{"id":3644,"date":"2009-04-24T21:26:57","date_gmt":"2009-04-25T02:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=3644"},"modified":"2013-03-24T14:21:47","modified_gmt":"2013-03-24T18:21:47","slug":"rodriguez-to-finally-make-machete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2009\/04\/24\/rodriguez-to-finally-make-machete\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodriguez To Finally Make MACHETE"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"dannytrejomachete\"<\/a>Yesterday, we told you about Robert Rodriguez announcing that he was adding Predators<\/strong>, a revitalization of the Predator<\/strong> franchise, and wondered when he was going to find time to do all the projects he has been talking about.<\/p>\n

Well, today we can tell you that he\u2019ll be getting one of those planned projects quickly out of the way, as Variety<\/em> has announced that Rodriguez will start filming Machete<\/strong>– a full-length film of the fake trailer he created for his 2007 collaboration with Quentin Tarantino, Grindhouse<\/strong> – this June in Austin. (You can see the original NSFW faux trailer below.)<\/p>\n

Joining Rodriquez as co-director is his long time editorial partner Ethan Maniquis. The film, Rodriguez’s first non-studio film since his debut, El Mariachi<\/strong>, is being produced by Rodriguez, Rick Schwartz of Overnight Productions and Aaron Kaufman.<\/p>\n

Danny Trejo, whom routinely appears in Rodriguez’s films, will star as an ex-Mexican Federale hiding out as a day worker in Texas who is hired to assassinate a Senator only to be double-crossed. Presumably Jeff Fahey and Cheech Marin, who both figured predominately in the mock trailer, will be back as well.<\/p>\n

As a fan of Rodriguez’s films and of the faux Machete<\/strong> trailer that kicked off the whole Grindhouse<\/strong> theatrical experience, I am glad that he’s finally getting around to making the complete film. When Grindhouse<\/strong> first came out, there had been some talk of making it an ongoing type of project, with different directors contributing either a new low-budget explitation picture or fake trailer to subsequent Grindhouse<\/strong> sequel double-features. Some of those faux-trailers would then be developed into full blown features based on audience reaction. Unfortunately, with the box office receipts for Grindhouse<\/strong> being less than what was hoped for, the plan for Grindhouse<\/strong> sequels was quickly abandoned. A pity, as I also wanted to see full length films for two other faux trailers that were part of Grindhouse- Edgar Wright’s Don’t<\/strong> and Rob Zombie’s Werewolf Women Of The SS<\/strong> (with Nick Cage as Fu Manchu!).<\/p>\n

Presumably, this will be a quick shoot before Rodriguez gets into work on Nerveracker<\/strong>, which is due for a summer 2010 release. Hopefully, he’ll keep the Grindhouse<\/strong> visual conceit and Machete<\/strong> will look like an old, 70s-era action\/exploitation flick, complete with film scratches and\u00a0 bad splices.<\/p>\n

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