Jessica Alba “Machete” Poster
A new poster for Ethan Maniquis and Robert Rodriguez’s “Machete” is currently on display at the American Film Market (AFM), and it features a look at Jessica Alba as Sartana. Check it out below.
“Machete” is based on the “fake” trailer in Rodriguez’s 2007 Grindhouse. The highly skilled Federale Machete (Danny Trejo) is hired by some unsavory types to assassinate a senator. But just as he’s about to take the shot, he notices someone aiming at him and realizes he’s been set up. He barely survives the sniper’s bullet, and is soon out for revenge on his former employers, with the reluctant assistance of his old friend Cheech Marin, who has become a priest and taken a vow of nonviolence. If you hire him to take out the bad guys, make sure the bad guys aren’t you!
Machete Set Photos: Jessica Alba, Steven Segal, Danny Trejo…
Check out first photos of Jessica Alba, Steven Segal, Danny Trejo and writer-director Michelle Rodriguez on the set of “Machete,” currently filming in Austin, Texas.
Jessica Alba and Danny Trejo, Machete set photo
The feature version of the trailer finds Machete (Trejo) a renegade former Mexican Federale, roaming the streets of Texas after a shakedown from drug lord Torrez (Seagal). Reluctantly, Machete takes an offer from spin doctor Benz (Jeff Fahey) to assassinate McLaughlin (Robert De Niro) a corrupt Senator. Double crossed and on the run Machete braves the odds with the help of Luz (Rodriguez), a saucy taco slinger, Padre (Cheech Marin) his “holy” brother, and April (Lindsay Lohan) a socialite with a penchant for guns. All while being tracked by Sartana (Alba), a sexy ICE agent with a special interest in the blade slinger.
Robert Rodriguez To Make Machete
When Robert Rodriguez announced his “Predator” remake there was also mention of another film, “Machete” which will be going forward this summer it seems.
Rodriguez will create a feature out of the blade- wielding antihero who appeared in a mock trailer that was part of “Grindhouse.” Rodriguez wrote the feature script and will direct the film alongside Ethan Maniquis, his longtime editor.
Danny Trejo will reprise his role from the trailer. “Machete” will follow the title character, an ex-Federale who now hides out as a day laborer after a corrupt politician double-crossed him.
The tag line for the original trailer was: “This time, they f**ked with the wrong Mexican.” Not immediately clear is whether they will find a way to use this irresistible marketing slogan that appeared in the “Grindhouse” trailer.
Shooting is expected to begin in June, 2009 in Austin, TX.
