“He’s very energetic and fun.”
Antonio Banderas has said that he would like Tom Holland (‘Spider-man’) to take over from ‘El Zorro’, in the future remake.
Having starred as the titular ‘Zorro’ in 1998’s ‘The Mask of Zorro’ and its 2005 sequel ‘The Legend of Zorro,’ Banderas said he would like to see the Marvel star reprise his role, after working together. in ‘Uncharted’.
“hI ice ‘Uncharted’ with him and he’s very energetic and fun. He’s got the spark about him, too. Why not?“, Banderas stated in an interview with comicbook.com.
Saying that he would consider reprising the role of ‘El Zorro’ one last time, the ‘Puss in Boots’ actor confirmed that he would only do so to give the mask to a new wearer, as Don Diego de la Vega (Anthony Hopkins) did in the first movie.
“Yes, I would. I would consider that possibility. Why not?” he said. “I think in another interview today I said that to someone… I said that if they call her ‘Zorro’, I’ll do what Anthony Hopkins did in the first movie and hand over to someone else.“
At the beginning of the year, Banderas talked about returning as ‘El Zorro’ and told usa today how Quentin Tarantino had approached him in 2020, to talk about a possible crossover between Django and El Zorro.
“He approached me and said: ‘It’s in your hands. Yes of course!’ Because Quentin has that gift to make these kinds of movies and give them quality,Banderas commented.
“We’ve never worked together, but it would be amazing for him, for Jamie Foxx, and for doing ‘Zorro’ once again., when it has aged a little. It would be fantastic and fun and crazy.”
Fans of Banderas’ adventures won’t have to wait long as the sequel to ‘Puss in Boots’, titled ‘The Last Wish’, will be released in theaters this Christmas.
Source: Fotogramas
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