‘Machete’ premiere

Jessica Alba, Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, and director Robert Rodriguez pose in front of the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Danny Trejo stars in the new film as a former Mexican federale-turned-renegade who agrees to kill a corrupt Texas senator responsible for deporting millions of illegal immigrants. The story takes a turn when Machete is double-crossed and forced to run. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

Jessica Alba plays a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who tries to track down Machete. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

Robert Rodriguez will take his latest action film to the Venice Film Festival in September. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Jury president Quentin Tarantino helped produce the out-of-competition film “Machete.” (Matt Sayles / Associated Press)

Don Johnson, who plays Jessica Alba‘s superior Lt. Stillman in the film, arrives at the Orpheum Theatre. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

Co-stars Jessica Alba and Danny Trejo walk the red carpet together. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

Cheech Marin offers Machete help in the film as his holy brother Padre Benito del Toro. Here, Marin poses with his wife Natasha on the red carpet. (Paul Buck / EPA)

Daryl Sabara, who starred in Robert Rodriguez‘s “Spy Kids,” plays the role of Julio in “Machete.” (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Sarah Silverman‘s new movie “Peep World” will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. (Paul Buck / EPA)

Jessica Alba pulls up to the premiere in a brightly striped low-rider. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)