Danny Trejo as Machete
Perhaps more interestingly, Rodriguez’s traditional backers, the Bob and Harvey Weinstein, turned down the chance to handle the film. With Rodriguez’s own Troublemaker Studios rebooting the Predator franchise for Fox, could he have found a new creative home?
From Deadline:
Fox reminded everyone that it was already very much in the Robert Rodriguez business making Predators, and Tom Rothman really wanted him to have a home there, and Rodriguez and Rothman get along well, so a deal was clinched
Co-directed by Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis, Machette stars Danny Trejo, reprising his role from the trailer, alongside Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, Steven Seagal, Lindsay Lohan, Cheech Marin, Don Johnson and Jeff Fahey.
