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"Studio 20th Century Fox has reportedly come out on top of a bidding war to secure the domestic distribution rights to Robert Rodriguez&amp;#039;s Machete.  Based on the director&amp;#039;s fake trailer for 2008&amp;#039;s Grindhouse, the film has since attracted widespread studio interest with Paramount and Lionsgate among the unsuccessful bidders for the title, Variety reports. The movie, which stars Danny Trejo as a violent Mexican ex-federal who is double-crossed by a corrupt politician, was initially financed by Overnight Productions, who later sold off the international rights to Sony as well as several local territory distributors to cover the film&amp;#039;s production costs. Rodriguez wrote the script with longtime associate Ethan Maniquis, before completing filming last autumn in Austin, TX. A host of stars were involved in the project, with Robert De Niro, Lindsay Lohan, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez and Steven Seagal all due to appear. Rodriguez and Maniquis also co-directed the movie. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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