BLOODY-DISGUSTING.COM Your best source for the latest horror news, reviews, interviews, and more... Robert Rodriguez Eyeing June Start For 'Machete'! http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/15988 Print This Page In addition to the news that Robert Rodriguez is going to direct 20th Century Fox's reboot of the Predator franchise, it was also announced that the writer-director-producer is eyeing a June start date in Austin for Machete, a feature about the blade- wielding antihero who appeared in a mock trailer that was part of Grindhouse back on '07. The film is financed and produced by Overnight Productions, with Danny Trejo starring as the title character. Machete is a Mexican ex-Federale with a gift for wielding a blade, who hides out as a day laborer, who is double-crossed by a corrupt state senator. Rodriguez wrote the script and will direct the film with Ethan Maniquis, his longtime editor. Source: