Sofia Vergara is on board to assist carry the brand new female-led Zorro to life (Photograph by Tibrina Hobson/WireImage)
A female-led model of the traditional story of Zorro is within the works at NBC, with Modern Family star Sofia Vergara, filmmaker Robert Rodriguez and author and director Rebecca Rodriguez spearheading the challenge.
When individuals consider the masked vigilante Zorro, their first thought could also be of the 1998 movie starring Antonio Banderas because the swashbuckling lead.
Nevertheless, this new TV sequence will put a brand new spin on the well-known character, following a personality known as Sola Dominguez, an underground artist, who takes on the mantle of Zorro to champion social justice, making harmful enemies alongside the best way.
The sequence shall be directed by Rebecca, whereas she and her brother Robert will write the present.
Sofia can be on board to assist carry the manufacturing to life, in addition to her firm Latin World Leisure Holdings Inc, an leisure agency she co-founded in 1994, Deadline reported.
Additionally engaged on the sequence are Propagate co-CEOs Ben Silverman and Howard T Owens, whereas CBS studios will co-produce the present with Common TV.
Antonio Banderas as Zorro within the 1998 movie The Masks of Zorro. (Image: Ronald Siemoneit/Sygma/Sygma by way of Getty Photographs)
Robert was initially within the pipeline to direct the Nineteen Nineties movie The Masks of Zorro and was accountable for bringing Antonio in to star because the lead.
Nevertheless, he stepped down as director two years earlier than its launch, with On line casino Royale director Martin Campbell directing the motion movie as a substitute.
Earlier this 12 months, Antonio tested positive for coronavirus on his sixtieth birthday.
In a put up shared on social media, he wrote: ‘I need to make public that at this time, August 10, I’m compelled to have a good time my sixtieth birthday following quarantine after having examined constructive for the Covid-19 illness, attributable to the coronavirus.’
Shortly afterwards, the actor introduced that he had recovered from the virus, stating that he was ‘cured’.
‘After 21 days of disciplinary confinement, I can say now that at this time I overcame the Covid-19 an infection. I’m cured,’ he stated.
‘My ideas go to those that weren’t as lucky as me, and to those that suffered greater than I did. I additionally want energy to those who’re in the midst of the struggle,’ he added.
