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‘Machete Kills Again… In Space’ Shooting This Year?
Robert Rodriguez regular Danny Trejo was on hand signing autographs at the Mad Monster convention in Charlotte, NC this past weekend were he revealed to HalloweenDailyNews that filming begins later this year on Machete Kills Again…In Space.
“Robert and I are going to start to do Machete Kills In Space, so that’s going to be awesome. Absolutely. We’re going to be working on it this year,” he tells the site.
Machete Kills Again…In Space is the third in a trilogy that started with the faux trailer included in Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s 2007 Grindhouse. By 2010 he had a feature-length Machete (co-directed by Ethan Maniquis) in theaters, followed up by the terrible 2013 Machete Kills.
After the disaster that was Machete Kills, it’s sort of surprising that Rodriguez is able to get the third off the ground. And even though I don’t like either of the Machete films, the new one looks ridiculous enough to get me into a theater. I just wish Rodriguez would stop with the CGI blood that he does so poorly.
In the first Machete, “After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.“
“Mythic Quest” actor Chase Yi has been cast in a lead role in Paramount and Blumhouse’s new Paranormal Activity movie, Deadline reports this afternoon.
Ian Tuason (Undertone) will direct the eighth installment in the Paranormal Activity film franchise, set to release in theaters May 21, 2027.
As for character details or plot, well, those remain scarce at this stage.
While we wait for further news on whether the demonic Toby will reappear, Tuason previously revealed to Bloody Disgusting that technology will play a huge role in his vision: “Technology — camera technology — has advanced to a point where it’s become a big part of the film and what I want to do there.”
It’s fitting, especially as it was the original Paranormal Activity that inspired the filmmaker’s haunting debut, undertone.
Paranormal Activity, created by Oren Peli, first hit theaters in 2007. Its groundbreaking minimalist approach to found-footage ghost stories has spawned a seven-film franchise that’s grossed nearly $900 million worldwide.
Franchise originator Oren Peli will produce for Solana Films, with James Wan and Jason Blum producing for Blumhouse Atomic Monster. Michael Clear and Judson Scott will exec produce for Blumhouse Atomic, with Alayna Glasthal overseeing the project for the company. Other exec producers include Steven Schneider for Room 101, Inc., Dan Slater and Cody Calahan.
Also on the way soon is the Paranormal Activity stage play.