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03-07-2014, 07:08 AM
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Kindly Asked To Leave
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 4,766
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Zorro reboot
According to Deadline, Sony has hired playwright Chris Boal to pen the reboot.
In the words of Deadline‘s Mike Fleming Jr., the Zorro reboot will be:
“[L]ess traditional swashbuckler, and more of a ‘Dark Knight’-style unveiling of the character with a new backstory, gritty realism and emotional core. There will be swordplay, combined with the martial arts that came from Europe and created a deadly combination of action and lethal fighting systems that combined swords, daggers, grappling and bare knuckles.”
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03-07-2014, 08:23 AM
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Jedi Order
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Habs Nation
Posts: 28,155
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I was never really a fan of Zorro. A character really deserving of a reboot is the Shadow.
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03-07-2014, 09:39 AM
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Ghost
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Dallas, TX
Posts: 8,648
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Quote:
Originally Posted by risingstar
I was never really a fan of Zorro. A character really deserving of a reboot is the Shadow.
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I love Zorro, but I agree with your comment. The descriptors in the original post fit The Shadow perfectly...
"more of a ‘Dark Knight’-style"
"gritty realism"
"martial arts"
Associating those phrases with Zorro makes me cringe, as that's not Zorro at all. It's lighthearted swashbuckling adventure.
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03-07-2014, 09:47 AM
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Bub Mod
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Canada Bub!
Posts: 9,890
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Babytoxie
I love Zorro, but I agree with your comment. The descriptors in the original post fit The Shadow perfectly...
"more of a ‘Dark Knight’-style"
"gritty realism"
"martial arts"
Associating those phrases with Zorro makes me cringe, as that's not Zorro at all. It's lighthearted swashbuckling adventure.
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That is truly the charm right there. If they are looking for a billion dollar franchise to mimic it should be Pirates of the Caribbean, not TDK.
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03-07-2014, 01:41 PM
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Rescue
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: BAY AREA!!!
Posts: 15,955
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Agree. If it's a modern take and setting for Zorro I could understand it but if it's a period piece then I'm with the rest of you.
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03-07-2014, 07:50 PM
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Yeah, I spend WAY too much time here!
Join Date: Jul 2011
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i like Zoro. i liked the old B&W serials on TV. Disney made them i believe.
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