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===''Woman in Chains!''===
In May 2008, Rodríguez is said to be shopping around a prison drama television series called ''Woman in Chains!'', with [[Rose McGowan]] being a possibility for a lead role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collider.com/entertainment/news/article.asp/aid/8033/tcid/Rodriguez |title=shopping around Woman in Chains! |publisher=Collider.com |date=May 28, 2008 |accessdate=April 24, 2009}}</ref>
 
===''Grindhouse 2''===
Both Rodriguez and [[Quentin Tarantino]] have said that they are interested in making a [[sequel]] to ''[[Grindhouse (film)|Grindhouse]]''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Peter |last=Sciretta |url=http://www.slashfilm.com/article.php/20061218grindhousesequel |title=Rodriguez talks Grindhouse Sequel |accessdate=May 12, 2009 |date=December 18, 2006 |work=Slash Film |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090713202127/http://www.slashfilm.com/article.php/20061218grindhousesequel |archivedate=July 13, 2009 }}</ref> Tarantino said that he wants to shoot an "old-school Kung Fu movie in Mandarin with subtitles in some countries, and release a shorter, dubbed cut in others" for his segment.<ref>{{cite news|first=Peter|last=Sciretta|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/03/29/tarantino-plans-kung-fu-grindhouse-sequel|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930015354/http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/03/29/tarantino-plans-kung-fu-grindhouse-sequel|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 30, 2007|title=Tarantino Plans Kung Fu Grindhouse Sequel|accessdate=May 12, 2009|date=March 29, 2007|publisher=Slash Film}}</ref> It has also been reported by Rotten Tomatoes that Edgar Wright may expand ''Don't'' into a feature film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/comments/?entryid=412779|title=Edgar Wright's "Don't" Trailer Could Be "Grindhouse 2" |accessdate=May 12, 2009|first=Jen|last=Yamato|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|date=April 7, 2007|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080527085504/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/comments/?entryid=412779 |archivedate = May 27, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> According to Eli Roth, he and Wright have discussed the possibility of pairing ''Don't'' with ''Thanksgiving'' for a ''Grindhouse'' sequel. Roth is quoted as saying "We're talking to Dimension about it. I think they're still trying to figure out ''Grindhouse 1'' before we think about ''Grindhouse 2'', but I've already been working on the outline for it and I would do it in a heartbeat."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/comments/?entryid=418358|title=Roth Wants Full Length "Thanksgiving" for "Grindhouse 3" |accessdate=May 12, 2009|author=RT-News|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|date=May 4, 2007|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070605234500/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/comments/?entryid=418358|archivedate=June 5, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
[[Electra and Elise Avellan]], Rodriguez's nieces who play the Crazy Babysitter Twins in both films, originally stated their uncle wanted to do a sequel featuring both ''Machete'' and ''The Babysitter Twins'', but the latter concept did not materialize with the former's release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18089|title='Crazy Babysitter Twins' Return to the Big Screen... Twice! – Bloody Disgusting|website=www.bloody-disgusting.com}}</ref> "Robert mentioned something about the end of the world and Hollywood action films, where we'd be trained in Mexico to come back here and fight," Electra Avellan told bloody-disgusting.com.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/9438|title=Babysitter Twins Take Over in 'Grindhouse 2'|accessdate=May 12, 2009|date=July 24, 2007|publisher=Bloody Disgusting}}</ref>
 
==2010s==