While the upcoming Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez double feature Grindhouse won't hit theaters until April 2007, the filmmakers are already talking about making a sequel.

"The best thing about Grindhouse is how easily it can be a franchise," says co-director Robert Rodriguez. "We can do kung fu, blaxploitation, you name it."

Grindhouse pays tribute to the '70s exploitation films that influenced both directors. The two short films will be surrounded by faux trailers which may actually be made into feature films in a Grindhouse sequel. Rodriguez told MTV last July: "If those trailers are great enough, they might be part of the feature we do for the next Grind House."

Tarantino's Death Proof is a slasher flick where the killer pursues his victims with a car rather than a knife. The film stars: Kurt Russell, Zoe Bell (Kill Bill), Rosario Dawson (Sin City, Clerks II), Vanessa Ferlito (24, Shadowboxer), Jordan Ladd (Waiting, Cabin Fever), Rose McGowan (Charmed, Scream), Sydney Tamiia Poitier (Veronica Mars, Joan of Arcadia), Marley Shelton (Sin City), Tracie Thoms (Rent) and Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Final Destination 3).

Rodriguez's half of the film is titled Planet Terror, starring Freddy Rodriguez, Rose McGowan, Josh Brolin, Marley Shelton, Michael Biehn, Jeff Fahey, Michael Parks and the Black Eyed Peas' Stacy Ferguson.

Grindhouse will hit theaters nationwide on April 6th 2007.

Did You Know: John Carpenter, who composed to scores to his own films, was originally chosen to compose the score to this movie. Robert Rodriguez ended up taking over the job as composer.