Haysbert To Sub for Duncan in ‘Sin City 2′

The sad passing of Michael Clarke Duncan in September left a sizable whole in Hollywood, and an equally sizable hole in the cast of the upcoming sequel, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. Duncan was scheduled to return to the role of mob enforcer Manute in the Robert Rodriguez-directed sequel, but with his untimely death someone was going to have to step into the part, and the filmmakers seemed to have found their someone.

The someone in question is Dennis Haysbert, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Haysbert is famous for his TV roles as 24‘s President Palmer,The Unit’sSgt. Maj. Blane and All State Insurance’s spokesperson. As you may or may not know, with his a deep, gravely voice and standing at an imposing height of six-feet, four inches, Haysbert makes for a sadly ideal Ducan substitute for the film and the part.

Duncan died in September from complications after suffering a heart attack this summer. Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, the sequel to the 2005 hit Sin City, is currently in production for an October 2013 release.

Source: Screen Rant

The Allstate Guy Will Be Manute In ‘Sin City 2′

OK, so maybe not.

While we haven’t heard much about it, Sin City 2 is in fact in production, very quietly shooting in Austin off and on.

One of the major roadblocks, though, was the death of Michael Clarke Duncan, who played Manute in the first film and was arguably the best casting. So Dennis Haysbert will be filling in.

Saith The Hollywood Reporter:

“Manute is a character that has been part of the heart of the Sin City tales, and the late Michael Clarke Duncan beautifully established that role onscreen,” said Rodriguez and Miller in a statement to Heat Vision. “We could not tell the story of Sin City: A Dame to Kill For without Manute and are thrilled to welcome Dennis Haysbert to the cast.”

Of course, to most people, he’s the Allstate Guy, or the President on 24. So basically the Allstate Guy will be waxing rhapsodic about the beauty of Rachel Weisz.

You know, that actually sounds fairly awesome.

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