Fox Is Ready To Give 'Zorro' A Fresh Slant

By Michael Lopez

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 13 years since Antonio Banderas first donned his black cape and hat in The Mask of Zorro. Though the studio desperately tried to turn that movie into an ongoing franchise, its lackluster sequel and dismal box office returns kept the dream from ever happening. Now, it seems that 20th Century Fox is keen on bringing the masked Latin outlaw back, but in an entirely new fashion.

Latino Review is reporting that Fox hopes to reboot the legendary character in a new movie called Zorro Reborn. But instead of the historic California setting that Zorro fans know and love, this crusader will be fighting evil in a “desolate and post-apocalyptic world.”

Still in its very early development stages, the L.A. Times described the project as,

“Less a caped crusader for justice than a one-man vigilante force bent on revenge, in a western story that has echoes of both Sergio Leone and No Country for Old Men.’”

It all sounds very interesting to us, particularly the No Country for Old Men angle. Could that mean they may be considering a certain Spanish heavyweight to take on the role of Don Diego de la Vega?

To be honest, the character of Zorro has undergone quite a few changes since his creation nearly a century ago. Varying media interpretations have sent him to the future, given him magic powers, and even changed his gender (who can forget Tessie Santiago in Queen of Swords?).

So we say, why not? It’s obvious the old-fashioned swashbuckler imaged seemed a little stale for movie audiences. Who knows? Maybe they could even pit a post-apocalyptic Zorro against the Terminator!

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