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NEW YORK, July 27 (Reuters) - Pop star Lady Gaga will make
her film acting debut in the second installment of the "Machete"
film franchise in a casting choice alongside the likes of Mel
Gibson and Charlie Sheen, Gaga and the film's director Robert
Rodriguez said on Twitter.
Rodriguez announced the casting on Thursday on Twitter,
saying, "I just finished working with @LadyGaga on
@MacheteKills, she kicked SO MUCH ASS! Holy Smokes. Blown away!"
and posted a link to a poster featuring the singer.
Gaga, 26, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta and whose
concerts and music videos are littered with various flamboyant
theatrics, confirmed on Twitter, "Yes it's true, I will be
making my debut as an actress in the amazing MACHETE KILLS BY
@RODRIGUEZ IM SO EXCITED!!! AH! Filming was insane."
Little is known about the role, which is likely to be a
cameo or smaller film appearance. The character poster featured
the pop star dressed in a scantily clad outfit and a wolf wrap
with smoke pouring out of a gun alongside the caption, "Lady
Gaga as La Chameleon."
Rodriguez, who posted a tweet in June he had also cast
Charlie Sheen playing a fictional U.S. president in the film,
directed the first "Machete" film that was released in 2010 with
the "Machete" character derived from his "Spy Kids" 2001 film.
"Machete Kills" sees the character of Machete battling his
way through Mexico in order to take down an arms dealer, said
film website imdb.com. Rodriguez has previously directed "Sin
City" and "Desperado."
(Reporting By Christine Kearney, Editing by Jill Serjeant and
Marguerita Choy)