Angelina Jolie is reportedly in “serious talks” to star in Sin City 2, the sequel that will just not get off the ground. Ever since the first Sin City was released to critical acclaim and box office success in 2005, the sequel has been talked about and theorized on. The director, Robert Rodriguez, claimed that the next film would be based on Frank Miller’s “A Dame To Kill For”, with Angelina as his first choice to play Ava Lord, the ex-lover of Clive Owen’s Dwight McCarthy.

Angelina has been rumored to be in and out of the production for about three years, and for a while there a couple of other actresses seemed to have the role nailed down. Part of the problem may have been Robert Rodriguez’s – allegedly, he wanted to do several other film projects before the Sin City sequel.

It’s been a while since Angelina Jolie last talked to us about possibly playing Ava Lord in Sin City 2 (December 2006) but now Moviehole is reporting the rumor that talks are heating up once again for her to play the character in the sequel based on Frank Miller’s “A Dame to Kill For.”

According to a rather high-profile producer friend, Angelina Jolie is now in “serious talks” – as opposed to merely being mentioned as a possibility, or having a casual coffee with the filmmakers to suss out her interest – to star in director Robert Rodroguez’s “Sin City 2.”

In the graphic novel, Ava is an ex-lover of Dwight McCarthy (Clive Owen) who manipulates men through her good looks and her supposed innocence.

Dimension Films has not announced a start date for the Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller sequel yet.

[From Coming Soon]

I can just hear the cries of typecasting with that line, “[she] manipulates men through her good looks and her supposed innocence.” But Angelina would own a part like that, wouldn’t she? Another potential plus for both Robert Rodriguez and Angelina would be a limited film shoot. Rodriguez filmed the first Sin City almost exclusively with green screens, so Angelina would only need to film her part over the course of a few weeks, max. And she could reunite with Clive Owen! Any Clive Owen news is good news, as far as I’m concerned.

In other vaguely Angelina-related news, Zac Efron talked about Jolie while he appeared on Jimmy Kimmel’s show. Efron has met Angelina on a few red carpets, and she always intimidates him. That’s the story. Boring, right? Like Zac just wanted his name and Angelina’s name in the same gossip reports.

High School Musical star Zac Efron dreads running into Angelina Jolie on the red carpet – because he gets tongue-tied whenever he is around the Hollywood beauty.

The 21-year-old has met the Tomb Raider star on several occasions and admits he always gets embarrassed when she tries to strike up a conversation with him.

He says, “(I always) screw up. I don’t know why. It’s just awkward. I can’t really explain it. Last time I saw her was at the Oscars. She asked how I was doing. I said, ‘Thank you’ then turned around and walked away. Everyone started laughing and pointing at me.”

[From Contact Music]

Perhaps people were just pointing and laughing at Zac’s hair? Whenever I see a picture of him, I kind of want to point and laugh. The hair is insane. And you can tell he spends so much time and effort to get it like that. Instead of looking tousled and effortless, his hair looks like a beautifully maintained toupee.

Here is Angelina with some of the kids in New Orleans on October 6th and 7th. Images thanks to BauerGriffinOnline.