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SXSWi (the South by Southwest Interactive conference) is certainly our favorite track of the SXSW experience, but it’s not the only portion of the festival taking place this weekend. Film goers are out en masse in Austin too, and directors — both big and small — are using the event to showcase their films. Or in some cases, using it to show off preview of their films.

MTV Movies Blog contributor and avid Danny Trejo enthusiast Josh Wigler is going to kill me for running this news instead of letting him have at it, but I got here first. Haw haw!
Y'all know Trejo, right? You've seen him before. In "xXx," "Con Air," "Anaconda," "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy," Rob Zombie's "Halloween" ...

IESB has been visiting the set of 20th Century Fox' PREDATORS today in Austin, Texas where it was revealed to us that veteran actor Laurence Fishburne had been added to the cast of the film, most likely because he was on set today as well and none of us knew he was in the film. Fishburne will play the character called Noland and will appear as an uncredited cameo role in the Robert Rodriguez produced film.

Producer Stephen L'Heureux tells Mania.com that a "Sin City" sequel aims to go into production in the second half of next year. The sequel will be based on an original script by Miller who co-directs with Robert Rodriguez. Miller is also attached to direct and is working on the screenplay for "Hard Boiled", based on the comic about an insurance investigator-turned-cyborg assassin.

Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group has boarded "Machete," the action-thriller pic from Robert Rodriguez.