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To announce the start of principal photography on Machete Kills — the sequel to his 2010 Mex-ploitation movie, Machete — director Robert Rodriguez tweeted a photo of himself with actress Jessica Alba on the set. Now, Alba has taken to Twitter herself, tweeting several more photos of herself and title star Danny Trejo goofing around on the set, as well as photos of a surprised Rodriguez being serenaded by an all-female mariachi band in celebration of his birthday.
see the fun set photos >> Posted 06.23.12 by BrentJS -
Days ago, it was revealed that director Robert Rodriguez would start production this April on Machete Kills, the sequel to his 2010 action flick Machete, which started out as a fake trailer for the 2007 double feature Grindhouse.
Danny Trejo is set to return as the title character, who, in the sequel, takes on a Mexican drug cartel leader and a billionaire arms dealer at the request of the U.S. government. Trejo took to his Twitter to reveal his excitement.
Machete Kills has been given the green light. Its happening folks
With the sequel on the way, the first promo poster has been revealed, as Machete Kills heads to European Film Market at the Berlin Film Festival in search of a distributor.
see the full poster >> Posted 02.10.12 by Ryan -
Last July, Robert Rodriguez admitted at last year's Comic-Con that a sequel to his faux-trailer-turned-real-movie Machete was officially on its way, months after Machete star Danny Trejo revealed that Rodriguez had already scripted the sequel, teased before the ending credits of the 2010 action movie as Machete Kills. With funding squared away, Deadline reports that Rodriguez is looking to start shooting in April.
"The fan response to the Machete character has been fanatical since his first appearance," said Rodriguez. "Machete is truly a superhero and Machete Kills will be bigger and more ambitious than the first time."
what will Machete Kills be about? >> Posted 02.07.12 by Ryan -
The first teaser trailer for The Muppets posed as a romantic drama titled Green with Envy before it introduced Kermit, Miss Piggy, and the rest of the gang. The latest teaser is picking a specific movie to parody.
Just in time for the opening of The Hangover Part II, a new teaser trailer for The Muppets pokes fun at the sequel's ads — sans monkey, Mike Tyson face tattoos, and a Thailand setting — by introducing "the Fuzzy Pack." The trailer also reveals the cameos from Danny Trejo and Wanda Sykes.
watch "The Fuzzy Pack" trailer >> Posted 05.27.11 by Ryan -
For those that might have missed director Robert Rodriguez and co-director Ethan Maniquis' Machete the ending teased two possible sequels: Machete Kills and Machete Kills Again. While the sequel titles seemed like nothing more than amusing hubris used to end the movie, actor Danny Trejo told The Press Association that a sequel has already been written.
"I asked [Rodriguez] when he was going to write it and he says it's written, so we can get started pretty quick," said Trejo, who admitted that both he and Rodriguez were surprised by the positive response to the movie.
Can rodriguez make it happen? >> Posted 12.03.10 by Ryan -
Most are likely familiar with the genesis of Machete, but for those who've missed it, the movie began as a faux-trailer for the 2007 double feature Grindhouse, and posited Danny Trejo as a double-crossed former Mexican Federale bent on revenge. Turned into a feature length movie by Robert Rodriguez and co-director Ethan Maniquis, Machete opens September 3 with an impressive ensemble cast which includes Robert DeNiro, Steven Seagal, Jeff Fahey, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, Don Johnson, and Lindsay Lohan. Rodriguez told Latino Review that DeNiro's involvement helped bring the rest of the cast.
What does Rodriguez say? >> Posted 08.31.10 by Ryan -
If there's one thing we've learned from the movies, it's this: If you're aiming to screw over a colleague, you'd better pick the screwee carefully. It's best to avoid people who hold a grudge and are awesome in a fistfight. And definitely take a pass if that colleague has an uncanny facility with guns, rifles, and large bladed tools. Just like in this week's Machete, a group of unfortunate Los Angeles criminals learned that same lesson in the late '60s, courtesy of John Boorman and Lee Marvin.
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With September 3 right around the corner, Twentieth Century Fox is looking to get the word out about Robert Rodriguez's Machete, the full length movie that started with a fake trailer in Grindhouse. The four character spots introduce viewers to some of the main characters in the movie, Agent Sartana (Jessica Alba), Shé (Michelle Rodriguez), The Senator (Robert DeNiro), and, of course, Machete himself (Danny Trejo).
Machete sees Trejo as a former Mexican Federale hired to assassinate a corrupt senator. Find out more in the spots below.
See the character spots here >> Posted 08.24.10 by Ryan -
Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez recently revealed that the trailer for his "Mex-ploitation" movie, Machete, would make its theatrical debut today in front of the latest movie coming out of his Troublemaker Studios, Predators, but you can watch it right now online. In typical Rodriguez "grindhouse" fashion, the new trailer has no shortage of explosions, guns, hot babes and, of course, machetes.
The movie follows Machete (Danny Trejo), a former Mexican Federale-turned-assassin who is double-crossed after being contracted to kill a corrupt U.S. Senator (Robert DeNiro). With his back against the wall, Machete must hack-and-slash his way through an assortment of colorful characters bent on silencing him or bringing him to justice.
Watch the trailer here >> Posted 07.09.10 by BrentJS -
Five new theater lobby card-style images for Robert Rodriguez's "Mex-ploitation" movie, Machete, have been released. The more pedestrian cards of the bunch feature Danny Trejo giving an "I eat punks like you for breakfast" stare, and Jessica Alba posing and trying her hardest to look tough as Sartana, a special agent on the hunt for Trejo's renegade Mexican hitman. However, the other two cards are really cool. The first one depicts 80s heartthrob Don Johnson looking much more deadly and menacing than he ever did on Miami Vice or Nash Bridges, while the second card shows 90s action hero Steven Seagal squaring off against Trejo with two samurai swords.
Read the synopsis of this guaranteed cult hit >> Posted 07.08.10 by BrentJS