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.
Pedro Pascal
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.
Pedro Pascal
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.
- 2/26/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
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.
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.
- 1/26/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
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...
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...
- 1/23/2024
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
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.
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.
- 1/1/2024
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
“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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“…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…”
Click the images to enlarge
’,...
- 12/28/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
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...
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...
- 12/11/2023
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
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...
When Zorro carves an “M” across Capt. Love’s face, there is no wink or playful banter one...
- 8/30/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
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...
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...
- 4/28/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
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.
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.
- 10/27/2022
- by Erin Brady
- Slash Film
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.
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.
- 11/29/2021
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
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...
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...
- 12/10/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
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...
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...
- 5/19/2018
- TVLine.com
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...
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...
- 5/14/2018
- by Eriq Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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 ...
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 ...
- 5/14/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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...
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...
- 2/17/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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