'Machete Kills' Gets Release Date

Briefly: This fall you'll get two Robert Rodriguez movies in two months. We already knew that Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is set for October 4, and now Open Road Films has announced that Machete Kills, starring Danny Trejo as the ultimate badass, will be released September 13. Written and directed by Rodriguez, it co-stars Michelle Rodriguez, Jessica Alba, Amber Heard, Lady Gaga and Charlie Sheen. Read the full press release below. 

OPEN ROAD FILMS WILL RELEASE ROBERT RODRIGUEZ'S "MACHETE KILLS" ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

"MACHETE KILLS" STARS DANNY TREJO, MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ, SOFIA VERGARA, AMBER HEARD, CHARLIE SHEEN, LADY GAGA, ANTONIO BANDERAS, JESSICA ALBA, DEMIÁN BICHIR, ALEXA VEGA, VANESSA HUDGENS, CUBA GOODING, JR., WILLIAM SADLER, MARKO ZAROR AND MEL GIBSON

Open Road Films will release MACHETE KILLS – directed by Robert Rodriguez (Machete, Sin City, Spy Kids franchise) and starring Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Sofia Vergara, Amber Heard, Charlie Sheen, Lady Gaga, Antonio Banderas, Jessica Alba, Demián Bichir, Alexa Vega, Vanessa Hudgens, Cuba Gooding, Jr., William Sadler, Marko Zaror and Mel Gibson – on Septmber 13, 2013.

Directed by Robert Rodriguez from a screenplay by Kyle Ward and based on a story by Marcel Rodriguez and Robert Rodríguez, MACHETE KILLS is the sequel to the 2010 hit film MACHETE - which has built a devoted legion of fans since its release – and is the second film in a trilogy.  The film is produced by Robert Rodriguez, along with Aaron Kaufman and Iliana Nikolic through their QuickDraw Productions banner, as well as Sergei Bespalov of Aldamisa Films, Alexander Rodnyansky of AR Films, and Rick Schwartz of Overnight Films. Paris Kasidokostas Latsis and Terry Dougas of 1821 Pictures are Executive Producers.

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.