The distribution rights to “Machete”, the project that grew out of a fake trailer Robert Rodriguez included in his joint project with Quentin Tarentino, “Grindhouse”, has been acquired by 20th Century Fox.

Danny Trejo, a Rodriguez regular, will be returning to the title role he portrayed in the fake trailer about a machete-wielding avenger, alongside Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba and Michelle Rodriguez.

Robert Rodriguez wrote and produced “Machete,” with Rick Schwartz’s Overnight Productions financing the film. He directed it with co-director Ethan Maniquis.

Rodriguez is already working on relauching the “Predator” franchise with this summer’s upcoming “Predators” for Fox, which will star Trejo, Adrien Brody, and Topher Grace.

Stay tuned to Shockya.com for more on “Machete”.

By Costa Koutsou (Source: Deadline Hollywood)