The Mask of Zorro, an American swashbuckler film directed by Martin Campbell and starring Antonio Banderas and Anthony Hopkins, was released to theaters.
Principal photography for The Mask of Zorro took place, with filming locations including California and Mexico.
Antonio Banderas was cast as the lead character, Alejandro Murrieta, who becomes the new Zorro.
Anthony Hopkins was cast as the original Zorro, Don Diego de la Vega, who trains Alejandro Murrieta.
Watched this in theaters. Was a fun popcorn movie. I didn't like it as much as the first movie though. The nostalgia moments are a lot of fun for me, but the first movie had a ton of those too.
I need to rewatch this and see if it moves from a like to a favorite for me. I forget about it, see it mentioned, and remember that it was way better than I thought it was going to be. This is a great one to watch if you haven't yet.
Finally got to see this in theaters - it's a lovely movie. One of the higher quality family-friendly sci fi movies in a LONG time. The part I liked least about the book was the humor - movie was the same. Which speaks to how good the adaptation was.