Get Ready For A Robert Rodriguez Double Dip This Fall...

Robert Rodriguez is one of my favorite film makers working in Hollywood right now. Why you ask? Well, for one his an original thinker who finds very practical ways to make fantastic movies. secondly, he has been making some of the best genre movies of the last 15 years (Desperado, Machete, Grindhouse, Spy Kids, Sin City) all very unique to their own genre, but all very Rodriguez in their delivery. And finally because my man R Rod is returning to two of his original films to give us sequels, and he is doing so in less then 3 weeks apart this Fall...

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Rodriguez is set to re-enter the world of both Machete & Sin City this fall with many of his usual suspects in tow. First up is 'Machete Kills', the second installment about the militant Mexican policeman with the deadly touch and the heart of gold. Danny Trejo is back as Machete, and he is re-joined by Jessica Alba  & Michelle Rodriguez from the first films cast (they are probably the only ones who survived...lol). Rounding out this Mexploitation flick is an interesting cast of the always sexy Amber Heard, Lady Gaga, Sofia Vergara, and Hollywood's baddest bad boys Mel Gibson & Charlie Sheen. I can't wait to see which of them (or both!) takes over the villain role from Steven Sagal, because Segal was fucking fantastic in the first one. The second entry in the Machete mythos opens on September 13th and is to be part 2 of a proposed trilogy. I am in... Viva Mexicana!!!!

Which brings us to the second release Rodriguez has right around the bend. Not even three weeks after that we get the much anticipated second entry into the Sin City film series, based on the graphic novels of Frank Miller. This one is based on A Dame To Kill, , and focuses on Clive Owen's 'Dwight' character from the first film. But remember all that talk about Dwight having a new face in the scenes from the first movie with Shelly (the dearly departed Brittany Murphy)? they were true, and this film is a prequel to the first one... sooooo, we have a new actor playing Dwight. I am sad to see a quality actor like Clive Owen go, but I do love me some Josh Brolin!!!! he is set to tackle Dwight, with Mickey Rourke returning as Marv, and will also include Jessica Alba, Jaime King, and Rosario Dawson from the first film.  Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Christopher Leoni, Jaimie Chung and the venerable Dennis Haysbert taking over for the recently passed away Michael Clarke Duncan round out some of the new faces on the project. This one is sure to be great... so great in fact that Gordon-Levitt gave up his shot to be the lead character in the tent pole Marvel comics movie Guardians of the Galaxy because he couldn't do both. He choose Rodriguez, and I bet he made a hell of a choice.    sin City 2 opens up on October 4th...

I can't wait to see those two twins in action again... 

Which means that we will have two... COUNT EM, TWO.... Big Budget Robert Rodriguez sequels in theaters at once. That means you will be able to do an ole fashion double feature on these two bad boys in one day at your local theater. i don't think I have ever had the opportunity to see two films from the same director on the same day unless it was a special screening of something old paired with a new release, so this is historic. I think i will plan a CCD get together to mark the event!!!! Stay tuned for details... see you at the movies!!!!  

Another Day, More Danny Trejo

After yesterday's discussion of his new film 'Bad Ass' here on CCD, I feel like we need even more Danny Trejo in our lives. This guy is such an awesome actor... his emotions are so real! Need proof? Click after the jump to see for yourself...

'Bad Ass' Looks Pretty... Bad ASS!!!

The trailer for Danny Trejo's new flick 'Bad Ass' has been making it's way around the Internet, and it is sparking all types of controversy. Is this a real movie? is this really gonna happen? Can a film possibly be THIS BAD ASS? Trejo looks like he is going even more over the top than he did in Machette... and that is WAY over the top. But on another note, I think this is exactly what Trejo should be doing. These movies are wacky, look like they are relatively inexpensive to make, and are putting Trejo in a starring role instead of being a supporting character. Considering the success of grindhouse-type fare such as Hobo With A Shotgun, Death Proof and Machete in recent years, I think this would go over gangbusters. Enter in Ron "Hellboy" Pearlman and Charles "Roc" Dutton into the mix and this movie looks unreal. What do you guys think? Click after the jump to view the full trailer and leave some comments on the bottom of the page...

  

***On A Side Note***

This is "Epic Beard Man", the viral video that seems to be the basis for Bad Ass. You have to watch this video. It will be the best 3 minutes and 21 seconds of your day. Sick!!!

Luke Skywalker, Candyman And Atreyu Serve Up "Sushi Girl"

Who doesn't love to see an ensemble cast of cult movie actors in a some kind of crazed, perverted, sadistic horror flick? There actually seems to be a bit of a renaissance going on with these types of films, with directors like Robert Rodriguez and Rob Zombie leading the charge, and I couldn't be happier about it.

This particular new grindhouse style movie has got one of the coolest "what the WHAT" groups of actors I've ever seen. Including...

Mark Hamill
Tony Todd
Jeff Fahey
Noah Hathaway(Mother Luvin Atreyu!)
James Duval
Michael Biehn
Sonny Chiba
and
Danny Trejo(of course)

Bad. Ass.




Sushi Girl is brought to us by first time feature Director Kern Saxton. His previous work includes a short called "Deader Living Through Chemistry," which was selected by Gerorge Romero for inclusion on the "Diary of the Dead" DVD.

It's not clear what kind of release "Sushi Girl" will receive, but I imagine we can expect a small theatrical release at best, with a big push for the DVD. I will definitely be watching the fudgeneut out of this movie.

The Hangover + The Muppets = Danny Trejo

Wait.....what?

The most telling and exciting thing about this teaser, is that it's a spoof of, and is going to be running in front of "The Hangover Part II." A trailer, for a Muppet movie, before a hard R rated movie. That's of course not to say that I'm expecting it to be "Meet The Feebles" but it does speak to the audience they are selling this movie to and the confidence they have in it.

Can we hope to have more movie specific teasers throughout the summer as we build towards "The Muppets?" Perhaps Harry Potter and Captain America style Muppet teasers!





Man there are going to be a lot of celebrities in this thing eh? Not too much more footage than the last teaser. Some shots of an apparently dilapidated Muppet Theater. Not used in quite some time as evidenced by the Rubik's Cube on the desk. Looks like maybe Kermit's old office judging by the line of banjos adorning the wall.

I love all the quotes and their respective sources. I would totally subscribe to "This Week Monthly."

Buffy Kicks Freddy Krueger In The Face!

Well not exactly...

The full cinematic intro to "Call of the Dead," along with some game-play, looks pretty great. It would seem the B actors are filming a Romero zombie movie, when a real outbreak begins.



George Romero as the all powerful Super Zombie! Nice. I really dig the whole style of this little project. Even the mock up poster is cool, with its old style one-sheet, folds and all.


And did you hear Sarah Michelle Gellar? She goes..."Let's SLAY some stiffs." You know.....cause......YOU knoooow.....she was on.....and that was when.....and it used to.....with the thing.....and now with chicks......come ooooooooooon.

Call of the Dead

Ack! Zombies!



A zombie bonus mode in a video game! How original!!!

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Ok, standard cynicism aside, I can't help but get a little excited about the trailer for the new Call of Duty DLC. I'm not even really a big fan of FPS games, but I may have to just give this a whirl.



A great Grindhouse homage trailer, featuring some cool genre actors. The song from Return of the Living Dead being used makes me all tingly inside!

I'm sure the game itself will be littered with references and winks to the undead loving audience. The trailer itself is brimming with them. I mean Robert Englund even says..."This must be a nightmare"........Ya know.....cause he....come on....COME ON....youuuu know.....cause the guy...and he was......with the....SO FUNNY!