Born from a fake trailer in Quentin Tarantino’s and Robert Rodriguez’s Grindhouse, Machete, starring Danny Trejo, is preparing for part two of the trilogy. Machete Kills, due out in 2013, brings back Trejo and some new star power to the franchise including Lady Gaga and Charlie Sheen. According to sources the sequel will bring Machete into the U.S. to dish out his brand of justice. Click below to read more.
The new movie sees Danny Trejo reprising his role as ex-Federale agent Machete and adds Michelle Rodriguez, Sofia Vergara, Amber Heard, Charlie Sheen, Lady Gaga, Antonio Banderas, Jessica Alba, Demian Bichir, Alexa Vega, Vanessa Hudgens, Cuba Gooding Jr., William Sadler, Marko Zaror and Mel Gibson.
The Machete movies are intended to be a trilogy. The first movie garnered much attention and criticism from far-right groups for its stance on immigration issues. Sources tells Heat Vision that the second movie is not nearly as political.
The film is produced by Rodriguez, along with Aaron Kaufman and Iliana Nikolic through their QuickDraw Productions banner, as well as Sergei Bespalov of Aldamisa Films, Alexander Rodnyansky of AR Films and Rick Schwartz of Overnight Films.
According to Open Road, Machete Kills sees Machete “recruited by the President of the United States for a mission which would be impossible for any mortal man — he must take down a madman revolutionary and an eccentric billionaire arms dealer who has hatched a plan to spread war and anarchy across the planet.”
