A new live-action Zorro TV series is currently in development for Disney Branded Television that will star Wilmer Valderrama in a new “telenovela-style” story. The series will be executive produced by Gary Marsh, the creative chief at Disney Branded Television, with Zorro Productions president John Gertz executive producing for ZPI. Valderrama, who recently voiced the […]
Comic publisher American Mythology has blown past their original Kickstarter goal and is approaching their second stretch goal in their campaign for their new comic series, ZORRO: FLIGHTS, by famed comic writer Don McGregor. The limited series sees McGregor’s return to the world of Zorro for the first time in over 15 years. McGregor is […]
Pop culture news website The Illuminerdi reports that Fede Alvarez, director of “Don’t Breathe” (2016) and the “Evil Dead” reboot (2013) is currently in talks with Sony to helm a new Zorro film reboot. The film would reportedly be based on the original Zorro story, “The Curse of Capistrano,” published by author Johnston McCulley in […]
Author John L. French has won Best Pulp Short Story in the 2021 Pulp Factory Awards for his story “Death of a Grandee,” collected in Bold Venture Press’s recent anthology, Zorro: The Daring Escapades. Pulp Factory awards are held yearly, and winners chosen by the public from a shortlist generated by the Pulp Factory, a […]
A new Zorro series is in production with LA-based Secuoya Studios, in collaboration with Zorro Productions President/CEO John Gertz, former Sony execs Andy Kaplan and Jesús Torres, and Secuoya Studios’ Sergio Pizzolante. The new series will be directed by Javier Ruiz Caldera (“Superlopez”) with scripts by Spain’s Carlos Portela (“Velvet Collection”). Variety reports that “the […]
A new, female-led Zorro TV series is being developed at NBC by Propagate, with filmmaker Robert Rodriguez and writer-director Rebecca Rodriguez co-writing, and Rebecca Rodriguez directing. The creative team also includes multi-award nominee Sofia Vergara. The drama will see a contemporary female Zorro in the form of an underground artist who fights for social justice […]
“Zorro: The Musical” is returning to the United Kingdom in February and March 2020, with two separate performances in London and Manchester. On Sunday, February 23rd, a concert performance of the musical will be preformed at Cadogan Hall in London, starring Ricardo Alfonso as Zorro, and featuring actresses Lesli Margherita and Emma Williams reprising their […]
American Mythology‘s new art book celebrating Zorro’s centennial, The Mark of Zorro: 100 Years of the Masked Avenger, is now available. With over 200 pages of Zorro art and trivia from 100 years of pulp magazines, comics, film, television, and more, the it’s the perfect addition to any Zorro fan’s collection! Purchase the standard or […]
Pull the Pin Games (formerly Overworld Games) has launched their Kickstarter for “The Zorro Dice Game,” a fast-paced dice and card game that has players rolling to achieve heroic feats, collect equipment, defeat villains, and finally go head-to-head to see who’s worthy of becoming the next Zorro. The Kickstarter will run until November 16, 2019, […]
August 9th, 2019 marks 100 years since the publication of the first installment of “The Curse of Capistrano,” which introduced Zorro to the world! Happy 100th anniversary, Zorro! Thanks to all the Zorro fans for their love and support of the character over the last century, over all of his many iterations – here’s to […]