Marko Zaror Joins MACHETE KILLS; Character Poster Revealed

Marko Zaror Joins MACHETE KILLS; Character Poster Revealed

Robert Rodriguez has cast the international martial arts action star as a villain in his upcoming sequel to Machete. The "Bruce Lee of Latin America" will play a character called "Zaror", and you can check out a poster featuring him past the jump..

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By MarkCassidy - Aug 20, 2012 06:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Action
Source: Via Twitch





Here is the official blurb on Zaror's casting..

"LOS ANGELES, CA (August 20, 2012) Marko Zaror, an international martial arts action star, just finished filming Machete Kills, the sequel to Robert Rodriguez's cult favorite Machete. Zaror joins an all-star ensemble cast, including Lady Gaga, Charlie Sheen, Mel Gibson, Sofia Vergara, and Jessica Alba. Zaror, dubbed the Bruce Lee of Latin America, is cast as Zaror (which happens to be his real last name), henchman to Mel Gibson's villainous character.

Rodriguez was quick to comment, "I've been a big fan of Marko's for years, and I even created this role specifically for him. He is an incredible martial artist with physics defying speed and agility, and he has a great movie star presence. I'm sure we'll be working together again soon."

For Zaror, this was an incredible opportunity. "To get a chance to work with Robert Rodriguez was a dream of mine since I saw El Mariachi. He has made some of the coolest characters ever. I am honored to have had the experience to work with him and his exceptional team," says Zaror.

Zaror is currently working with producing partner and manager, Derek Rundell, and writer/director Ernesto Diaz Espinoza, from RONNOC Entertainment on their next film, Violent Rider. This is the same trio that brought us fan favorites, Kiltro, Mirageman, and Mandrill. In addition, Zaror will be joining One Good Thing written by Todd Brown [ed: That's me!] and the team that brought us The Raid."


In the sequel, the U.S. government recruits Machete to battle his way through Mexico in order to take down an arms dealer who looks to launch a weapon into space.







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SoFresh
SoFresh - 8/20/2012, 6:47 AM
WTF kinda pose is that?
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 8/20/2012, 7:13 AM
A Robert Rodriguez movie pose.
OrsonRandall
OrsonRandall - 8/20/2012, 8:02 AM
Looks like the famous crouching tiger, wanking shot-gun pose you hear so much about.
Kingdork
Kingdork - 8/20/2012, 8:17 AM
@ yossarian - So Machete can end up in space in the next movie ^^
pepe
pepe - 8/20/2012, 8:30 AM
Is this a CBM??? .... didnt think so...
ThaMessenger07
ThaMessenger07 - 8/20/2012, 8:44 AM
This dude is a complete Badass! Love to see him in some more action roles.
ScarletJack
ScarletJack - 8/20/2012, 9:02 AM
I've completely lost faith in Rodriguez. Machete was a terrible movie. Acting was so over the top and ridulous and no chracteres were remotely relatable. The script was bad...I mean bad. And the action was so stylized that it was on the verge of cartoonish. This sequel looks like an Expendables rip off. Lets get washed up stars like Mel Gibson and Charlie Sheen and put them in this shite movie. Okay, awesome. Least the Expendables is entertaining. Oh and where is Sin City 2???? Won't see that until another Spy Kids sequel.
sameoldthing
sameoldthing - 8/20/2012, 9:20 AM
Never heard of this guy,hope he's got some skills..comparing him to Bruce Lee is high praise.
The way he's holding that shotgun is pretty lame really.
Chilenator
Chilenator - 8/20/2012, 9:47 AM
He is a Chilean martial artist. Very well-known in south america.
Check some clips of his movies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itOgetfCd0w&feature=fvst

By the way, he has been the Rock stunt in several movies.
Hizzy
Hizzy - 8/20/2012, 10:35 AM
Dude Machete is supposed to b a cheesy over the top movie. The acting is supposed to b terrible. I cnt wait for machete kills to come out
Optimus83
Optimus83 - 8/20/2012, 11:26 AM
a chilean martial actor joins to Machete & Robert Rodriguez. ...but when real actors and talented are not dolls expressionless as Cristián de la Fuente or brainless gorilla as Marko Zaror will have a chance to act in Hollywood???

I'm an actor, my background is small at the moment, my experience in television and film practically zero, but I have talent, maybe I'm not looking, but as I say I have talent and desire to succeed in life

while Marko Zaror gorillas and Mannequins and Cristián de la Fuente get all the glory in Hollywood, where his talent is null or does not exist, there are exceptions like Leonor Varela and Hurley from Lost fat that has relatives Chileans, for Leonor Varela is a talented actress but belonging to a wealthy family, while the rest of the Chilean actors prograsamos not for lack of opportunity, the state and the media, not to mention a system that exploits capistalista and delivery no benefit

¡¡¡MORE BENEFITS FOR CHILEAN AND LATINOS ACTORS IN HOLLYWOOD!!!. ...¡¡¡BUT WITH TALENTED!!!


un actor marcial chileno se une a Machete y Robert Rodríguez. ...pero cuando los actores de verdad y con talento que no son muñequitos inexpresivos como Cristián de la Fuente o gorilas sin cerebro como Marko Zaror tendrán una oportunidad de actuar en Hollywood???

yo soy actor, mi trayectoria es pequeña de momento, mi experiencia televisiva y en cine en prácticamente nula, pero tengo talento, tal vez no soy apuesto, pero como digo tengo talento y deseos de progresar en la vida

mientras que gorilas como Marko Zaror y manequís como Cristián de la Fuente se llevan toda la gloria en Hollywood, siendo que su talento es nulo o no existe, tambien hay excepciones como Leonor Varela y el gordo Hurley de Lost, que tiene parientes chilenos, en el caso de Leonor Varela es una actriz con talento pero perteneciente a una familia acomodada, mientras que el resto de los actores chilenos no prograsamos por falta de oportunidades, del estado y de los medios, sin olvidar un sistema capistalista que nos explota y no entrega ningún beneficio

¡¡¡MÁS BENEFICIOS PARA LOS ACTORES CHILENOS Y LATINOS EN HOLLYWOOD!!!. ...¡¡¡PERO CON TALENTO!!!
Dedpool
Dedpool - 8/20/2012, 11:30 AM
This dude is BEAST! He was the villain in "Undisputed 3" and he was sick!! Bring it!!
ThaMessenger07
ThaMessenger07 - 8/20/2012, 1:30 PM
@ Optimus, El talento de el es el acción y arte-marciales. Y tiene bastante en esas arias!

Tienes razón que ay poco oportunidad para latinos en Hollywood. Pero esperamos que eso cambie, pronto.
Optimus83
Optimus83 - 8/20/2012, 1:57 PM
toda la razón @ThaMessenger07

mi única crítica es que de Chile siempre se llevan modelos (Cristián de la Fuente, Angélica Castro) y algunos tal vez expertos en otras áreas como las Artes Marciales (Marko Zaror)

tambien hay algunas excepciones (Leonor Varela, Santiago Cabrera, Coté de Pablo), sin embargo esas oportunidades no las logran la mayoría en mi país por una cuestión de recursos, oportunidades, etc.

hay algunas excepciones como el gordo Hurley de Lost, pero ese tipo es más Gringo que Chileno, ni siquiera creo que sepa decir "Wea", que es casi parte del vocabulario chileno


ojalá en algún momento hayan más posibilidades, y seguro las van a haber, al igual que tal vez un Presidente Norteamericano que tenga parientes Latinos y porque No en algún futuro hasta un Homosexual

pero en el caso de los actores, al menos en Chile, y eso que vivo en una comuna acomodada (Las Condes, Vitacura, Lo Barnechea, etc.), igual no tengo las mismas oportunidades que ellos

y mucho menos que los que viven en Argentina como Benjamín Vicuña, Gonzalo "Manguera" Valenzuela

de hecho sin exagerarte, solo el 2% de los actores pueden ingresar a la televisión nacional

y el otro 98% trabaja en teatros con suelos miserables y rara vez con instalaciones dignas

yo tengo la suerte de ser acomodado, pero mi suerte en el teatro es igual que el de la mayoría de todos los chilenos

y mejor ni te hablo del sueldo mínimo, porque ese es un problema nacional igual que la educación

mejor no te lateo más, y dejo que saques tus propias conclusiones después de leer este mensaje. ...
MarvelChile
MarvelChile - 8/20/2012, 2:42 PM
CHI CHI CHI / LE LE LE VIVA CHILE!!!...YOU ARE AWESOME ZAROR!!!!
MarvelChile
MarvelChile - 8/20/2012, 2:46 PM
ERES SUPER AWEONANO OPTMUS 83, UNA BUENA FORMA DE QUE PESQUEN A ACTORES CHILENOS ES JUSTAMENTE ASI, QUE GENTE CON ALGUN TALENTO ABRA LAS PUERTAS PARA LOS DEMAS. ADEMAS MARKO ZAROR PARTIO DE MUY ABAJO SIENDO DOBLE ETC, SE LO GANÓ...Y SE LO GANÓ SOLITO.
Alejandroid
Alejandroid - 8/20/2012, 4:03 PM

@Optimus83: I totally agree with @MarvelChile, if you want more chilean people to be on Hollywood, you shouldn't be criticising for no good reason, Zaror has really earn it.

And for all the other people on Comicbookmovie.com I strongly recomend "MIRAGEMAN", which I think is the movie about a real life superhero that no superhero fan mustn't miss (In fact it kicks "Kick-ass"'s ass for its realism)

Here is a trailer of the movie, it's not the best resolution but its the only one I could find with English subtitles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EU3w2mqmu0

Enjoy and...

¡Viva Chile mierda!
Alejandroid
Alejandroid - 8/20/2012, 4:06 PM
Sorry, I meant: "the movie about a real life superhero that no superhero fan can afford to miss"

Bonus: the trailer with better resolution but no english subtitles

http://vimeo.com/43262026
Optimus83
Optimus83 - 8/20/2012, 4:25 PM
@MarvelChile toda la razón, es cierto, es una forma. ...

pero tampoco es la única

y como dije en mi post anterior tampoco seamos inocentes y menos "weones" como decimos acá en Chile

porque de Chile se están llevando a los Van Damme (Zaror) y Nicolas Cage (de la Fuente) para Hollywood


nunca he visto que se lleven un Heath Ledger (Oscar), por hacer una referencia


demás he visto que se llevan a una Elizabeth Taylor/Cleopatra (Varela)

los demás casos como Hurley (Lost) o Santiago Cabrera tuvieron la suerte de nacer en Estados Unidos

pero como digo, no se llevan "buenos actores", y más encima sus puestos los consiguen por pituto (compadrazgos)

si incluso en la teleserie nacional llamada "Soltera otra Vez" actua un colega llamado Cristián Arriagada (de la Fuente) que por facha (apariencia), es un galán igual de perfecto que de la Fuente o Zaror si me preguntan

pero les aseguro que si lo ponen en el "escenario" de un teatro no dice más de tres palabras


porque como galanes son perfectos, no lo cuestiono

lo que cuestiono es el "talento"

Zaror pudo haber empezado de abajo dices, tal vez tienes toda la razón

pero yo lo he visto en "inncontables" entrevistas diciendo que solo realiza papeles dedicados a su profesión (karate)

o sea ni te lo imagines haciendo Shakespeare a menos que tenga unas cuantas escenas de pelea

te lo digo como actor dramático, yo tambien he empezado de abajo

pero el tema no es la base, sino las posibilidades

porque como digo, tampoco seamos ingenuos, "lesos" y muchos menos "weones"

perdonen por usar hartos chilenizmos si es que alguien no les entiende

pero por talento Zaror, de la Fuente y Arriagada se mueren de hambre

y lo peor es que son los que van a Hollywood tanto por apariencia física y contactos

mientras que los que de verdad tienen "talento" o al menos lo entrenan se quedan Chile pasando hambre y cuando mueren como la Yoya Martínez abuela de Los Venegas que actuó por más de 70 años, nadie le dedica al menos un "duelo nacional", al menos por la trayectoria, por respeto, por haber interpretado un personaje estuvo décadas en la casa de las familias chilenas

Chile es un país injusto, y es cierto, y no es por ser "chaquetero" lo que estoy diciendo, aunque no sea popular y menos agradable

pero Chile es un país injusto, y la mayoría de los artistas nacionales sufren esas injusticias, al igual que el resto del país

yo solo hago conocimiento de una realidad nacional para los lectores Latinoamericanos y lectores de habla inglesa con respecto a este actor nacional

si puede ser bueno en su pega, es cierto

pero tampoco hay que desconocer lo que hay detrás de eso

que es la "desigualdad" mi punto principal

al igual que el hecho que hay muchos colegas mucho más talentosos que con mayor razón se merecen una oportunidad en Hollywood

y por "compadrazgos" los Van Damme (Zaror) y los Cage (de la Fuente) si ván

sin olvidar tampoco al animador "Don Francisco" (Mario Kreutzberger)
Optimus83
Optimus83 - 8/20/2012, 4:34 PM
@Alejandroid Alejandroid apology, but I do not criticize for no reason

critical of much knowledge, because I am also an actor, fan comics and science fiction, I am also the author of Fan-Fic

or think that you have all the reasons or at least most of reasons to criticize and comment a little more valid and some content

and as I say my criticism is not your profession, if not the "talent" and the means to get up on it

something that is quite difficult in an unequal country like Chile where parentezcos are quite useful in any medium





@Alejandroid disculpa Alejandroid, pero yo no critico sin motivo

critico con mucho conocimiento, porque tambien soy actor, fanático de los comics y ciencia ficción, además soy autor de Fan-Fic

o sea creo que tener todos los motivos o al menos la mayoría de motivos para hacer una crítica y comentario un poco más válida y con algo de contenido

y como digo mi crítica no vá a su profesión, si no al "talento" y los medios para conseguir subir en ella

algo que es bastante difícil en un país desigual como Chile en donde los parentezcos son bastante útiles en todo medio
Optimus83
Optimus83 - 8/20/2012, 4:42 PM
P.S: @Alejandroid I was also a student of Karate, and pretty good in my humble opinion, so I could have become a Marko Zaror anyone if he wanted, and have had the means to that



P.D: @Alejandroid además fui alumno de Karate, y bastante bueno en mi humilde opinión, así que me pude haber convertido en un Marko Zaror cualquiera si hubiera querido, además haber tenido los medios para eso
NewNameWhoDis
NewNameWhoDis - 8/20/2012, 5:15 PM
For the guys saying its not a CBM: I very clearly see the top of an IDW comic in the article called Machete Kills. Sure it was probably made in to a comic after the movie started filming, but it looks to have a comic nonetheless. Did you happen to READ the article? Or did you just choose to make a deuche comment?

To the people saying they don't have faith in Robert Rodiquez anymore: Does it really only take 1 "bad" (the quotations are there because that is YOUR opinion, and not actual fact) movie to make you lose faith in a director? Rodriguez has given us Desperado, The Faculty, Once Upon A Time In Mexico, Sin City, and a few other classic action/sci-fi movies. And I personally loved Machete. I think you may be missing the point in a Robert Rodriquez movie.

To the guy who said Machete sucked because of the over-the-topness of it: Again, you definitely missed the point. It was SUPPOSED to be over the top. Maybe thats just not your cup of tea, but its not like it wasn't evident in the trailers, so if you know you don't like shit like that, you shouldn't have watched it to begin with.

*End Rant*
Alejandroid
Alejandroid - 8/20/2012, 5:50 PM
@Optimus83: What a shame that we wasted this opportunity to promote good chilean films, because of you, complaining for not having the same opportunities. I agree that there are many as much or even more talented than Marko Zaror, but people will never know about them if we waste these opportunities talking about what we don't like about just one guy.

And for all the people out there who just want to see a good superhero film, just watch "MirageMan", it will give you a lot to think about the whole superhero idea and the implications on bringing that idea to real life.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UrcHlM9XYDA/T6w2EQsXJbI/AAAAAAAAB5M/uBZI-5HPNRE/s1600/miragefront.jpg

(lo traduciría al español, pero la verdad es que me da paja y sería seguir desperdiciando este espacio)
Alejandroid
Alejandroid - 8/20/2012, 5:51 PM
@Optimus83: Also, dirty laundry should be washed at home.
Optimus83
Optimus83 - 8/20/2012, 6:54 PM
@Alejandroid Alejandroid believe me if there were opportunities to do so in my own country (Chile), believe me I would. ...

but as I say, Chile is an unequal country where only a privileged few have a chance to succeed

you can check with the minimum wage and the parliamentarians, also commonly called "honorable"

like the Chilean educational system, I could give a list of inequalities infinite only occur in Chile

such that we are the most exclusive of OCD and so a lot of issues

well far as I understand Machete is a Mexican film or Hollywood but

the only difference this time is that there is a Chilean actor apparently making villain

I do not know if the main, but with his experience as "double", guess it will be perhaps the henchman No. 4 because of its trajectory


and if you want to talk about movies Chilean recommend you go to theaters to see the comedy Stefan vs. Kramer or not but the film based on the story of the 1988 plebiscite that toppled dictator Augusto Pinochet




@Alejandroid creéme Alejandroid que si hubiera posibilidades de hacerlo en mi propio país (Chile), creéme que lo haría. ...

pero como te digo, Chile es un país desigual donde solo unos pocos privilegiados tienen oportunidad de triunfar

se puede comprobar con el sueldo mínimo y el de los parlamentarios, comunmente llamados tambien "honorables"

al igual que el sistema educacional chileno, te podría dar un listado infinito de desigualdades que solo ocurren en Chile

como por ejemplo que somos el país más excluyente de la OCD y así un montón de temas más

además hasta donde entiendo Machete es una película mexicana o sino Hollywoodense

la única diferencia en esta ocasión es que hay un actor chileno al parecer haciendo de villano

no sé si el principal, pero con su experiencia como "doble", imagino que será tal vez el secuaz Nº4 debido a su trayectoria


y si quieres que hablemos de películas chilenos te recomiendo que vayas a los cines a ver la comedia Stefan vs. Kramer o sino la película No basada en la historia del plebiscito de 1988 que derrocó al Dictador Augusto Pinochet
Elbarto63
Elbarto63 - 8/20/2012, 7:08 PM
@Optimus83

You really want an opportunity as an actor in an english spoken country, when your english level is.... let me put it in a way you wont get offended.... abismal?

Maybe those actors you mention have little or no talent at all, but at least they can speak english WAY much better than you. And the sad thing is, that people like you, who think they are better than they actually are will never accomplish anything. So, why dont you caught the bitterness and try to do something productive.

And as a fellow Chilean, Im proud of people like this guy, who can actually accomplish important things whether or not closed minded people, such as yourself do not consider them so.

Regards!
z0rr0street
z0rr0street - 8/20/2012, 10:59 PM
@Optimus83

Dude for real you should not be talking crap about Zaror at all. The guy is making it thanks to his talent as a martial artist and if that's his ticket to bigger and better things in Hollywood then good for him. You make it sound like you're freakin' Deniro and this guy is getting picked over you for a role.

Props to Zaror for being cast in this movie. As a Chilean, I for one am happy whenever any of us makes it at anything that's worth mentioning in any sort of news.

Stop being so petty and be happy for the guy.

And btw, your English sucks a$$ so I don't see you making it one way or the other.

Zaror is gonna show em whats good and then they'll be like: "Chileans...never mess with Chileans"
Chilenator
Chilenator - 8/21/2012, 6:12 AM
@elbarto63 you just said it.If @Optimus83 wants to make it as an actor in USA or any other english speaking country, he MUST improve his english level and also work very hard in his frustrations, since opportunities are there if you know how to look it up for them (not only in acting but in life itself).
I´m also Chilean and feel proud to have one actor representing us in an action movie, so @Optimus83, instead of giving shit to the guy, better start wonderig how he did it, cause these kind of people (even the cheesy ones) had to do something right at the beggining of their carreers to be considered by any director.
Y a propósito, no muestres lo mal de nuestra cultura en un foro extranjero, es realmente malo encontrar en este tipo de lugares como nuestra cultura de tirarle mierda al otro traspasa las fronteras.
Optimus83
Optimus83 - 8/21/2012, 11:01 AM
@Elbarto63 my English is quite fluent, believe it or not. ...

I just need a little help from translators and interpreters in some cases to let me know in another country

but if I make an intermediate English course I guarantee that I can make myself understood without any problems




@Elbarto63 mi inglés es bastante fluido, aunque no lo creas. ...

solo necesito un poco de ayuda de traductores e intérpretes en algunos casos para darme a entender en otro país

pero si hago un curso de inglés intermedio te garantizo que puedo darme a entender sin ningún problema
Optimus83
Optimus83 - 8/21/2012, 11:14 AM
@Chilenator is bad, it is true, but if one is "actor" must also be willing to listen to criticism, is also part of the trade to improve

I receive a lot of criticism from my teacher / director, peers, etc. ...Always and listen humbly to improve, and if it's as good as you say, to show for their work

what I should say "vale callampa" if it is as good as talking

and compare it with that of "Bruce Lee" is much, in my opinion is almost an insult to that icon of martial arts worldwide

I like his other nickname, at least find it more logical, as the "Jean Claude Van Damme Chileno"


and as I do not compare apples and oranges, if doing karate hueblo

hopefully not do Shakespeare at some future

put it in "The Expendeables" or "Machete" is all he can do

so do not expect to see him in a TDK, The Avengers or even Sweet November just because they like acting

have to be "realistic" in life

and I just said a reality, that may not like the rest, not very popular, but it is a reality



@Chilenator es malo, es cierto, pero si uno es "actor" tiene tambien que estar dispuesto a escuchar las críticas, es parte del oficio tambien para mejorar

yo recibo muchas críticas de mi profesor/director, compañeros, etc. ...y siempre las escucho humildemente para mejorar, y si es tan bueno como dicen ustedes, que lo demuestre con su trabajo

lo que diga yo debería "valer callampa" si es que es tan bueno como hablan

y eso de compararlo con "Bruce Lee" es mucho, en mi opinión es casi una ofensa para ese ícono de las artes marciales a nivel mundial

me gusta más su otro sobrenombre, que al menos encuentro más lógico, como el "Jean Claude Van Damme Chileno"


y como digo no comparemos peras con manzanas, si el hueblo haciendo de karateca

tampoco esperemos que haga Shakespeare en algún futuro

que lo pongan en los "The Expendeables" o "Machete" es todo lo que puede hacer

así que no esperen verlo en una TDK, The Avengers o hasta Dulce Noviembre solo porque les agrada como actor

hay que ser "realistas" en la vida

y solo dije una realidad, que puede no gustarle al resto, no ser muy popular, pero es una realidad
pepe
pepe - 8/22/2012, 8:03 AM
Chileno huevon.... y feo
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