Editing Robert Rodriguez (section)

===''Machete''===
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''Machete'' is a feature film directed by Rodriguez and released in September 2010. It is an expansion of a fake [[trailer (film)|trailer]] Rodriguez directed for the 2007 film ''[[Grindhouse (film)|Grindhouse]]''. It starred [[Danny Trejo]] as the title character. Trejo, Rodriguez's 2nd cousin, has worked with him in some of his other movies such as ''[[Desperado (film)|Desperado]]'', ''[[From Dusk till Dawn]]'', ''[[Once Upon a Time in Mexico]]'' and ''[[Spy Kids (film)|Spy Kids]]'', where Trejo first appeared as Machete. Although originally announced to be released direct-to-DVD as an extra on the ''[[Planet Terror]]'' DVD, the film was produced as a theatrical release.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moviehole.net/news/20070514_machete_movie_greenlit.html |title=Machete movie greenlit! |access-date=November 17, 2007 |last=Morris |first=Clint |date=May 14, 2007 |publisher=Moviehole |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071011040812/http://www.moviehole.net/news/20070514_machete_movie_greenlit.html |archive-date = October 11, 2007}}</ref>

According to Rodriguez, the origins of the film go back to ''[[Desperado (film)|Desperado]]''. He says, "When I met Danny, I said, 'This guy should be like the Mexican [[Jean-Claude Van Damme]] or [[Charles Bronson]], putting out a movie every year and his name should be Machete.' So I decided to do that way back when, never got around to it until finally now. So now, of course, I want to keep going and do a feature."<ref>{{cite news |last=Moro |first=Eric |title=SXSW 07: Machete Movie Coming |publisher=IGN Film Force |date=March 11, 2007 |url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/772/772081p1.html | access-date=March 27, 2007}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine, Rodriguez said that he wrote the screenplay back in 1993 when he cast Trejo in ''Desperado''. "So I wrote him this idea of a [[federales|federale]] from Mexico who gets hired to do hatchet jobs in the U.S. I had heard sometimes [[FBI]] or [[Drug Enforcement Administration|DEA]] have a really tough job that they don't want to get their own agents killed on, they'll hire an agent from Mexico to come do the job for $25,000. I thought, "That's ''Machete''. He would come and do a really dangerous job for a lot of money to him but for everyone else over here it's peanuts." But I never got around to making it."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Edwards |first=Gavin |title=Horror Film Directors Dish About ''Grindhouse'' Trailers |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=April 2007 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/14022408/online_exclusive_horror_film_directors_dish_about_grindhouse_trailers/1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181129/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/14022408/online_exclusive_horror_film_directors_dish_about_grindhouse_trailers/1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |access-date=April 4, 2007}}</ref>

Rodriguez hoped to film ''Machete'' at the same time as ''[[Sin City: A Dame to Kill For]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sciretta |first=Peter |title=Rodriguez to film Machete Movie during Sin City 2 |publisher=/film |date=March 26, 2007 |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/2007/03/26/rodriguez-to-film-machete-movie-during-sin-city-2 |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090713202359/http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/03/26/rodriguez%2Dto%2Dfilm%2Dmachete%2Dmovie%2Dduring%2Dsin%2Dcity%2D2 |archive-date=July 13, 2009 |url-status=dead|access-date=May 9, 2008 }}</ref> Additionally, during [[Comic-Con International|Comic-Con International 2008]], he took the time to speak about Machete, including such topics as: status, possible sequels after the release of Machete, and production priorities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrS5XRfeLtU | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/KrS5XRfeLtU| archive-date=October 30, 2021|title=COMIC CON 2008: Robert Rodriguez talks Machete |publisher=YouTube |date=July 24, 2008 |access-date=April 24, 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref> It was also revealed that he has regularly pulled sequences from it for his other productions, including ''[[Once Upon a Time in Mexico]]. <sup>[</sup>''<sup>Citation Needed]</sup>  ''Machete'' was released in theaters September 3, 2010, in the U.S.

On May 5, 2010, Rodriguez responded to Arizona's controversial immigration law by releasing an "illegal" trailer on Ain't It Cool News.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/media/machete-movie-trailer-smart-slash-arizona-immigration-law/19469060/ |title=Machete Movie Trailer Takes a Smart Slash at Arizona Immigration Law |publisher=dailyfinance.com |access-date=May 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516190541/http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/media/machete-movie-trailer-smart-slash-arizona-immigration-law/19469060/ |archive-date=May 16, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The fake trailer combined elements of the ''Machete'' trailer that appeared in ''Grindhouse'' with footage from the actual film,<ref name="AICN"/> and implied that the film would be about Machete leading a revolt against anti-immigration politicians and border vigilantes.<ref name="AICN"/> Several movie websites, including [[Internet Movie Database]], reported that it was the official teaser for the film.<ref name="AICN"/> However, Rodriguez later revealed the trailer to be a joke, explaining "it was [[Cinco de Mayo]] and I had too much [[tequila]]."<ref name="AICN">{{cite web |url=https://www.aintitcool.com/node/45169 |title=A family friendly ''Machete''? What do you mean no race war? & A secret Frazetta project?? Exclusive Robert Rodriguez interview!! |last1=Knowles |first1=Harry |date=May 19, 2010 |publisher=[[Ain't It Cool News]] |access-date=May 20, 2010}}</ref>