Genre favorite Fantastic Fest has announced that Robert Rodriguez's Machete Kills will serve as its opening night film when the festival kicks off at the new Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline in Austin, Texas on September 19, 2013.
Machete Kills, the sequel to 2010's Machete, features an essentric cast that includes Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Sofia Vergara, Amber Heard, Carlos Estevez, Antonio Banderas, Jessica Alba, Alexa Vega, Vanessa Hudgens, Cub Gooding, Jr., William Sadler, Mel Gibson and the acting debut of Lady Gaga.
The film, from Open Roads Films, will make its theatrical debut on October 4, 2013.