If you’re like me, chances are you grew up inspired by the story of Robert Rodriguez — the man who managed to make a film for $7,000 — a film that kickstarted his career to the big times.

Since hand-making El Mariachi in the early 90s, he’s gone on to make bigger budget fare like Sin City, Planet Terror, and Once Upon a Time in Mexico, all the while, retaining his indie sensibilities. However, with his next film, he’ll be going SUUUUPER indie.

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Rodriguez’s El Rey Network is teaming up with Verizon Media’s go90 to bring a new unscripted series Rebel Without a Crew to fruition (Rodriguez fans will recognize the name as the same one as his book, which chronicled his indie sensibilities). In this series, Rodriguez will give five filmmakers $7,000 dollars (and no crew) to make their own film in two weeks.

What’s more: Rodriguez will also be participating in this challenge himself. Does the man himself actually have the ability to make a movie under such tight restrictions once again? Additionally, the two week limit will definitely add a lot of extra tension. I’d like to hope they’re at least able to work with a complete script, but we’ll have to wait and see.

Are you excited to see if Rodriguez has what it takes to replicate the success of El Mariachi? Let us know your thoughts down below!

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SOURCE: IndieWire