Danny Trejo performed a Mexican revolutionary, a Mexican cop, a Mexican cartel murderer, and, in fact, a Mexican ex-convict who kills dangerous guys with a machete. As soon as, in a 2015 Tremendous Bowl industrial for Snickers, he even performed a Mexican Marcia Brady. However as we speak, after greater than 400 appearances on display, the 82-year-old actor appeared in an unknown function.
seen coming, not even Trejo: he is the Mexican star of a pro-ICE movie.
Final month, Trejo completed filming Pawnbrokeran motion thriller wherein he performs a Minneapolis retailer proprietor who turns into floor zero for a standoff involving ICE, anti-ICE protesters, Antifa and members of the MS-13 gang. Whereas Rambling Reporter cannot definitively affirm on-line rumors about how the movie is stuffed with offensive anti-immigration agitprop — we have not learn the script, we have solely heard what’s in it, together with a scene involving a deranged, COVID-mask-wearing agitator blaring NPR on his radio whereas mowing down ICE brokers together with his SUV — it isn’t laborious to think about Stephen Miller within the entrance row, hugging a giant bucket of popcorn.
Trejo declined to talk to Rambling, however a supply near the manufacturing mentioned he was unaware the movie was produced by Ben Shapiro’s Each day Wire, the conservative media firm behind such MAGA-oriented photos because the anti-trans comedy 2023. Girl Ballers. “They known as [Trejo] and mentioned, “Hey, we’ve got this film – you play a pawnbroker and there’s this big protest and conflict with ICE. And he was like, ‘OK, cool, ship me my traces,’” the supply says.
Because it seems, this is not the primary time Trejo has unwittingly ventured into Shapiro’s land. In 2024, he voiced a personality within the Each day Wire anti-woke cartoon Mr. Birchuma place he accepted just because he knew sequence creator Adam Carolla. However Pawnbroker is way tougher to confuse with easy performing work. Protesters started displaying up on set – the place there have been swarms of extras enjoying protesters – and Trejo lastly started to push again his traces. “He couldn’t depart the film – he can be sued,” says the supply. “However he made them change a whole lot of issues. He instructed them: ‘No, I am not going to say that.'”
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This story appeared within the October 21 situation of The Hollywood Reporter journal. Click on right here to subscribe.