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The Machete](Machete (2010) - Movie | Moviefone) casting news is official. Buried in a longer article, Variety](http://weblogs.variety.com/bfdealmemo/2009/08/an-overnight-success-.html) has listed the final cast list for the feature-length adaptation of Danny Trejo’s man with the knives. Almost all the rumors are correct, with the exception of Jonah Hill. The roster: Trejo, of course, plus Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, Steven Seagal, Lindsay Lohan, Cheech Marin, Don Johnson, and Jeff Fahey.
Strange? Yes. Surprising? Yes. Perfect? I don’t know. Now don’t get me wrong – you could fill the film with tween celebs and I’d still head out to see it as long as Danny Trejo was the star. Yet while I usually love big casting twists, this one isn’t invoking a reaction either way. It’s not due to disinterest, as I’ve been dying for this to become a reality for a long time – from rumors of a DVD spin-off, to big-screen potential, to love of Machete as a gun-toter, to silly fangirl hopes from a fake poster.
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