The Legend of Zorro
2005
Directed
by: Martin Campbell
Co-Stars:
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Rufus Sewell, Nick Chinlund, Giovanna Zacarias,
Pedro Armendáriz Jr., & Adrian Alonso
Release
Date: November 3, 2005
Filming
Location: San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Studio:
Columbia Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment
Script:
Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman-Counter
From co-producer
Spyglass Entertainment’s Legend of Zorro page:
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. After fighting to help California become
the 31st state of the Union, Zorro (Banderas) must live up to
the promise he made his wife Elena (Catherine Zeta-Jones) —
to give up his secret identity and live a normal life as Alejandro
de la Vega. When he hesitates, it threatens to tear them apart.
Now, the same forces
that conspired to keep California from becoming part of the United
States are plotting to unleash a threat that has been 500 years
in the making, a threat that could change the course of history
forever.
And only Zorro
can stop it.
http://www.spyglassent.com/movies/zorro/#
The long-awaited
sequel to The Mask of Zorro can’t get here soon enough for
us! A successfully closed set during filming prevented a lot of
information about this film from leaking out, but we do know some
facts:
Alejandro/Zorro
truly does have a terrible time trying to give up his secret life;
however circumstances beyond his control create problems in the
de la Vega family.
Alejandro and Elena’s
now nine-year-old son, Joaquin, adds some surprising twists and
turns to the story.
“Bad guys”
[including the superb Rufus Sewell] can have all kinds of motives…
The musical score
is once again produced by James Horner.
Tornado’s
back – and he’s funnier than ever.
If you loved the
mine explosion in MOZ, you will very happy with … oops,
don’t want to spoil!
Some comments from Antonio on the film [as of mid-February, 2005]:
"It still
keeps the adventure feeling, which is fundamental for Zorro. But
it's based on jealousy and concepts that are more for us than
kids." -- ContactMusic.com
“I think that the character is very beautiful and is something
very special that no other action movie has had.”
Of Zorro, Antonio
Banderas says, "He's not like other action heroes; he's very
sly and he moves like a panther."
-- From the Entertainment
Tonight Legend of Zorro “First Look, November 4, 2004
and December 23, 2004.
