Does Mel Gibson Become This Caped, Masked ‘Samurai’ in Machete Kills?

Robert Rodriguez’ Machete Kills looks crazier than the first one. The absurd comedy and over the top action of the trailers suggest a unique mix of genres that has less ties with reality than his other franchise, Spy Kids.

Many have shared the final poster for the sequel but nobody seems to have noticed the totally new character at the center of this busy marketing piece. Lets zoom in.

The second trailer shows Mel Gibson fighting the Mexican-American hero interpreted by Danny Trejo with a pair of machetes, wearing a cape and surrounded by Asian antiques and armors.

Did a once celebrated Hollywwod icon took a step further and became a super villain probably more cartoonish than Raul Julia’s Bison in Street Fighter?

If that’s the case, we will have to wait until October 11 to see if it’s so bad it’s good, or just plain terrible.

Leave your comments after this photo gallery with 13 new images featuring more members of the cast: Trejo, Michele Rodriguez, Charlie Sheen, Demian Bichir, Amber Heard, amd Antonio Banderas.

“Danny Trejo returns as ex-Federal agent Machete, who is recruited by the President of the United States (Charlie Sheen) for a mission which would be impossible for any mortal man – he must take down a madman revolutionary and an eccentric billionaire arms dealer (Mel Gibson) who has hatched a plan to spread war across the planet.”