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Profits nearly doubled and turnover hit record levels at Zorro producer Secuoya Content Group last year, according to the Spanish major’s latest financials.

The outfit said Ebitda rose 85% to €59.1M ($67M) for 2024 fiscal year, while revenues shot up by 33% to a record €142M. Additionally, the group experienced a 51% increase in adjusted Ebitda, 118% growth in Ebit and a 214% rise in consolidated net profit, according to Secuoya.

Secuoya said the “outstanding results are a direct consequence of the strong performance of Secuoya Studios, which has become the main pillar of value creation for the company and a benchmark in the industry for content creation, production, post-production, and distribution.”

Last year, the 2,000-staff company shot five series and four movies totalling 156 hours of content, having doubled down on the studio and launched a production hub in Colombia. We revealed in Feb that Secuoya had struck a first-look development and production deal with...

The “swashbuckling adventure” is a subgenre that became more and more antiquated as the spectacle of action movies evolved. It probably has less of an edge over westerns since the latter can still rely on gunplay, but sword-fighting films have roots in Hollywood since the golden era with movies like Robin Hood, The Three Musketeers and countless Pirate films. It was the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise that brought swashbucklers into a whole new world with modern audiences.

However, 1998 would see the return of a legendary folk hero, both in the context of the story and in the world of cinema, when Steven Spielberg and Amblin Entertainment produced the Martin Campbell film The Mask of Zorro.

The History

Zorro was created in 1919 by Johnston McCulley. And amazingly this property (that’s over a hundred years old) still has influence on a bevy of popular characters that still goes strong today.

The superhero genre has proven itself incredibly diverse and versatile, exploring everything from cosmic saviors like Superman to demonic heroes like Hellboy. However, audiences can sometimes struggle to relate to those heroes, instead gravitating to superheroes with no powers at all. Sometimes, the stories with the highest stakes, the best sense of adventure, and the most engaging plots focus on protagonists who rely on intelligence, technology, and skill to save the day.

From Marvelto DC and everything in between, the comic book medium has given Hollywood decades of source material to choose from when it comes to good, powerless heroes. While not all of these movies land at the box office, they can still offer a fun experience for the audience. Whether animated or live-action, based on a comic or completely original, sometimes superheroes are at their best when they don't have cosmic superpowers to fall back on.

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A new Zorro series is currently being developed. The masked hero could be headed to CBS, and word has it that the series could feature a female behind the mask.

This would not be the first time that the character created by Johnston McCulley in a 1919 novella would appear on the small screen. In addition to several movies, serials, books, and comics, Zorro has been the subject of three live-action series and four animated shows in the United States.

A dashing and masked vigilante, Zorro defends common people against tyrannical officials and other bad guys with the help of his rapier. His real identity is don Diego de la Vega, the son of a wealthy landowner in California.

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In a contemporary world with reboots, remakes, and re-imaginations, Zorro is the next IP to be tackled. Except there's a twist -- this time the mask and title will be helmed by a woman -- giving the story and franchise new territory to explore.

Deadline revealed that a gender-swapped Zorro television series is moving forward at CBS, with filmmakers Robert Rodriguez and his sister, Rebecca Rodriguez, leading the project. Rebecca, along with John Hlavin and Sean Tetra, will pen the series. Executive Producers include Robert, Ben Silverman, Rodney Ferrell and Howard T. Owens from Propagate, Geoff Clark, Eric Bromberg, Jay Weisleder and John Gertz.

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Robert Rodriguez really wants to make a follow-up to the Desperado trilogy, but there's a major issue that's holding him back.

This is the third attempt to develop the project, where deals at NBC and...

In realizing the latest incarnation of “Zorro,” producer Marc Dujardin found inspiration in the classic 1950s series starring Guy Williams, the absurd premise of super hero tales, and the fond childhood dreams he shared with brother Jean, who portrays the buttoned-up mayor of early 19th-century Los Angeles, Don Diego de la Vega, and his masked and care-free alter ego.

“Zorro” stormed into Le Havre on Thursday, where it closed the Unifrance Rendez-Vous market with a highly anticipated premiere, followed by a dance floor-pumping Alta California-themed fiesta, replete with delectable Spanish and Mexican cuisine à la normande.

Produced by Marc Dujardin’s Le Collectif 64 for France Télévisions and Paramount+, “Zorro” offers a comedic yet straight take on the legendary swashbuckler of old California.

The series sees Don Diego becoming mayor of Los Angeles with the hope of improving his beloved city. Facing growing, unstoppable corruption, however, he decides to again suit...

Pulp heroes shaped modern superheroes, with Flash Gordon, Doc Savage, and The Shadow leading the way through thrilling adventures. Filmmaking over the past 100 years has seen mixed results with pulp hero adaptations, from box office flops to hidden gems waiting to be discovered. From Tarzan to Zorro to Buck Rogers, iconic pulp heroes like Conan the Barbarian and The Rocketeer brought thrilling adventures to the big screen.

While the pulp heroes of the past may not be as recognizable as the most popular superheroes of today, they still have plenty of great movie adaptations that viewers should be sure to check out. From masked vigilantes to over-the-top musclemen, pulp heroes acted as the forerunners to modern-day superheroes and originated through inexpensive fiction magazines that provided readers with disposable adventures and peaked in popularity between the 1920s and 1940s. Major heroes of the pulp era included popular characters like Flash Gordon,...

The beloved Hollywood star Pedro Pascal has once again won over the hearts of millions with his appearance at the 30th Annual SAG Awards. The 48-year-old actor, who secured his SAG for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series for The Last of Us, has also sparked considerable attention for his red carpet look, which has now fans rallying for the actor to embody the iconic masked hero, Zorro.

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Created by writer Johnston McCulley, the character has been the subject of several adaptations, including Antonio Banderas’ 1998 film The Mask of Zorro and its sequel. And fans are now re-imagining Pascal in the role as they share their reaction to his red carpet looks.

Pedro Pascal Shined at the 2024 SAG Award Red Carpet

Pedro Pascal, who has created a buzz with his performance in the post-apocalyptic drama The Last of Us, made waves on the 2024 SAG Awards red carpet as well.

Zorro has inspired numerous adaptations and works due to his role as a masked hero with a secret identity. Notable adaptations include the 1990 TV series, the Disney-produced TV series, and the 1940 film, "The Mark of Zorro." The modern film adaptation, "The Mask of Zorro," starring Antonio Banderas, received critical acclaim for its performances and chemistry between the actors.

Zorro has been adapted to film and TV dozens of times, but in those adaptations, the character has been portrayed with varying degrees of faithfulness. Originally, the masked vigilante was first unveiled to the world in a novel by Johnston McCulley in 1919. It was then developed into a film the following year, increasing its popularity extensively. Zorro's popularity inspired McCulley to continue writing more stories focused on the character, and by the time he passed away, he had written five serialized stories and 57 short stories.

Zorro was one of the first fictional...

After a 31-year absence, Amazon's new Zorro show brings back the traditional formula of the classic hero, focusing on Diego de la Vega and his adventures as Zorro in 1834 California. The last two Zorro movies, The Mask of Zorro and The Legend of Zorro, were not accurate adaptations of the source material, instead featuring a different character named Alejandro Murrieta taking on the Zorro identity. Zorro's recent absence from pop culture makes Amazon's new show even better, as it returns to the original formula and provides viewers with something they haven't seen in 31 years.

There hadn't been a "real" live-action Zorro story in 31 years, though this was finally rectified by Amazon's new show. Starring Miguel Bernardaeu as the titular character, the Spanish-language series from Amazon Prime Video follows the exploits of The Fox in 1834 California. The show was one of several Zorro projects in development, but also the first live-action...

Warning: This article contains minor spoilers for Zorro episode 1.

The new Zorro series on Prime Video incorporates the Native American aspect of Zorro's mythos, making Diego an outsider as the masked hero. Miguel Bernardeau plays Diego de la Vega, who investigates the death of his father and becomes the new Zorro, tasked with proving his worthiness. Renata Notni portrays Lolita Márquez, Diego's childhood friend and love interest who doubts his ability to make up for past mistakes. She is also a skilled fighter.

Prime Video’s Zorro (2024) cast brings the latest iteration of the iconic vigilante and his supporting characters to life in a new series. Zorro was created by Johnston McCulley in 1919 and has since become one of the most recognizable and influential fictional characters of all time, having appeared in dozens of adaptations for film, television, animation, comics, and more. The newest Zorro series, a Spanish production,...

Amazon's new Zorro series embraces the Native American connections that have been overlooked in previous adaptations. Native Americans were close allies to Zorro in the original stories, and the show explores this relationship in depth. Zorro's origin story in the show involves a Native American tribe central to his character development. The show introduces the idea that the Zorro mantle is associated with championing the rights of the tribe against oppression, creating a unique twist on the classic character. While maintaining the traditional elements of the Zorro story, Amazon's adaptation stands out by incorporating Native Americans and changing the origin story. This brings a fresh perspective to the franchise and honors the source material.

Amazon's new Zorro series gets one element of his classic stories right that all of his movies have overlooked. Released on Amazon Prime Video, the new Spanish-language Zorro adaptation brings the swashbuckling vigilante back to the...

Good afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here bringing you all the news and analysis from another busy week, during which we have been to Spain through Argentina via Berlin. Oh, and there was the small matter of the Oscar noms. Read on, and sign up here.

Spain In The Spotlight

Secuoya’s scale and pace: Diana Lodderhose kicking things off here and I had the pleasure of going to Madrid before the holidays to take a look at the impressive Secuoya Content Group’s headquarters, which hosts Netflix’s European Production Hub, located just 17 miles north of Madrid. After a lengthy chat with its owners and founders Raul Berdonés and Pablo Jimeno as well as James Costos, president of its TV and film fiction arm Secuoya Studios, what became quickly apparent is the scale and pace at which this company is moving. “We’re not your traditional production company,” Berdonés said.

Exclusive: There’s a famous line from the Spanish poet Antonio Machado that is familiar to most Spaniards: “Caminante, no hay camino. Se hace camino al andar,” which translates as “Traveler, there is no path. The path is made by walking.”

If there’s one Spanish company that is determinedly paving the way for Spanish-language content in the global sphere, it’s Secuoya Content Group, a fully-fledged independent studio bidding to become a global destination for content, all while putting Spain on the map in an unprecedented way.

The company counts Hollywood stalwarts Chris Albrecht and Ted Sarandos among its array of international friends and the Netflix content chief tells Deadline the streamer is committed to deepening its roots there. Former HBO, Starz and Legendary Television exec Albrecht, meanwhile has partnered with Secuoya’s film and TV content production arm, Secuoya Studios, through his new banner Rubicon Global Media and...

Zorro and Expats are the big shows coming to Prime Video in January. The former is what Amazon are calling a “bold reinterpretation” of the classic hero El Zorro for 2024. Starring Miguel Bernardeau as Diego de la Vega and Renata Notni as Lolita Marquez, it’s definitely an intriguing-sounding action-adventure series, with a ten-episode first season based on the iconic character originally created by Johnston McCulley all the way back in 1919.

Meanwhile, upcoming drama series Expats is based on the bestselling 2016 novel The Expatriates by Janice Y. K. Lee, and follows “the vibrant lives of a close-knit expatriate community” in Hong Kong. Nicole Kidman has been known for picking the right kind of shows to lead in the past, so let’s hope this is another banger for the actress, who is also on board as an executive producer here.

Here’s everything coming to Amazon Prime Video and Freevee this month.

“Zorro” is a new live-action, Spain-produced action-adventure TV series produced by Secuoya Studio, based on the character created by Johnston McCulley, streaming in 2024 on Prime Video:

“…Zorro created in 1919 by American pulp writer Johnston McCulley, originally appeared in works set in the Pueblo of Los Angeles in Alta California.

“He is typically portrayed as a dashing masked vigilante that defends the commoners and indigenous peoples of California against corrupt and tyrannical officials and other villains.

‘His signature all-black costume includes a cape, a hat known as a sombrero cordobés, and a mask covering the upper half of his face…”

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His predictive sci-fi action film "Minority Report" was still several years away, but in 1997, Steven Spielberg could already see the future.

At that time, Spielberg was an executive producer of "The Mask of Zorro," and during production, he sensed something in the air. In an interview earlier this year, "Zorro" star Antonio Banderas recounted what the famed filmmaker told him:

"Steven Spielberg said to me once when we were shooting, 'This is probably going to be one of the last Westerns shot in the way the Westerns were shot in the old days, with real scenes and real horses, where everything is real, real sword fighting, no CGI.' Everything was practical. And he said, 'But things are going to change. They're going to change and they're gonna change fast. And so you should be proud of this movie.' And I am, probably even more now than at the...

Zorro: Man of the Dead is a modern reboot that honors the original while looking to the future, as Sean Murphy brings a new version rooted in the present-day. Zorro is an important figure in Hispanic representation and has influenced other popular culture characters like Batman and Superman. Sean Murphy, known for his iconic Batman: The White Knight series, is the ideal creator to bring a fresh take on Zorro that combines the old and the new.

The legendary Zorro is getting a modern reboot in a new series from Batman: White Knight mastermind Sean Murphy and Massive Publishing. The series, titled Zorro: Man of the Dead, presents a bold new vision of a pop culture icon, one that both honors the spirit of the original while looking forward to the future. Previously announced, Zorro: Man of the Dead has now launched on Kickstarter and ScreenRant is pleased to bring fans an exclusive first look.

The first teaser for Mediawan's Zorro reboot introduces Miguel Bernardeau as the new masked hero, known as Don Diego de la Vega. Zorro originated in the early 20th century as stories in pulp magazines, and the character has been portrayed onscreen multiple times, notably by Guy Williams and Antonio Banderas. Zorro has become a popular pop culture figure, with multiple projects in development, including a scrapped series on The CW and an upcoming Disney TV project with Wilmer Valderrama as producer and lead actor.

The man in the mask is back in the first teaser for Mediawan's Zorro, the latest adaptation of adventures of the famous character created by Johnston McCulley at the beginning of the 19th century. The origin of Zorro dates back to 1919, when McCulley published stories of the masked hero in pulp magazines of the time. The vigilante's real name is Don Diego de la Vega,...

Django Unchained is the only Quentin Tarantino movie that has an official sequel, and it teams Jamie Foxx’s titular gunslinger with none other than the classic pulp hero Zorro. The resulting comic series almost became a movie in its own right, but, according to Tarantino himself, both characters also exist in a shared universe with another classic hero: the Lone Ranger.

Coming from the creative team of Quentin Tarantino, Matt Wagner, Esteve Polls, Brennan Wagner, and Simon Bowland, Dynamite’s Django/Zorro comic-book sequel sees Django heading further into the American Southwest, where he encounters an aging Don Diego de la Vega. Django is hired on as the Don’s valet, at which point he discovers the man used to be the masked avenger of justice: Zorro. The two wind up teaming up to take on the "Archduke of Arizona," a vicious landowner using the local migrant laborers as enslaved workers.

Netflix's One Piece took the world by storm when it dropped this past August, swinging the swashbuckler genre back into the limelight in a way not seen since the original Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. At the forefront of the adaptation was the relatively unknown Iñaki Godoy as the ever-optimistic Monkey D. Luffy, the potential king of the pirates. With a natural charisma that stole every scene, Godoy's performance had to have helped showrunner Steven Maeda feel justified in teasing a second season of One Piece. It wouldn't be surprising, then, to see the talented 20-year-old land more leading roles in the near future.

While Disney is already in the process of bringing a Wilmer Valderrama-led Zorro series to Disney+, Godoy's charming presence as Luffy in One Piece made it impossible not to think of the legendary masked swashbuckler from time to time. Zorro tends to approach most issues with quirky confidence,...

There are few pulpy visualizations of revenge that play as satisfyingly as the climax of Martin Campbell’s The Mask of Zorro. Released 25 years ago, the still surprisingly lithe and surefooted swashbuckler culminates with a multigenerational crescendo of vengeance, which is served bloody and fierce. On one level of a crumbling Californian gold mine, the original Zorro is a now aged and dying Don Diego de la Vega (Anthony Hopkins), and he grapples in his last breath with the man who stole his life and imprisoned him in hell for 20 years. Yet a literal platform below this Count of Monte Cristo passion play is something even bleaker and more vicious: the storm of swords unleashed by a younger Zorro (Antonio Banderas) and his own object of disdain: Capt. Harrison Love (Matt Letscher).

When Zorro carves an “M” across Capt. Love’s face, there is no wink or playful banter one...

The Mask of Zorro star Antonio Banderas never forgot Steven Spielberg's haunting words about cinema's future regarding CGI.

Celebrating its 25th anniversary of release, Banderas reflected on his 1998 blockbuster in an interview with Yahoo! Entertainment. Zorro marked the high point in the actor's career following breakthrough roles in Philadelphia, Desperado, and Evita. Yet, the film was significant for being one of the last major studio action/adventure films that relied on old-school stunts and special effects. Today, Banderas recalls the time on set when executive producer Spielberg prophesied the changes that movie-making was about to endure. "Steven Spielberg said to me once when we were shooting, 'This is probably going to be one of the last Westerns shot in the way the Westerns were shot in the old days, with real scenes with real horses, where everything is real, [real] sword fighting, no CGI.' Everything was [practical]," Banderas said.

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Steven Spielberg knew The Mask of Zorro was special. The Academy Award-winning director (Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan) spent time on the set of The Mask of Zorro in 1997, which celebrated its 25th anniversary on July 17, 2023. And Spielberg told the film’s star Antonio Banderas that the use of special effects in cinema was shifting from practical to CGI.

Banderas said in an interview with Yahoo Entertainment:

Steven Spielberg said to me once when we were shooting, ‘This is probably going to be one of the last Westerns shot in the way the Westerns were shot in the old days, with real scenes with real horses, where everything is real, [real] sword fighting, no CGI.' Everything was [practical].

Author Johnston McCulley created the character of the masked vigilante Zorro back in 1919. And since that time the hero, whose true identity is Don Diego de la Vega, has been played...

The term "alter ego" is a Latin phrase that translates to the beautiful oxymoron of "alternate self." In ancient literature, alternate selves were typically presented as dark omens; doppelgängers and the like. The idea of hiding one's identity and surreptitiously committing acts of heroism perhaps originated in pop literature with the publication of Baroness Orczy's "The Scarlet Pimpernel" in 1905, and was further codified by the publication of Johnston McCulley's "The Curse of Capistrano," the 1919 pulp novel starring Zorro. 

I bring up these literary antecedents as the model on which all modern superheroes have been explicitly based. The distance between the Scarlet Pimpernel and the Scarlet Spider is not so great. The appeal of an alter ego, or a secret identity, should be self-evident. Not only does it allow a superhero character to appear as a free agent, outside of the law and free from being identified, but it...

The Zorro series has officially found its showrunner. The masked vigilante character created by Johnston McCulley has been adapted to the screen numerous times dating back to 1920, but most recently in the 1998 film The Mask of Zorro and its 2005 sequel The Legend of Zorro starring Antonio Banderas. In late 2021, it was reported that Disney+ was developing a new Zorro series starring That '70s Show alum Wilmer Valderrama.

Now, over a year after Valderrama signed on, the Disney+ project has taken another major step forward by finding its showrunner. Deadline reports that Game of Thrones writer and executive producer Bryan Cogman has signed on as a writer, showrunner, and executive producer. Cogman joins Valderrama on the Zorro series, with the actor also serving as an executive producer in addition to starring.

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While three TV adaptations remain in development for the character, Antonio Banderas shares his idea for a new Zorro movie co-starring Tom Holland. Originally created by pulp magazine writer Johnston McCulley, Zorro is a masked vigilante best known for helping defend the people of his hometown of the Pueblo of Los Angeles from a variety of greedy businessman and corrupt political leaders. Though portrayed by a variety of people on both the big and small screens, Banderas' portrayal of Zorro in both The Mask of Zorro and The Legend of Zorro remains one of his most iconic roles and incarnations, leaving some to wonder who could take on the mantle after him.

In a recent interview with ComicBook.com to discuss the upcoming Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Antonio Banderas was asked his thoughts on returning for a new Zorro movie. Not only did the actor confirm his interest in being in another installment,...

It's hard to imagine where the horror genre would be if Tom Savini never got into makeup effects. After all, his work on films like "Dawn of the Dead" and "Friday the 13th" arguably helped solidify the idea that horror movies are all about visceral reactions – how else are you supposed to react to seeing heads get crushed or guts being eaten? Savini is rightfully heralded as an important figure for the genre, and /Film's Max Evry recently spoke to him about his varied career amidst the re-release of his documentary "Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini."

According to him, his career in effects came down to one distinct memory. He recalled one particular prank that he did when he was 14 that involved a busy road and a Johnston McCulley character.

"I used to dress up as Zorro and wait for a car to come by," Savini said.

Exclusive: Alex Rivera, a recipient of a 2021 MacArthur Genius grant, is set to write and direct Zorro 2.0 for Sobini Films.

The film reimagines the iconic character as Oscar de la Vega, a young, undocumented hacker known as ‘z0rr0.’ While fighting back against a secret government unit that attacked his mother, he discovers a high-tech conspiracy that threatens not only his family but the world.

“I’ve always been interested in films that address real-world issues through genre,” Rivera said in a statement to Deadline. “This project is an opportunity to connect Zorro—the original masked avenger—to today’s border wars, a conflict in which immigrant families are pitted against regimes of hi-tech surveillance and government control. ‘Zorro 2.0′ will be visually elevated, socially grounded, sci-fi cinema, and I’m thrilled to be working with Sobini to get this vision on the screen.”

Sobini Films’ Mark Amin, Cami Winikoff and Tyler Boehm will produce.

When modern audiences hear the name Zorro, their minds will instantly turn to Martin Campbell’s massively enjoyable 1998 blockbuster The Mask of Zorro, and to a lesser extent, the disappointing sequel that arrived seven years later. However, Johnston McCulley’s literary creation has appeared in numerous serials, feature films and TV shows since the dashing hero made his debut in the pages of pulp magazine All-Story Weekly over 100 years ago.

Hollywood has been trying to get a reboot off the ground for a long time now, and ideas have ranged from a straightforward new retelling of the story to the post-apocalyptic Z that once had Gael Garcia Bernal attached to star via the bizarre yet incredibly exciting prospect of having Antonio Banderas’ Don Alejandro de la Vega cross over with Jamie Foxx’s Django, based on the comic book written by Quentin Tarantino.

Last year, it was reported that CBS...

The following contains a spoiler — nay, the spoiler — from the series finale of ABC’s Once Upon a Time.

A funny thing happened on the way to Once Upon a Time‘s series-ending coronation ceremony.

As she and Regina zipped through the woods in their Mercedes, Zelena started this exchange when a dragon swooped overhead:

Is that Maleficent?

Yep. She found Lily’s father. Did you know it was Zorro?

Really. Zorro’s a dragon?

And just like that, a haunting paternity mystery was at long last laid to rest, four years after Emma’s childhood friend/Maleficent’s daughter...

For nearly 70 years, Zorro Productions Inc. has controlled rights to Zorro thanks to an intellectual property assignment from author Johnston McCulley, who wrote the first story about the masked avenger in 1919. First run by literary agent Mitchell Gertz, and later by his son John Gertz, Zpi has spent decades licensing Zorro to Hollywood studios making movies of the popular character who frees oppressed masses from tyrannical villains.

However, the Zorro licensor may have lost its grip. Thanks to a court decision on Friday that represents the latest in a two-decades-long feud between two men, Zpi appears headed to trial as a copyright defendant for allegedly infringing a...

For nearly 70 years, Zorro Productions Inc. has controlled rights to <em>Zorro</em> thanks to an intellectual property assignment from author Johnston McCulley, who wrote the first story about the masked avenger in 1919. First run by literary agent Mitchell Gertz, and later by his son John Gertz, Zpi has spent decades licensing <em>Zorro</em> to Hollywood studios making movies of the popular character who frees oppressed masses from tyrannical villains.

However, the <em>Zorro</em> licensor may have lost its grip. Thanks to a court decision on Friday that represents the latest in a two-decades-long feud between two men, Zpi appears headed ...

While there hasn't been much movement on Jonas Cuaron's Zorro reboot, currently titled simply Z, it was reported last month that Kiersey Clemons (Dope) has come aboard for an unspecified role. She will star alongside Gael Garcia Bernal, who has been attached to play the title character since May 2016, with last month's report claiming that production will begin in June, with Pantelion selling international rights at the European Film Market. Today a new report has surfaced which offers the first details about Kiersey Clemons' character.

With Gael Garc&#237a Bernal attached to star, presumably as the title character, this report claims that Clemons' character will be the female lead, a teenager of Haitian descent, who reportedly only appears in just a few less scenes than Bernal. The most interesting part of this character is that she named herself "Zee," in honor of the iconic hero Zorro she grew up idolizing.

Clemons best known for Sundance 2015 selection Dope.

Rising star Kiersey Clemons has joined Gael García Bernal on Jonás Cuarón’s Zorro re-imagining Z, which Pantelion International is selling at the Efm.

Three years after Clemons appeared in Sundance 2015 selection Dope, she returned triumphantly to Park City last month with Hearts Beat Loud, which sparked an international deal with Sony and a North American sale to Gunpowder & Sky.

She will next star in the TBS crime comedy series Angie Tribeca, and is cast opposite Ezra Miller in DC Entertainment’s 2020 tentpole Flashpoint.

Principal photography on Z will commence in June. Bernal reunites with his Desierto director to play the lead, inspired by the iconic swashbuckling character created by pulp writer Johnston McCulley.

Sobini Films and Lantica Media are producing. Anne-Marie Ross of Pantelion International has launched sales in Berlin and UTA Independent Film Group represents Us rights.

“Kiersey is an extraordinary young talent and we are delighted...