‘El Zorro’: Antonio Banderas chooses Tom Holland to inherit the mask

Antonio Banderas will be back in the furry skin of one of his most iconic characters after more than a decade off. On December 21, “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” will premiere, in which he will once again give voice to the feline protagonist. But Shrek’s friend isn’t the only legendary swordsman in his filmography. In 1998 he wore the mask of Zorro in Martin Campbell’s ‘The Mask of Zorro’, and again in 2005 for the sequel.

Although this saga has been paralyzed for much longer than that of Puss in Boots, rumors of a third chapter have repeated over the years. Banderas recently commented in an interview with ComicBook that he would consider returning for a third film, but with the intention of giving the character to another actor: “Yes I would, I would consider the possibility. Why not? I think I said something similar to someone today. They asked me about Zorro. If they called me to play Zorro, I would do what Anthony Hopkins did for me, which is pass the baton”.

And he has a favorite for the position, which is none other than Tom Holland: “I did ‘Uncharted’ with him, he’s so energetic and fun, and he has a spark too. Why not?”. We doubt Holland needs any more iconic characters than Peter Parker and Nathan Drake. But never say never, especially if Zorro chooses you as his successor.

the other foxes

We may never see that third installment of “El Zorro,” but the masked vigilante has several projects going on in various homes. Amazon Prime Video is working on a series with Miguel Bernardeau as Diego de la Vega, and has recently been in the news due to its environmental impact on the coast of Gran Canaria. Work also began in February on a series for the CW with a female lead and Robert Rodriguez in the creative team, but with the sale of the television network, this is unlikely to become a reality. And Wilmer Valderrama had been cast as the new Zorro for a Disney+ series. The actor described it as an origin story “rooted in authenticity”and assured that it would be “the Fox of this generation”. We don’t know much more about that project. There was also the post-apocalyptic version of Jonás Cuarón with Gael García Bernal. And what we will never, but hopefully, see was a Zorro-Django crossover that Tarantino dreamed of.