“Let’s try it!” Zorro returns! MHz Choice has revealed the official US trailer for the new Zorro action series, a French production based on the legendary character created in 1919 by American pulp writer Johnston McCulley. It’s the first time since the film Zorro (1975) starring Alain Delon that a French actor has played the character of Zorro in live-action. There have been tons of other Zorro series, movies, and more – mostly notably 90s action movie The Mask of Zorro with Antonio Banderas, and the classic 1950s TV series with Guy Williams as Zorro. Blending swashbuckling action, light comic flair & romance, the 8-episode series, subtitled in English, premieres this June in the US. Starring acclaimed French actor Jean Dujardin as Don Diego de la Vega / Zorro, with Audrey Dana, André Dussollier, and Salvatore Ficarra as Bernardo, Don Diego’s mute servant. The filming took place in southern Spain and the post-production was done in Belgium, with the series debuting in France on TV back at the end of 2024. Ready to give it a look? This new interpretation of Zorro carries a playful visual style inspired by the legendary filmmaker Ernst Lubitsch, and was conceived in the tradition of swashbuckling films & French vaudeville. Yeah – this looks like tons of fun. // Continue Reading ›
