Nine years ago, in an interview for the media 20 minutes, Jean Dujardin revealed what role he would like to play. And his answer was straightforward. “Secretly, I would like to embody Zorro. Because he’s all in black, because he’s got a mask on, because I can fencing and ride a horse. I think it’s my last wish as a kid.“, he confided with a childish smile on his lips. “Yet I’ve done kid’s stuff with it, between the secret agent, the surfer, but I think Zorro… I still have childhood desires like that, outfits. It’s a real extension of the childhood that this life offers me“, he added.
Nine years later, it could be that Jean Dujardin’s last wish has been granted. Indeed, according to our colleagues from Satellifact, France Télévisions is currently developing a series with Jean Dujardin who would put on the costume of Zorro. A way for the actor to realize another childhood dream. We don’t have any more information to give you on a possible release date for the moment, but a first poster has been unveiled by the tweet of our colleagues to be found below.
https://twitter.com/Satellifax/status/1580840597249986561
Zorro, legendary hero who inspires cinema
Zorro, (nickname meaning “fox” in Spanish) mythical fictional hero, has been coveted by many directors since his creation in the early 20th century. “I would really like to be happy with the script and the idea would be to do it with Laurent Lafitte who will make a very beautiful young Zorro.”, confided Éric Judor to Allociné in 2018. On the Hollywood side, it’s the dark Antonio Banderas who played the famous horseman who appears out of the night in films such as The Mask of Zorro with Anthony Hopkins in the same role and Catherine Zeta-Jones, or even The Legend of Zorro in 2005.
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