Frickin’ LOVED Grindhouse from last year. Arguably the most fun parts of the film were the faux trailers. One of the more popular of these ridiculous, over the top trailers was Danny Trejo in Machete and we’ve been hearing rumors for a while now that a real, feature length film about Machete is going to be made. But rumors and speculation aren’t always something we can count on.
But today the rumor moved its status to a real possibility. Bloody-disgusting, via our good friend Richard recently had a quick chat with Trejo, who insists that Robert Rodriguez is indeed getting the ball rolling on Machete and will not only be producing, but also directing. What’s most interesting is that Trejo breaks the news that studio Dimension plans on making the Machete story a full fledged trilogy!
If this is accurate, I couldn’t be happier. With the box office blunder that was Grindhouse and the critical slamming of the fantastic Doomsday (our review), I would’ve thought that the studios would be leery of churning out more of these campy, gore fests. But apparently Dimension and Rodriguez have no fear and will continue making what they want. Boss.
Check out the trailer for Machete under the seat (NWS)…
Personally, I hope it’s just a single film. Low Budget and not quite as ‘trying too hard’ as Planet Terror. But that’s just me.
I agree that the Machete trailer was pretty darn spiffy but for me it’s all about Hobo with a Shotgun – THE MOVIE.
For fun, NSFW Trailer:
Machete was cool, but I too am waiting for Hobo With A Shotgun to be made. The way the Hobo looks wishfully at the reel mower in the pawn shop is priceless.
Planet Terror was very enjoyable and I have high hopes for Machete. Danny Trejo has a fantastic, genuine look to him.
As a fan of Grindhouse, I’d love to see each one of it’s faux trailers made into a feature, but if I had to choose just one, it would definitely be Machete (“God has mercy…I don’t”. Absolutely priceless!).
And Hobo With a Shotgun looks awesome as well. These two would make a great double feature (wichful thinking, I know, seeing that Grindhouse bombed…but can’t you just imagine how great that would be?)
Would LOVE a Hobo/Machete double feature. While Thanksgiving was still my favorite trailer, it should remain just that; a trailer. But with Machete and Hobo, a full length feature is definitely called for.
“Jerk on this, you child-molesting shit burger!!”