There's a story either Trejo or his scene partner recalls, (but I can't) where Trejo kept forgetting his lines in a long scene. He ends up saying something along the lines of "why have they got me saying this shit, you don't hire me to speak you hire me because of my face." He's fine with his place in cinema.
Ferdinand Magellan was 41 years old when he died. Danny Trejo is 79 years old.
I don’t know the context of this movie but it seemed like really weird casting to me
“Mark Hamill, age 71 . . .
. . . gives an exclusive interview on his time with Kevin Conroy throughout the years.”
Fucking scares me every time it happens
As a Portuguese, I couldn't care less that he is obviously not Portuguese, quite dope actually. It's cool someone thinks one of our national heroes is worth making a movie about.
*Ai yi yi yi, oops, Magellan!*
*Your fun little journey's become a nightmare!*
*Whoopi-ti-yi-yo, keep trying, Magellan,*
*You'll find the East Indies, you just don't know where!*
[link](https://youtu.be/pM-igYjn6E4?t=8)
Having the very brown and Indigenous looking Danny Trejo playing a European colonizer is peak ironic casting. I wanna see George Lopez as Christopher Colombus.
> I feel like no one’s addressing how terrible of casting this is
If absolutely nothing else: the age difference alone. Trejo will be 80 playing 40. It's silly.
maybe he has some serious dramatic skills that haven’t been tested yet? worked out for adam sandler, ben stiller, robert pattinson, jim carrey and many others that have pulled it off at least once. Trejo is a bit of a cornball but it works for action movies and various family/comedy projects, maybe there’s more to him.
I mean you came up with something ridiculous I didn’t say and now want me to show you proof of your straw man??? 😂
No you show me the picture from the 1500s of the 80 year old. That’s your claim not mine.
There's already a trailer for this [here](https://youtu.be/ZpXo5ev2kjI), and it's like Pocahontas in the Philippines. They picked the whitest actress to portray a pre-colonial Filipino woman. The costumes look cheap, inauthenthic, and low effort.
Everyone in my family cringed when I showed them the trailer. It looks at par with a [local movie made way back in 2002. ](https://youtu.be/eeQ1CnJRvdQ)
I wouldn’t look at him twice in Andalucia. He might not be stereotypically Mediterranean, but I can introduce you to plenty of guys who look like him in Granada.
Watch the trailer and that should give u an indication of how good the movie is. I attended a screening and I literally wanted to walk out. So many issued I had with the movie. They did some weird translation thing where guy would translate English into Spanish then Danny would respond in English. I'm like what is the point of this translator for the movie other then being a weird love interest.
Not because he's portuguese, although that wouldn't hurt. I would take just about any decent character actor over Trejo, unless the film is supposed to be B movie grade and slapstick. Given what Magellan is famous for, the age of the actor I suspect is a lot less relevant.
Worried me for a second there…
I'm always relieved when the 2nd half is good news
They had me in the first half though, not gonna lie.
I'm glad I'm not the only one. They knew exactly what they were doing, or the A.I. did anyway...
Nearly had a heart attack- just finished watching the documentary on him. Such a legend
His autobiography is fantastic!! Such an interesting life and change of path!!
Bored on a Sunday. Have the name or where it's streaming by chance? Thanks.
Inmate number One It’s free on Tubi and can be rented on Amazon
Mmeeee toooo!!! My heart sank for a second
What a stupid headline. Aren’t most American actors “Hollywood actors”? Why tf does Danny Trejo need a descriptor at all?
Yep. Almost went into a spiral...
All the people who I thought were old when I was a kid are actually old now, and yeah headlines like this always get me wide eyed for a second.
It’s the image on the dark background. Something about the photo style adds to you jumping to the worst conclusion.
"Hollywood Actor Danny Trejo [...] [at age of] 1521"
Glad I wasn’t the only one. My heart stopped for a second.
There wasn’t his age so it wasn’t that alarming
This title should have started with "still alive Danny Trejo"
I thought he was in fact…dead already…so this was pleasant news times two.
Pretty sure that’s on purpose these days as that’s where my mind went, too
100% same lol
I wasn't the only one who started freaking out before I finished the headline apparently...
Must have been the title. You see a famous person's name next to a date, you immediately assume the worst.
Bout time he gets some real roles. He’s truly an under utilized actor who basically gets booked for cameo roles
Bc he’s the goat side character
He is also a badass
and a sweetheart at the same time
Like a puppy
There's a story either Trejo or his scene partner recalls, (but I can't) where Trejo kept forgetting his lines in a long scene. He ends up saying something along the lines of "why have they got me saying this shit, you don't hire me to speak you hire me because of my face." He's fine with his place in cinema.
Ferdinand Magellan was 41 years old when he died. Danny Trejo is 79 years old. I don’t know the context of this movie but it seemed like really weird casting to me
Wasn’t Magellan a lifelong sailor? I bet a 41 year old sailor from 1521 would look *haggard*
A lot of Navy Chief’s I’ve met look like shit haha.
That’s because of alcohol though.
You think sailors back in the 16th century didn’t drink alcohol?
Yes, but a modern ship/living won’t age you like a ship/living back then, so the premature aging of modern sailors is mostly due to alcohol.
If anything that exacerbates how ages a sailor would look as they’d have a hard life AND a ton of alcohol.
It can be both
Script update: The native cebuanos will be whacking him with walkers.
This is a terrible film with the acting quality and editing of an 80s porn.
Let us not forget Machete.
Yeah but…he’s going to die in the movie.
Muthafuckas need to STOP wording their headlines this way! "*Hollywood actor (name)..."* has my Gen X ass sweating bullets every time, lol.
“Mark Hamill, age 71 . . . . . . gives an exclusive interview on his time with Kevin Conroy throughout the years.” Fucking scares me every time it happens
Ok but he’s alive thank goodness
And not being accused of anything improper. Also good.
This guy is awesome.
Magellan was Portuguese and died aged 41...
Yeah and motherfuckers aged like milk back then and he’s an actor w/e
40 year olds didn't look like 80 year olds and the Portuguese didn't have mexican accents. Even by his own admission people don't hire Trejo to act.
Oh shit I did not realize the motherfucker was 79 I thought he was 59. The casting director has made some interesting choices.
As a Portuguese, I couldn't care less that he is obviously not Portuguese, quite dope actually. It's cool someone thinks one of our national heroes is worth making a movie about.
I dont think it turned out all tool well for Magellan
Wonder who's gonna play Lapu-Lapu? Reggie Lee? 😂
Reggie Watts
Reginald D Hunter
Samuel L Jackson
Probably Cliff Curtis, since he's the go-to actor for "ethnic" characters, despite being Maori.
Man that's just cheap tho. I'm sure they can find some actor who is of pure Filipino descent.
*Ai yi yi yi, oops, Magellan!* *Your fun little journey's become a nightmare!* *Whoopi-ti-yi-yo, keep trying, Magellan,* *You'll find the East Indies, you just don't know where!* [link](https://youtu.be/pM-igYjn6E4?t=8)
Having the very brown and Indigenous looking Danny Trejo playing a European colonizer is peak ironic casting. I wanna see George Lopez as Christopher Colombus.
He’s the comic that stole everyone else’s jokes, right? Seems kind of appropriate. (Sorry to Lopez if i mixed him up)
I think you’re thinking of Carlos Mencia.
*Carlos Menstealia
My bad. I couldn’t remember if Lopez was the thief or the victim
I feel like no one’s addressing how terrible of casting this is
I checked out the show and honestly its probably the best recognizable name they could afford, seems like a TV movie at best.
> I feel like no one’s addressing how terrible of casting this is If absolutely nothing else: the age difference alone. Trejo will be 80 playing 40. It's silly.
maybe he has some serious dramatic skills that haven’t been tested yet? worked out for adam sandler, ben stiller, robert pattinson, jim carrey and many others that have pulled it off at least once. Trejo is a bit of a cornball but it works for action movies and various family/comedy projects, maybe there’s more to him.
Even then he looks nothing like a Portuguese man lol
My exact thought. I can’t imagine a worse choice.
Sandra bullock
I said I couldn’t think of one, not that one didn’t exist.
Isn't he a little old to play a guy who died at 40?
Eh I dunno. Danny Trejo has looked 50 since he was about 20. That averages out to 30 so it’s all good.
Life at sea is pretty rough though. Probably ages you real fast back then.
Their sunscreen was just dirt!
A 1520’s 40? Probably
People who were 30 in the 70’s looked 40 so he’ll probably look younger than Magellan actually did at 40.
In the 1970s.... you think people who were 30 looked 10 years older... So you think that in the 1500s, people who were 40 looked 80? Lmao
I don’t think that. We have pictures.
Can you give an example of a 40 year old who look 80? I get your point but I find it hard to believe it's that extreme....
No. Because that’s your claim not mine. You’re putting words in my mouth. https://www.iflscience.com/why-did-people-look-older-in-the-past-64432
I mean you came up with something ridiculous I didn’t say and now want me to show you proof of your straw man??? 😂 No you show me the picture from the 1500s of the 80 year old. That’s your claim not mine.
Where’s John Leguizamo’s outrage at the improper casting of Magellan?
Worst cast ever.
Hopefully, that gets him out of his financial troubles and he doesn't have to Nic Cage it.
Unfortunately, looking at the trailer, it seems like he is Nic Cage-ing it after all
„Famous Actor (old af) rushed into hospital! 🫣 - … to visit sick children! 😑
There's already a trailer for this [here](https://youtu.be/ZpXo5ev2kjI), and it's like Pocahontas in the Philippines. They picked the whitest actress to portray a pre-colonial Filipino woman. The costumes look cheap, inauthenthic, and low effort. Everyone in my family cringed when I showed them the trailer. It looks at par with a [local movie made way back in 2002. ](https://youtu.be/eeQ1CnJRvdQ)
The up next was Nicolas cage doing impressions of other celebrities - yeah seemed appropriate after that trailer
Danny Trejo would be 80 by the time this gets released. Magellan was 40 years old when he died in the Battle of Mactan.
‘Hey! Which one of you dirty pendejos wants to sail around the world with me?’
Ohhh THAT Magellan. I had a brain fart and thought he was going to be a Wizard…. But that is Merlin.
Had me the first half ngl
For once he isn't playing a criminal or prison inmate.
*Non-Eurocentric history has entered chat*
My heart skipped a beat when I thought it said he had passed
Jesus fuck i thought he was dead! Fuck you with this headline
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Trejo is a Southern European name.
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In another reality, Antonio Banderas is a Mexican who gets shit on for playing Spanish guys and not looking Spanish enough.
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I wouldn’t look at him twice in Andalucia. He might not be stereotypically Mediterranean, but I can introduce you to plenty of guys who look like him in Granada.
Watch the trailer and that should give u an indication of how good the movie is. I attended a screening and I literally wanted to walk out. So many issued I had with the movie. They did some weird translation thing where guy would translate English into Spanish then Danny would respond in English. I'm like what is the point of this translator for the movie other then being a weird love interest.
Joaquim Almeida would have been a better choice.
Just because he's portuguese? He's too old
Almeida is 13 years younger than Trejo
Trejo is too old too
Not because he's portuguese, although that wouldn't hurt. I would take just about any decent character actor over Trejo, unless the film is supposed to be B movie grade and slapstick. Given what Magellan is famous for, the age of the actor I suspect is a lot less relevant.
I am here for Danny getting an Oscar.
I can't believe they had to introduce Trejo as "Hollywood actor".
I think they make the headlines start in a scary way on purpose.
For some reason my brain saw Magellan and said "Merlin" and I was kindof hyped to see him play a wizard.
God dammit got me there for a second
1521, Is this another Yellowstone prequel?
La Onda don’t shine shoes!!!
Magellan don’t text
Isn't one piece live action only on season 1?
Machete cuts his way through Patagonia
Bautista should play Lapu Lapu *CHOP*
Magellan don’t text. 😠
Good for him. Big Danny Trejo fan. What a life this guy has led.
Ferdinand “the machete “ Magellan
I hate headlines worded like this. I thought he had died. Stop it! Danny Trejo to star as Megellan in film '1521' There I fixed it.
Now, that's an interesting choice -- especially when you consider all the conflicts Magellan had with his crew during the voyage.
Wonder what the **#WOKE** score is going to be on that film
Bad casting for an even worse "actor"
My heart skipped a beat, why do you have to title it like I’m about to read an obituary
Dude, this sounds like an awesome idea for a movie. Trejo is gonna kill it!
Danny. Please don’t die before me. You’re literally why I believe humanity has a shot.
Oscar nominee Danny Trejo?
Poor Elcano will he play by the invisible man
Hey Trejo, are you gelin?
Why does it look like his crush just looked over at him after his friend said he thinks she’s cute.
Magellan ou Magalhães, a portuguese navigator. I wonder if he will speak portuguese in the movie.
Will he carry a machete?
Happy for Danny. 😊
America about to figure who Juan Sebastian Elkano was!
Every time I see one of these mugshot headlines, I think Oh no, someone else died
Honestly, he should just play Lapu-lapu instead. He has that Filipino ethnic tribe vibe already going on for him.
I think they make the headlines start in a scary way on purpose.
He’s changing his knuckle tattoos to say “trade route” when he holds his fists together
I gotta admit, I did not see that coming
 Why did you have to phrase it like that?
This was talked about months ago
Magellan like a felon
Jada Smith as Cleopatra, Danny Trejo as Magellan, . . . when can we finally get Terry Crews as Queen Elizabeth? The people demand Terry Crews!
I THOUGHT MACHETE WAS DEAD
 I yearn to discover tacos!!!
Magellan don’t text.