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First off, I'd like to say that I really like the casting of Danny Trejo in the new sequel to Predators. Having said that, I also think it's funny that his character will still be duel wielding his weapons in this movie. It's like a couple people in casting had this conversation:

"Let's get some bad ass who uses a weapon in each hand!!"

"Danny Trejo did that in his last movie!"

"Awesome, what did he use?"

"Machetes."

"Damn, that's what I wanted for an alien jungle! Hmm...give him some Uzis and let's call it a day."

"Done."

All joking aside and regardless of any conversations that I think went on with the casting, Horror Yearbook actually has the details on new characters for the Predator sequel: "According to a script review by Latino Review, the lead character is named Royce. Royce is under the surveillance of a Predator. He is snatched up and taken to the jungles of the Predator’s home world along with seven others. These aren’t your ordinary people being abducted. These eight are the most highly noted killers on the face of the Earth.

Danny Trejo is said to be playing a drug cartel named Cuchillo with double Uzis he straps to his back. Other characters include a Russian with a rotary machine gun, a French woman named Isabelle with a sniper rifle, Stans, a prisoner from San Quentin, Mombasa, an African leader in the Sierra Leone squad, a Japanese yakuza enforcer named Hanzo and a FBI wanted criminal named Edwin. There is no world who Royce is - but from the description of him just killing someone and then being abducted, I image he is some kind of serial killer?"

Personally, I really like the idea of taking this new installment of Predators to the alien's home planet. And the characters they've introduced have great potential for some really awesome action and fight scenes.

Predators will hit theaters July 7th, 2010

What do you think of the way this new chapter of Predators is looking?