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Zorro overload...!

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http://www.superherohype.com/news/29441 ... rro-reboot

*sigh*

Give me Antonio Banderas smooching Catherine Zeta-Jones any day...

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What a GREAT concept -- let's "Christopher Nolan-ize" Zorro and make it "dark and gritty." So basically, all the things that made MASK OF ZORRO so good -- a disarming, old-fashioned adventure with a romantic theme and gorgeous score -- will be thrown out the window.

More over, who wants to see this? LEGEND OF ZORRO was alright but it failed to muster any kind of commercial interest. Remove the name cast and what have you got? IMO Zorro isn't enough of a draw to appeal to today's audiences, especially younger ones, unless the treatment (cast, production, etc.) interests them. I'll be surprised if this actually gets made.

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AndyDursin wrote:What a GREAT concept -- let's "Christopher Nolan-ize" Zorro and make it "dark and gritty." So basically, all the things that made MASK OF ZORRO so good -- a disarming, old-fashioned adventure with a romantic theme and gorgeous score -- will be thrown out the window.

More over, who wants to see this? LEGEND OF ZORRO was alright but it failed to muster any kind of commercial interest. Remove the name cast and what have you got? IMO Zorro isn't enough of a draw to appeal to today's audiences, especially younger ones, unless the treatment (cast, production, etc.) interests them.
How about Popeye? :D
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AndyDursin wrote:What a GREAT concept -- let's "Christopher Nolan-ize" Zorro and make it "dark and gritty." So basically, all the things that made MASK OF ZORRO so good -- a disarming, old-fashioned adventure with a romantic theme and gorgeous score -- will be thrown out the window.

More over, who wants to see this? LEGEND OF ZORRO was alright but it failed to muster any kind of commercial interest. Remove the name cast and what have you got? IMO Zorro isn't enough of a draw to appeal to today's audiences, especially younger ones, unless the treatment (cast, production, etc.) interests them. I'll be surprised if this actually gets made.
Can you hear the disgusting, grotesque Hans Zimmer score that will be in the film's soundtrack? Lol...

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AndyDursin wrote:More over, who wants to see this?
Executives no doubt assume that because the Dark Knight movies made a mint, audiences want to see every hero's story retold in a "dark", "edgy" fashion. But you'd think they'd have learned something from Ridley Scott's Robin Hood, and more pointedly, The Lone Ranger! :roll:

mkaroly wrote:Can you hear the disgusting, grotesque Hans Zimmer score that will be in the film's soundtrack? Lol...
I'm already bracing for the Zimmer-esque score.

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#6 Post by Eric W. »

No thanks.

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https://people.com/tv/wilmer-valderrama ... ro-series/

Oh boy, from Antonio Banderas to Fez from That 70s Show. :lol:

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Monterey Jack wrote: Tue Dec 14, 2021 11:57 pm https://people.com/tv/wilmer-valderrama ... ro-series/

Oh boy, from Antonio Banderas to Fez from That 70s Show. :lol:
It has to be better than "Zorro: The Gay Blade" with George Hamilton. :mrgreen:
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I gotta admit, Zorro the Gay Blade is a massive guilty pleasure for me. Lol...it is an awful film but I laugh every time I watch it, mostly because of the Esteban (Rob Leibman).

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#10 Post by Monterey Jack »

...and now the obligatory female version... :roll:

https://deadline.com/2022/01/zorro-dram ... 234907693/

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Monterey Jack wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 11:05 pm ...and now the obligatory female version... :roll:

https://deadline.com/2022/01/zorro-dram ... 234907693/
Wouldn't that be "Zorra"? :mrgreen:

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Paul MacLean wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 11:25 pm
Monterey Jack wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 11:05 pm ...and now the obligatory female version... :roll:

https://deadline.com/2022/01/zorro-dram ... 234907693/
Wouldn't that be "Zorra"? :mrgreen:
Too binary. :roll: :wink:

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#13 Post by Paul MacLean »

Eric W. wrote: Thu Jan 13, 2022 10:30 am
Paul MacLean wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 11:25 pm Wouldn't that be "Zorra"? :mrgreen:
Too binary. :roll: :wink:
Ok then, Zorr-X!

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