Fantastic
Fest 2013 has announced its opening night film, Machete Kills by Robert
Rodriguez, starring Danny Trejo, Sofia Vergara, Michelle Rodriguez, Amber
Heard, Charlie Sheen, Lady Gaga, Antonio Banderas, Jessica Alba, Demian Bichir,
Alex Vega, Vanessa Hudgens, Cuba Gooding Jr., William Sadler, Mark Zaror and
Mel Gibson.
Press
Release:
Austin, TX - Wednesday, July 10, 2013-
Fantastic Fest is excited to announce Robert Rodriguez’s Machete Kills will
have its world premiere on September 19, 2013 as the opening night
film for the 2013 festival, which will take place in Austin, Texas at the new
Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline location from September 19-26, 2013. Talent from
the film, including Danny Trejo, Alexa Vega and Robert Rodriguez, will be in
attendance. Additional talent to be confirmed closer to festival.
“Every
year we compile our dream targets for opening night film; MACHETE KILLS was at
the top of that list,” said Fantastic Fest Co-founder & Creative Director
Tim League. “We are going to pull out all the stops to ensure Robert’s world
premiere red carpet experience is literally blood red.”
“Fantastic
Fest has quickly become the best place for fans to first experience the newest
and coolest genre movies and blockbusters,” said director Robert Rodriguez. “I
am honored and extremely excited for Machete Kills to have its world premiere
right here in Austin and kick off Fantastic Fest.”
In Machete
Kills, Danny Trejo returns as ex-Federale agent Machete, who is recruited
by the President of the United States for a mission which would be impossible
for any mortal man – he must take down a madman revolutionary and an eccentric
billionaire arms dealer who has hatched a plan to spread war and anarchy across
the planet.
The
talented and eclectic cast includes: Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Sofia
Vergara, Amber Heard, Carlos Estevez, Lady Gaga, Antonio Banderas, Jessica
Alba, Demian Bichir, Alexa Vega, Vanessa Hudgens, Cuba Gooding, Jr., William Sadler,
Marko Zaror and Mel Gibson.
Presented
by Open Road Films, Machete Kills is directed by Robert
Rodriguez, produced by Robert Rodriguez, Aaron Kaufman, Iliana Nikolic, Sergei
Bespalov, Alexander Rodnyansky and Rick Schwartz, from a screenplay by Kyle
Ward, based on a story by Marcel Rodriguez and Robert Rodriguez. Machete
Kills releases in U.S. theaters on October 4, 2013.
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