Machete Kills is getting ready to make its world premiere later this month at Fantastic Fest, so expect to hear much more about this movie over the next few weeks. To kick things off, we have a brand new poster and an update to our photo gallery.

If you’re interested in checking it out early, Machete Kills' Fantastic Fest screening is taking place on September 19th in Austin, Texas, with Danny Trejo, Alexa Vega and Robert Rodriguez in attendance. The movie will open in theaters across the US on October 11th:

“Open Road Films will release MACHETE KILLS – directed by Robert Rodriguez (Machete, Sin City, Spy Kids franchise) and starring Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Sofia Vergara, Amber Heard, Charlie Sheen, Lady Gaga, Antonio Banderas, Jessica Alba, Demián Bichir, Alexa Vega, Vanessa Hudgens, Cuba Gooding, Jr., William Sadler, Marko Zaror and Mel Gibson…

…Directed by Robert Rodriguez from a screenplay by Kyle Ward and based on a story by Marcel Rodriguez and Robert Rodríguez, MACHETE KILLS is the sequel to the 2010 hit film MACHETE – which has built a devoted legion of fans since its release – and is the second film in a trilogy. The film is produced by Robert Rodriguez, along with Aaron Kaufman and Iliana Nikolic through their QuickDraw Productions banner, as well as Sergei Bespalov of Aldamisa Films, Alexander Rodnyansky of AR Films, and Rick Schwartz of Overnight Films.

In MACHETE KILLS, Danny Trejo returns as ex-Federale agent MACHETE, who is recruited by the President of the United States for a mission which would be impossible for any mortal man – he must take down a madman revolutionary and an eccentric billionaire arms dealer who has hatched a plan to spread war and anarchy across the planet. ”

The new poster is courtesy of Fandango, while the new photos are from The Playlist and EW! Check out our previous coverage by visiting the following links:

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