Trejo talks Machete and possible sequels

All right, who’s pumped for Ethan Maniquis and Robert Rodriguez’s Machete? Okay, not that many people are at all, but for those of you that are you’ll be happy to find out the new information that Collider managed to squeeze out of actor Danny Trejo on the film. Here’s more on what he has to say on Machete, what it’s all about and the future of it.:

Well uh…Machete kicks ass.  It is a culmination of Desperado, Once Upon a Time in Mexico…there’s even a little bit of From Dusk ‘Til Dawn in there.  I think it’s gonna be one of his best.  And I’m not just saying that cause I’m the lead, it’s just a great movie.  I think everybody’s gonna walk away from that movie with some opinion.  It’s a battle for our border, you know? People are really serious about what’s going on with the border, and it shows the negative side of both sides.  Not just, we want everybody to cross or we don’t want anybody to cross.  It shows the negative side of both sides.  Everybody’s gonna be pissed off.

We want Machete, Machete Kills, and Machete Kills Again. [Laughter] That’s mine and Robert’s standards, you know? Every time I text him, he’ll text me back, Machete 2, coming up. [Laughs]

Machete stars Danny Trejo as the knife-wielding ex-Federale who goes on a path of revenge against the organization who betrayed him, and then some. The Sony Pictures film also stars Michelle Rodriguez, Jessica Alba, Cheech Marin, Robert De Niro, Steven Seagal among many others. The rumored big screen release date is April 16th, 2010.

Melissa Molina

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