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Robert Rodriquez Turning His El Rey Network Into A New Streaming Service

Robert Rodriguez‘s El Rey Network has given horror fans many films and series including the “From Dusk Till Dawn” series that ran from 2014-2016. Now, Rodriguez is taking El Rey and turning it into a Latino-centered streaming service which he has teamed up with Cinedigm for, Variety reports. “In partnership with Cinedigm, El Rey Network will relaunch as an over-the-top streaming service available on platforms including connected TVs, digital set-top boxes, media-streaming devices, and the web,” Variety states. “In addition, Cinedigm will work with El Rey to ink deals with advertisers on custom content. Cinedigm also will distribute Rodriguez’s feature film Red 11 and the companion docuseries, Rebel Without a Crew: The Robert Rodriguez Film School, exclusively to OTT platforms.” “El Rey has always been a network for the people — a mainstream outlet where we discover diverse, independent voices,” Rodriguez said in a statement. “The fact that we can also now make our catalogue of kick-ass programming available for

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 8, 2021
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Robert Rodriguez’s ‘Red 11’ Getting A Summer Release

Last year we reported that filmmaker Robert Rodriguez was returning to his roots and making a movie with the budget of just $7000, the same budget he had for his breakout film El Mariachi. The film, titled Red 11, was inspired by the medical experiments Rodriguez went through himself to raise the money for El Mariachi thirty years ago. The film is set “in the dark, twisted world of legal drug research. College kids turn lab rats to make quick money. The pic’s protagonist Rob (who is assigned the color and number Red 11), is trying to buy his way out of a huge debt to the tune of $7K. But things get surreal when he’s not sure if the hospital is really trying to kill him, or if it’s the side effects from the experimental drugs.” Rodriguez wrote the script with his son Racer, based on the original script Robert wrote in the ’90s. Since Red 11 made its

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 29, 2020
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Legendary Is Taking Us To ‘Sin City’ With New Series

It’s been five years since Sin City: A Dame to Kill For premiered. Now, it looks like we are getting Sin City television series. Legendary Television has sealed the deal with Frank Miller to turn Sin City into a television series. According to Deadline Robert Rodriguez is “close” to joining the project, Deadline reports. “The deal on the table is for Legendary to guarantee a first season of the show, contingent on them setting it up with a network or streaming platform.” “The deal with Miller also calls for a hard R animated series for a Sin City prequel based on Miller’s graphic novels.” Robert Rodriguez co-directed 2005’s Sin City as well as its sequel along with Miller. It wouldn’t be a big surprise if both end up serving as executive producers as well as directors. This is not the first time a “Sin City” series has come up. Back in 2017 Dimension was planning series with Glen Mazzara and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 17, 2019
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Robert Rodriguez’s Next Project Will Be ‘Hypnotic’

One of legendary filmmaker Robert Rodriguez‘s new projects is the big-budget ($60-80 million) sci-fi thriller Hypnotic. The film was co-written by Rodriguez and Max Borenstein (Kong Island) and centers on “a detective becomes entangled in a mystery involving his missing daughter and a secret government program while investigating a string of impossible high-end heists.” With a budget of between $60 and $80 million) Hypnotic is being produced by Solstice Studios and Studio 8, according to Deadline.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 1, 2019
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Poster Premieres For Robert Rodriguez’s $7,000 Film ‘Red 11’

Robert Rodriguez has come along from his indie start with his most recent film Alita: Battle Angel having a budget close to $200 million, but Rodriguez is returning to his indie roots with the horror film Red 11, set to premiere at SXSW. With a budget of just $7,000 (the same as his debut feature El Mariachi), the film was written by Rodriguez and his son Racer. Adapted from a script written 25 years ago that was based on Rodriguez’s real-life experiences in a Medical Research Facility, Red 11 is set in a dark, warped version of the world of the legal drug research. “At these Facilities, young guys become Lab Rats to make quick money, but our hero RED 11 is here to buy his way out of a huge debt to the tune of $7,000. This story shows the quirks, characters, and comedy of Robert’s experiences of being a human Lab Rat, but with a sci-fi and horror

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 11, 2019
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Danny Trejo Confirms Machete Is Still Headed To Space

Back in 2007, we got our first look at Danny Trejo as Machete in a faux trailer in Robert Rodriguez‘s Planet Terror. Thankfully Rodriguez saw the potential and created the Machete franchise. In Machete Kills (2013) we got another faux trailer, this time teasing that Machete was headed to space for the appropriately titled sequel Machete Kills Again…In Space. It’s been five years since we’ve heard anything leaving us wondering if we’d ever see the third film of the franchise. Recently, during an interview with Popcorn Talk, Trejo and Rodriguez promised fans that Machete will be heading to space. I would say that… Robert has his own timetable for doing stuff. I know he’s working on a big movie right now. Robert’s working on it, it’s gonna be… unbelievably crazy.” Trejo also stated that Michelle Rodriguez is committed to reprising her role as badass Luz. It sounds like we might actually see Machete return to kick ass in the vastness

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 24, 2018
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Norman Reedus And Michelle Rodriguez Star In Robert Rodriguez’s VR Film ‘The Limit’

Experience the immersive blockbuster The Limit, a wild cinema experience from STXsurreal, the VR and Immersive content division of STX Entertainment, and director Robert Rodriguez. Starring Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead) and Michelle Rodriguez (Fast and Furious) the film takes viewers on a wild 20-minute immersive cinematic experience like you’ve never seen before. “As a rogue agent with a mysterious past, you enlist the help of enhanced super-assassin M-13 (Rodriguez) to retrieve your identity and strike against the deadly organization that created you.” The Limit is a lean-back experience captured in a new cinematic VR format, wider than 180 degrees, that bridges the gap between large-format movies and 360-degree video. It offers ultra-high fidelity and unprecedented production value from a live-action VR film. Robert Rodriguez directed and co-wrote the script with Racer Max Rodriguez. Andy Vick and Rick Rey, Co-President of Virtual Reality & Immersive Entertainment, STXsurreal Production executive produced the film. Experience The Limit NOW! The Limit is a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 21, 2018
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‘Grindhouse: Planet Terror’ Soundtrack Released On Vinyl

Remember the Grindhouse movie ‘Planet Terror’? Everyone who saw it remembers Rose McGowen’s machine gun leg slaughtering chemically-enhanced zombies. Well, writer/director Robert Rodrigues isn’t finished. He is now taking the opportunity to remind us that he has composer chops as well. For the first time, the soundtrack for ‘Planet Terror’ is available on vinyl. The score is composed by Robert Rodriguez, Graeme Revell (The Crow, Sin City), and Carl Thiel (From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series), with additional songs by Chingon and Nouvelle Vague. McGowen even sings on three tracks. The LP is pressed on opaque white vinyl and is available on April 21. Planet Terror Tracklist: SIDE ONE 1. Grindhouse (Main Titles) (Robert Rodriguez) 2. Doc Block (Robert Rodriguez & Carl Thiel) 3. The Sickos (Robert Rodriguez & Graeme Revell) 4. You Belong To Me (Rose McGowan) 5. Go Go Not Cry Cry (Robert Rodriguez & Rick Del Castillo) 6. Hospital Epidemic (Graeme Revell & Robert Rodriguez) 7. Useless

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Capt McNeely
Apr 17, 2018
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We Have An Update On The New ‘Escape From New York’ Movie

Back in March, it was announced the Robert Rodriguez will be in the director’s chair for 20th Century Fox’s reboot of Escape from New York. Today, we have an update. Neil Cross (Luther) who penned the script told Deadline that not only has John Carpenter, who wrote and directed the 1981 original, has not only read the script but has given it the green light. John Carpenter on the set of Escape From New York (1981) “Robert Rodriguez is attached to direct and it’s looking good and exciting,” Cross told Deadline. “It was quite a challenging script, it’s a challenging thing to reinvent. One of the most terrifying sentences I’ve ever heard in my life is ‘we’ve given the script to John Carpenter’. I crawled around for three days thinking ‘oh my god’ but we got John Carpenter’s seal of approval. He approved it and that’s all I need.” He continued, “You never quite know [if it’s done] but I

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 4, 2017
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John Carpenter Confirms ‘Escape From New York’ Director

We reported last year that Fox has a remake of Escape From New York planned. Now, it seems it is finally moving forward and they have a director, none other than Robert Rodriguez. John Carpenter has just confirmed, via his Facebook page, that Rodriguez will indeed direct from the script penned by Neil Cross (Pacific Rim). Carpenter, the original director, will be serving as executive producer. Word is he will be playing an important role in the film’s development. This will be Rodriguez’s fourth collaboration with the studio, including Machete, Machete Kills, and Predators, which he produced, and is currently filming Alita: Battle Angel, with James Cameron producing. Rodriguez has many other titles to his credit including: El Mariachi, Desperado, From Dusk Till Dawn, The Faculty, Planet Terror, Grindhouse, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, and series such us From Dusk Till Dawn. His book ‘Rebel Without A Crew’ has influenced many filmmakers. The 1981 original Escape From New

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 25, 2017

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Robert Rodriquez Turning His El Rey Network Into A New Streaming Service

Robert Rodriguez‘s El Rey Network has given horror fans many films and series including the “From Dusk Till Dawn” series that ran from 2014-2016. Now, Rodriguez is taking El Rey and turning it into a Latino-centered streaming service which he has teamed up with Cinedigm for, Variety reports. “In partnership with Cinedigm, El Rey Network will relaunch as an over-the-top streaming service available on platforms including connected TVs, digital set-top boxes, media-streaming devices, and the web,” Variety states. “In addition, Cinedigm will work with El Rey to ink deals with advertisers on custom content. Cinedigm also will distribute Rodriguez’s feature film Red 11 and the companion docuseries, Rebel Without a Crew: The Robert Rodriguez Film School, exclusively to OTT platforms.” “El Rey has always been a network for the people — a mainstream outlet where we discover diverse, independent voices,” Rodriguez said in a statement. “The fact that we can also now make our catalogue of kick-ass programming available for

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 8, 2021
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Robert Rodriguez’s ‘Red 11’ Getting A Summer Release

Last year we reported that filmmaker Robert Rodriguez was returning to his roots and making a movie with the budget of just $7000, the same budget he had for his breakout film El Mariachi. The film, titled Red 11, was inspired by the medical experiments Rodriguez went through himself to raise the money for El Mariachi thirty years ago. The film is set “in the dark, twisted world of legal drug research. College kids turn lab rats to make quick money. The pic’s protagonist Rob (who is assigned the color and number Red 11), is trying to buy his way out of a huge debt to the tune of $7K. But things get surreal when he’s not sure if the hospital is really trying to kill him, or if it’s the side effects from the experimental drugs.” Rodriguez wrote the script with his son Racer, based on the original script Robert wrote in the ’90s. Since Red 11 made its

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 29, 2020
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Legendary Is Taking Us To ‘Sin City’ With New Series

It’s been five years since Sin City: A Dame to Kill For premiered. Now, it looks like we are getting Sin City television series. Legendary Television has sealed the deal with Frank Miller to turn Sin City into a television series. According to Deadline Robert Rodriguez is “close” to joining the project, Deadline reports. “The deal on the table is for Legendary to guarantee a first season of the show, contingent on them setting it up with a network or streaming platform.” “The deal with Miller also calls for a hard R animated series for a Sin City prequel based on Miller’s graphic novels.” Robert Rodriguez co-directed 2005’s Sin City as well as its sequel along with Miller. It wouldn’t be a big surprise if both end up serving as executive producers as well as directors. This is not the first time a “Sin City” series has come up. Back in 2017 Dimension was planning series with Glen Mazzara and

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 17, 2019
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Robert Rodriguez’s Next Project Will Be ‘Hypnotic’

One of legendary filmmaker Robert Rodriguez‘s new projects is the big-budget ($60-80 million) sci-fi thriller Hypnotic. The film was co-written by Rodriguez and Max Borenstein (Kong Island) and centers on “a detective becomes entangled in a mystery involving his missing daughter and a secret government program while investigating a string of impossible high-end heists.” With a budget of between $60 and $80 million) Hypnotic is being produced by Solstice Studios and Studio 8, according to Deadline.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 1, 2019
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Poster Premieres For Robert Rodriguez’s $7,000 Film ‘Red 11’

Robert Rodriguez has come along from his indie start with his most recent film Alita: Battle Angel having a budget close to $200 million, but Rodriguez is returning to his indie roots with the horror film Red 11, set to premiere at SXSW. With a budget of just $7,000 (the same as his debut feature El Mariachi), the film was written by Rodriguez and his son Racer. Adapted from a script written 25 years ago that was based on Rodriguez’s real-life experiences in a Medical Research Facility, Red 11 is set in a dark, warped version of the world of the legal drug research. “At these Facilities, young guys become Lab Rats to make quick money, but our hero RED 11 is here to buy his way out of a huge debt to the tune of $7,000. This story shows the quirks, characters, and comedy of Robert’s experiences of being a human Lab Rat, but with a sci-fi and horror

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 11, 2019
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Danny Trejo Confirms Machete Is Still Headed To Space

Back in 2007, we got our first look at Danny Trejo as Machete in a faux trailer in Robert Rodriguez‘s Planet Terror. Thankfully Rodriguez saw the potential and created the Machete franchise. In Machete Kills (2013) we got another faux trailer, this time teasing that Machete was headed to space for the appropriately titled sequel Machete Kills Again…In Space. It’s been five years since we’ve heard anything leaving us wondering if we’d ever see the third film of the franchise. Recently, during an interview with Popcorn Talk, Trejo and Rodriguez promised fans that Machete will be heading to space. I would say that… Robert has his own timetable for doing stuff. I know he’s working on a big movie right now. Robert’s working on it, it’s gonna be… unbelievably crazy.” Trejo also stated that Michelle Rodriguez is committed to reprising her role as badass Luz. It sounds like we might actually see Machete return to kick ass in the vastness

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 24, 2018
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Norman Reedus And Michelle Rodriguez Star In Robert Rodriguez’s VR Film ‘The Limit’

Experience the immersive blockbuster The Limit, a wild cinema experience from STXsurreal, the VR and Immersive content division of STX Entertainment, and director Robert Rodriguez. Starring Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead) and Michelle Rodriguez (Fast and Furious) the film takes viewers on a wild 20-minute immersive cinematic experience like you’ve never seen before. “As a rogue agent with a mysterious past, you enlist the help of enhanced super-assassin M-13 (Rodriguez) to retrieve your identity and strike against the deadly organization that created you.” The Limit is a lean-back experience captured in a new cinematic VR format, wider than 180 degrees, that bridges the gap between large-format movies and 360-degree video. It offers ultra-high fidelity and unprecedented production value from a live-action VR film. Robert Rodriguez directed and co-wrote the script with Racer Max Rodriguez. Andy Vick and Rick Rey, Co-President of Virtual Reality & Immersive Entertainment, STXsurreal Production executive produced the film. Experience The Limit NOW! The Limit is a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 21, 2018
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‘Grindhouse: Planet Terror’ Soundtrack Released On Vinyl

Remember the Grindhouse movie ‘Planet Terror’? Everyone who saw it remembers Rose McGowen’s machine gun leg slaughtering chemically-enhanced zombies. Well, writer/director Robert Rodrigues isn’t finished. He is now taking the opportunity to remind us that he has composer chops as well. For the first time, the soundtrack for ‘Planet Terror’ is available on vinyl. The score is composed by Robert Rodriguez, Graeme Revell (The Crow, Sin City), and Carl Thiel (From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series), with additional songs by Chingon and Nouvelle Vague. McGowen even sings on three tracks. The LP is pressed on opaque white vinyl and is available on April 21. Planet Terror Tracklist: SIDE ONE 1. Grindhouse (Main Titles) (Robert Rodriguez) 2. Doc Block (Robert Rodriguez & Carl Thiel) 3. The Sickos (Robert Rodriguez & Graeme Revell) 4. You Belong To Me (Rose McGowan) 5. Go Go Not Cry Cry (Robert Rodriguez & Rick Del Castillo) 6. Hospital Epidemic (Graeme Revell & Robert Rodriguez) 7. Useless

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Capt McNeely
Apr 17, 2018
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We Have An Update On The New ‘Escape From New York’ Movie

Back in March, it was announced the Robert Rodriguez will be in the director’s chair for 20th Century Fox’s reboot of Escape from New York. Today, we have an update. Neil Cross (Luther) who penned the script told Deadline that not only has John Carpenter, who wrote and directed the 1981 original, has not only read the script but has given it the green light. John Carpenter on the set of Escape From New York (1981) “Robert Rodriguez is attached to direct and it’s looking good and exciting,” Cross told Deadline. “It was quite a challenging script, it’s a challenging thing to reinvent. One of the most terrifying sentences I’ve ever heard in my life is ‘we’ve given the script to John Carpenter’. I crawled around for three days thinking ‘oh my god’ but we got John Carpenter’s seal of approval. He approved it and that’s all I need.” He continued, “You never quite know [if it’s done] but I

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Dec 4, 2017
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John Carpenter Confirms ‘Escape From New York’ Director

We reported last year that Fox has a remake of Escape From New York planned. Now, it seems it is finally moving forward and they have a director, none other than Robert Rodriguez. John Carpenter has just confirmed, via his Facebook page, that Rodriguez will indeed direct from the script penned by Neil Cross (Pacific Rim). Carpenter, the original director, will be serving as executive producer. Word is he will be playing an important role in the film’s development. This will be Rodriguez’s fourth collaboration with the studio, including Machete, Machete Kills, and Predators, which he produced, and is currently filming Alita: Battle Angel, with James Cameron producing. Rodriguez has many other titles to his credit including: El Mariachi, Desperado, From Dusk Till Dawn, The Faculty, Planet Terror, Grindhouse, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, and series such us From Dusk Till Dawn. His book ‘Rebel Without A Crew’ has influenced many filmmakers. The 1981 original Escape From New

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 25, 2017
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