While Catherine Zeta-Jones has done many great roles, she’s also forever linked to the swashbuckling legend of Zorro. Her fiery performance as Elena Montero in “The Mask of Zorro” (1998) left a lasting impression, surprising audiences with her sword-wielding skills and passionate spirit.
A still from The Legend of Zorro
But Zorro’s legacy extends beyond a single film. The masked vigilante has thrilled fans for decades, and the question of who will take up the mantle next is always a burning one. Now, in a recent interview, Zeta-Jones herself has spoken out, revealing who she believes possesses the charisma and talent to become the next Zorro.
Catherine Zeta-Jones Would Love To See Lisette Olivera In A Zorro Reboot A still from National Treasure: Edge of History
Continuing the swashbuckling spirit, it turns out Catherine Zeta-Jones‘ choice for the next Zorro is one of her co-stars. Having recently starred alongside...
A still from The Legend of Zorro
But Zorro’s legacy extends beyond a single film. The masked vigilante has thrilled fans for decades, and the question of who will take up the mantle next is always a burning one. Now, in a recent interview, Zeta-Jones herself has spoken out, revealing who she believes possesses the charisma and talent to become the next Zorro.
Catherine Zeta-Jones Would Love To See Lisette Olivera In A Zorro Reboot A still from National Treasure: Edge of History
Continuing the swashbuckling spirit, it turns out Catherine Zeta-Jones‘ choice for the next Zorro is one of her co-stars. Having recently starred alongside...
- 4/2/2024
- by Piyush Yadav
- FandomWire
Martin Campbell's "The Mask of Zorro" is one of the most rousing adventure films of the 1990s, a bracing throwback to old-school Errol Flynn swashbucklers that dazzles with masterfully staged sword fights. Perhaps most importantly, it's powered by an emotionally resonant narrative that raises the stakes sky-high, leading to a breathtaking climax that had audiences cheering all three times I saw the film theatrically.
Antonio Banderas is absolute perfection as Alejandro Murrieta, a rakish outlaw who becomes the unlikely successor to Anthony Hopkins' Don Diego de la Vega, aka Zorro. Murrieta also falls for Catherine Zeta Jones' beautiful and feisty Elena Montero, who does not know that her father, the evil Don Rafael Montero, stole her as an infant from de la Vega and his wife Esperanza (Julieta Rosen).
That Elena does not know her true lineage winds up being the heartfelt counterpart to the film's rollicking action. Indeed,...
Antonio Banderas is absolute perfection as Alejandro Murrieta, a rakish outlaw who becomes the unlikely successor to Anthony Hopkins' Don Diego de la Vega, aka Zorro. Murrieta also falls for Catherine Zeta Jones' beautiful and feisty Elena Montero, who does not know that her father, the evil Don Rafael Montero, stole her as an infant from de la Vega and his wife Esperanza (Julieta Rosen).
That Elena does not know her true lineage winds up being the heartfelt counterpart to the film's rollicking action. Indeed,...
- 12/12/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
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