Disney and [let them know] how important it is to have another Alita movie and hopefully we'll venture there one day."<ref>{{cite web |title=Alita: Battle Angel's Producer Reveals How Fans Can Help Make Alita 2 Happen |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2485830/alita-battle-angel-producer-reveals-how-fans-can-help-make-alita-2-happen |website=[[CinemaBlend]] |date=3 December 2019}}</ref> The film is listed with losses as high as $53 million, making a sequel unlikely.<ref>{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |title='How 'Terminator: Dark Fate' Conked Out With $27M+ & Why 'The Irishman' Is Not A Missed Strategic Opportunity – Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/terminator-dark-fate-linda-hamilton-harriet-motherless-brooklyn-weekend-box-office-1202774477/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|access-date=November 2, 2019 |date=November 2, 2019}}</ref>
However, in January 2021, director Rodriguez said that he was hoping that a sequel to the film would be made.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bui |first1=Hoai-Tran |title=Robert Rodriguez is Still Holding Out Hope for 'Alita: Battle Angel 2' |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/robert-rodriguez-alita-battle-angel-2/ |website=/Film |publisher=News |access-date=April 20, 2025 |date=January 1, 2021 |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506201949/https://www.slashfilm.com/robert-rodriguez-alita-battle-angel-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2021, during an interview with "The Nerdy Basement", Rodriguez claimed that he would try [[Pitch (filmmaking)|pitching]] an ''Alita'' sequel if ''[[The Book of Boba Fett]]'' series, directed by him, succeeded in "knock[ing<nowiki>]</nowiki> people's socks off".<ref>{{cite web |title=Exclusive: Alita Battle Angel Series Considered For Disney+ |url=https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/exclusive-alita-battle-angel-series.html |access-date=April 20, 2025 |date=September 15, 2021 |archive-date=October 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002233026/https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/exclusive-alita-battle-angel-series.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2022, Rodriguez and Cameron took a virtual blood [[oath]] to make a sequel.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/features/james-cameron-robert-rodriguez-interview-avatar-2-1235458822/ |title='Minds Will Be Blown': James Cameron Tells Robert Rodriguez Why 'Avatar 2' Is 'Dangerous' and the Key Advice Guillermo Del Toro Gave Him |first=Bret |last=Lang |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=December 14, 2022 |access-date=April 20, 2025 |archive-date=December 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214190015/https://variety.com/2022/film/features/james-cameron-robert-rodriguez-interview-avatar-2-1235458822/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2023, producer [[Jon Landau (film producer)|Jon Landau]] confirmed that the sequel was in active development with Rodriguez and [[Rosa Salazar]] returning as director and star, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/avatar-way-of-water-alita-2-impact-how/ |title=Jon Landau Reveals How Avatar: The Way Of Water Will Impact Alita 2 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |date=April 26, 2023 |access-date=April 20, 2025 |archive-date=May 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501053036/https://screenrant.com/avatar-way-of-water-alita-2-impact-how/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In July the same year, James Cameron reiterated that he is working on more than one sequel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes-global-properties/2023/07/08/james-cameron-lists-his-california-coastal-ranch-for-33-million/?sh=3c8122ac206e|title=James Cameron Lists His California Coastal Ranch For $33 Million|website=Forbes|last=Foster|first=R. Daniel|date=July 8, 2023|access-date=April 20, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705082637/https://gum.criteo.com/syncframe?origin=publishertag&topUrl=www.forbes.com|archive-date=July 5, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
===''Cobra'' series===
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==2020s==
===''Zorro'' (TV series)===
In December 2020, Rodriguez was set to executive produce a [[Zorro]] television series for [[NBC]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=December 10, 2020|title='Zorro' Drama With Female Lead From Robert Rodriguez, Rebecca Rodriguez, Sofia Vergara & Propagate In Works At NBC|url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/zorro-drama-series-female-lead-robert-rodriguez-rebecca-rodriguez-sofia-vergara-propagate-ben-silverman-nbc-reimagening-1234653379/|access-date=April 16, 2025|website=Deadline}}</ref> In January 2022, the series was moved from NBC to [[The CW]] and later ordered six scripts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/zorro-female-series-nbc-cw-move-network-update/|website=Screen Rant|title=Robert Rodriguez's Female Zorro Series Moves From NBC to The CW|last=Fink|first=Richard|date=January 11, 2022|access-date=April 16, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/robert-rodriguez-zorro-tv-series-the-cw/|title=Robert Rodriguez's Female-Led 'Zorro' TV Series Gets 6-Episode Order at The CW|website=Collider|last=Oddo|first=Marco Vito|date=February 3, 2022|access-date=April 16, 2025}}</ref>
===''We Can Be Heroes 2''===
In January 2021, [[Netflix]] announced they were planning to develop a sequel to Rodriguez's ''[[We Can Be Heroes (2020 film)|We Can Be Heroes]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=White|first=Peter|url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/bridgerton-we-can-be-heroes-netflix-ratings-1234664619/|title="Bridgerton" and "We Can Be Heroes" Join "The Midnight Sky" As Top Netflix Festive Titles, Streamer Lines Up Sequel To Robert Rodriguez Kids Film|access-date=April 16, 2025|date=January 4, 2021|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104223835/https://deadline.com/2021/01/bridgerton-we-can-be-heroes-netflix-ratings-1234664619/|url-status=live}}</ref> By August of the same year, Rodriguez confirmed that he would return in his role as director, while announcing that principal photography would take place in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/we-can-be-heroes-2-filming-robert-rodriguez-directing/|work=Collider|title=Exclusive: Robert Rodriguez Says He Is Directing the 'We Can Be Heroes' Sequel Next Year|last=Weintraub|first=Steve|date=August 27, 2021|access-date=April 16, 2025|archive-date=March 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322040600/https://collider.com/we-can-be-heroes-2-filming-robert-rodriguez-directing/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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