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SONY Hires Writers to Reboot Zorro |
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Thursday, 06 October 2011 12:24 |
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This will not be a remake, but an origin tale based on Isabel Allende's novel. Allende reinvented the Zorro legend. In his tale Zorro is Diego de la Vega, born in 1795, and grows up in California, but is raised in Spain. He is part of a wealthy family, but develops a sense of right and wrong from befriending the exploited natives. His skills with the sword catch the eye of a senior member of a secret soceity, La Justicia. He is recruited to join the society, and his secret identity is formed during the training process.
After he has been trained and becomes the Zorro that most of us know and love he returns to California to reclaim his family's estate, and to help fight the oppression of the natives. During these events he encounters many famous people of the era, each helping shape the man, the hero he will Read more: |
