Jan 28 2009 'Machete' Getting Less and Less Fake

Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's Grindhouse collaboration's tragic underperformance at the box office might not have killed the chances of one of the film's fake trailers becoming reality. Bloody Disgusting has posted that the Weinstein Company still has plans to shoot Machete, Rodriguez's Mexsploitation trailer about a knife-toting ex-Federale's revenge on his former boss, as early as this year:

Although we can't confirm the news, it is nice to hear rumblings around town. We're being told that Weinstein Co. has serious plans on shooting Robert Rodriguez's highly anticipated Machete later this year. Starring Danny Trejo, Machete was introduced to us as a faux trailer in Dimension Films' GRINDHOUSE, which bombed at the box office back in April of '07. In the trailer it was revealed that after being betrayed by the organization who hired him, an ex-Federale (Trejo) launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss. No word on if this would go theatrical or direct-to-DVD.

I don't know about this one. I kind of feel like I already saw all the good parts of Machete in the trailer. Personally, I'd rather see Edgar Wright's Don't, which teased with basically some startled reactions and random violence. Instead of seeing the full story of Machete, let's find out why a bespectacled Nick Frost is applauding in a diaper.

May 13 2008 'Fraggle Rock' to Stop Being Fond Memory, Become Sad Future

A Fraggle Rock movie is not inherently a bad idea. The characters are varied and lovable, it tells a fairly complex story of inter-species relationships, and there is definitely potential to make something that would attract both new fans and the old ones who had parents rich enough to afford HBO. Giving the property to the guy who made Hoodwinked though? Kind of a bad idea.

Oh, good, that's what happening:

The Weinstein Co. will turn the Jim Henson series "Fraggle Rock" into a live-action musical feature.

Cory Edwards, who directed the animated "Hoodwinked!" for TWC, will helm the picture and write the screenplay. The Jim Henson Co. will produce and TWC will distribute.

Weinstein Company, you will be receiving a package soon. Inside, you will find what remaining memorabilia I've saved from my childhood. Because you (and almost every other studio, of course) have taught me nothing can or should be cherished, they are now your property, royalty-free. I trust you'll know what to do with them: give them to someone who will mercilessly destroy them. Maybe a pack of wild dogs? A wood chipper? The voice of Mike Myers? Whatever. It's up to you now. I only ask that you not remind me of them with talking CGI reproductions or too many unnecessary sequels to my blankie.

Weinsteins roll with 'Fraggle Rock' [Variety]