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The Legend
of Zorro 2005
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Directed by:
Martin Campbell
Co-Stars: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Rufus Sewell, Nick Chinlund,
Giovanna Zacarias, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., & Adrian Alonso
Release Date: October 28, 2005
Filming Location: San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Studio:
Columbia Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment
Script:
Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman-Counter
"There is a relative
risk when you do movies like this," Banderas said. "Not so much
with the horse. It was in the sword fighting, especially when you're working
with 10 guys, sword fighting them at the same time. At six in the morning,
people are sleeping in the corners of the stage and you're Zorro.”
CBS Interview 10/27/05
Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones are re-united with director
Martin Campbell in the epic adventure The Legend of Zorro. The year is
1850 and our swashbuckling crusader is challenged by the most dangerous
mission of his life.
Alejandro de la Vega is torn between two worlds: his life as Zorro and
his life as a family man. After Alejandro once again breaks his promise
to stop wearing the mask, Elena leaves him, and soon begins seeing Armand,
a haughty French Count. But a mysterious explosion in the desert leads
Zorro to believe that there's more to Armand than meets the eye, and our
hero is intent on finding out what that is. This time, he fights against
evildoers with the help of his beautiful wife, Elena, and their precocious
young son, Joaquin.
High adventure and stunning visual effects keep us on the edge of our
seats as Zorro/Alejandro fights to save both his marriage and the future
of California. Antonio does an excellent job in showing us the personal
conflict he endures between losing his family and his duty as Zorro to
help bring California to statehood. Adrian Alonso as Joaquin is wonderful
as the young son who sees his family falling apart and struggles to try
to understand why his father, Alejandro, can’t be more like his
hero, Zorro.
The train sequence at the conclusion of the film is all out fun to watch
and was put together by Weta Workshop, Ltd., the same studio which was
responsible for the special effects in “The Lord Of The Rings”.
That sword fighting, it’s
dangerous and it’s tough and you have to learn it very, very accurately
in order not to cut. "I mean, Antonio, I couldn’t find a stuntman
to match him in terms of sword fighting. He’s better than any of
them.” Martin Campbell, About.com, October
2005
What was it like to put the mask on for the first time in seven years?
Antonio: It was more painful this time. [he laughs] possibly because I’m
45 now and any time that I crashed somewhere the bones start telling you,
you are 45. It was way harder than the first one. Way harder and I suppose
that’s not only because I’m seven years older, it’s
because the movie was, in that aspect, a little harder.
Legend of Zorro press conference, October, 2005
"It's about this heroic
idea of Zorro, not the man behind the mask. As long as there are injustices
in the world we pretty much need a Zorro." Legend
of Zorro press conference, October, 2005
Reviews:
Salon.com: Martin Campbell's
"Legend of Zorro" -- the sequel to the marvelous 1998 "Mask
of Zorro" -- is everything you never knew you wanted in a swashbuckler:
A comedy of remarriage, a rousing exploration of the meaning of good citizenship,
a sly primer on how not to be a wimpy, self-involved parent -- all that
and killer backflips too. The picture is almost shamefully entertaining,
bold and self-effacing at once: Its intelligence reveals itself as a devilish
gleam, not a pompous layer of shellac. Why can't more Hollywood movies
be like this one?
The Reel McCoy: I love these Zorro movies. They are many genres rolled
into one: adventure, suspense, comedy, romance, drama, and excitement.
There have been many super-hero movies of late including Spider-Man, Batman,
the X-Men, and the Fantastic Four, but there is something special, something
romantic, something nostalgic about the legendary hero from the mid-19th
century and the beginnings of California.
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