This week we found out that Machete Kills, the sequel to 2010's exasperatingly over the top Machete, is tentatively set to begin production in April under the direction of Robert Rodriguez, who is partnering with producer Alexander Rodnyansky on the sure to be ridiculous enterprise. 

Danny Trejo is in talks to reprise the title role, and today there's further proof that Machete Kills is close to becoming an actual movie, thanks to some sales artwork that's made its way online.

Way back in July of last year, Robert Rodriguez made mention of a couple sequels during his panel at the San Diego Comic-Con.  The endlessly-discussed Sin City 2 came up, of course, but the man behind Troublemaker Studios also said that we'll soon be seeing a sequel to 2010's Machete, and it will be the second in a planned trilogy that culminates with Danny Trejo's one-man army venturing into space.  Now, it looks like Machete Kills is coming together, with an April production start tentatively planned.

A decade after Milla Jovovich first starting shooting guns and kicking asses as Alice in the videogame adaption Resident Evil, here we are in 2012 and a fifth installment in the franchise is going to continue in that rich tradition of gun-shooting and ass-kicking with Re5ident Evil: Retribution.  Almost two weeks ago, Screen Gems released the very first teaser trailer, which featured Alice standing atop the White House.  Today, the studio has dropped the first teaser poster and a bit of promotional artwork.

Not many franchises make it to a fifth installment, but a decade after the videogame adaptation Resident Evil, here we are at Resident Evil: Retribution, or, as we recently discovered it's titled, Re5ident Evil: Retribution.  The fourth sequel is set to arrive in September, and the very first teaser trailer has arrived online today.

Have you ever noticed that the number 5 quite distinctly resembles the letter S?  No really, if you squint, they look like the same thing.  Screen Gems is out to prove the resemblance with the title to the fifth film in the Resident Evil franchise based on the ongoing videogame series.  This installment was previously referred to as Resident Evil: Retribution, but a new official synopsis issued today unveiled the new, jazzed up title, Re5ident Evil: Retribution.

Just today you may have seen a poster featuring Kate Beckinsale wielding weaponry in black leather on the poster for third sequel Underworld Awakening, and now you can peek at unofficial images featuring Milla Jovovich in black leather, tights, and a barrel full of buckles on the set of Resident Evil: Retribution.  That would be the fourth sequel in the action-horror franchise that began back in 2002 with videogame adaptation Resident Evil.  So today you get two dark clothes-loving leading ladies rocking guns in two different series, one which pits vampires against werewolves and another which pits human survivors against postapocalyptic undead hoards.  So take a look at Jovovich back in character as the unkillable heroine Alice, sporting the emblem of the evil Umbrella corporation on her buckle-laden outfit.

We're just weeks away from witnessing the extraterrestrial reign of destruction that Battle: Los Angeles will surely bring down on that sunny, sprawling metropolis.  To sate your growing desire for shakey-cam mayhem, IGN (by way of the gentlemen at Collider) has premiered another new poster for the film, featuring a puny human soldier facing a massive, mean looking piece of alien hardware.  Take a look, if you dare.

With just one month left before a bunch of nasty aliens storm Stateside theaters with Battle: Los Angeles, the marketing machine for director Jonathan Liebesman's aliens-love-LA picture is about to begin its full-on assault.  The latest is a new teevee spot that runs about a minute long and features plenty of Aaron Eckhart and Michelle Rodriguez as commandos facing the end of the world as we know it.  I'll refrain from making any jokes about LA traffic so that you can peep the new spot:

After being shown at this year’s Fantastic Fest, Citizen Jane has had lurkers seeking details surrounding the film, which supposedly features Michelle Rodriguez in the lead role. Machete co-stars Danny Trejo and Jeff Fahey are also rumored participants in the project.

Now, Bleedingcool.com reported that the riddle has been solved; the supposed 70th anniversary remake of Citizen Kane is actually a faux trailer set to appear in Aaron Burns’ (who worked visual effects for Robert Rodriguez’s Planet Terror) upcoming dark teen-comedy Blacktino.

In part two of ROGUE ON ROGUE, Korn guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer and Michelle Rodriguez of Machete and Avatar discuss all things Rogue as moderated by ARTISTdirect.com editor, Rick Florino.

Want more? Check out the written interview - just click here  or want to watch part one again - click here!