Editing Robert Towne (section)

===''The Two Jakes''===
Towne expressed his disappointment in ''The Two Jakes'' in many interviews.{{citation needed|date=December 2010}} He told writer Alex Simon, "In the interest of maintaining my friendships with Jack Nicholson and Robert Evans, I’d rather not go into it, but let’s just say ''The Two Jakes'' wasn’t a pleasant experience for any of us. But, we’re all still friends, and that’s what matters most."<ref>{{cite interview | url=http://thehollywoodinterview.blogspot.com/2008/01/robert-towne-hollywood-interview.html | title=Robert Towne Dusts Off a Classic | first=Robert | last=Towne | interviewer=Alex Simon | date=2012-12-06 | work=The Hollywood Interview | access-date=2020-03-29 | archive-date=23 September 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923170305/http://thehollywoodinterview.blogspot.com/2008/01/robert-towne-hollywood-interview.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

In a November 5, 2007, interview with MTV, Jack Nicholson claimed that Towne had written the part of Gittes specifically for him and had conceived ''Chinatown'' as a trilogy, with the third film set in 1968 and dealing in some way with Howard Hughes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1573487/story.jhtml |title=Jack Nicholson Talks! In Rare Interview, Actor Reveals Details Of Never-Shot 'Chinatown' Sequel |archive-date=6 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071106164644/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1573487/story.jhtml |publisher=Mtv.com |date=2007-11-05 |access-date=2013-06-14}}</ref> Towne said he did not know how the rumour started and denied any planned trilogy.