Machete Kills is a 2013 American action-comedy film written and directed by
Robert Rodriguez. It is a sequel to
Machete, and the third film based on a
Grindhouse fake trailer.
Danny Trejo,
Michelle Rodriguez,
Tom Savini, Billy Blair,
Electra and Elise Avellan,
Felix Sabates, and
Jessica Alba reprise their roles from the first film, and are joined by series newcomers
Mel Gibson,
Demián Bichir,
Amber Heard,
Sofía Vergara,
Lady Gaga,
Antonio Banderas,
Cuba Gooding, Jr.,
Vanessa Hudgens,
Alexa Vega,
William Sadler,
Marko Zaror, and
Charlie Sheen (credited by his birth name of "Carlos Estévez"). The film follows the titular ex-federal (Trejo) as he is recruited by the
U.S. President (Sheen) to stop an arms dealer (Gibson) and a revolutionary (Bichir).