Antonio Banderas Reveals Who He Wants Cast in 'Zorro' Reboot

The 62-year-old's pick might surprise you.

Antonio Banderas has had a long and illustrious acting career playing many notable roles, but one of his most recognizable characters is arguably Zorro.

Banderas played the masked vigilante in the 1998 film The Mask of Zorro and a sequel called The Legend of Zorro, which came out in 2005. 

Now, Banderas is playing a slightly different hero, voicing the titular animated cat in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.

The character Puss in Boots dons a cape and hat not too different from Banderas' Zorro, and while there might be a possibility for Banderas to don the iconic mask once again, he just revealed who he'd like to take over the role of Zorro in a potential reboot!

Speaking with ComicBook.com, Banderas was asked which actor he'd want to play Zorro after him. He didn't have to think for a long time about his answer, as he said, "Tom Holland," with confidence.

"I did Uncharted with him and he's so energetic and fun and he's got this spark, too. Why not?" he continued.

Banderas played the villainous Santiago Moncada opposite Holland's Nathan Drake in the 2022 adventure film, and clearly, he saw potential in a version of Zorro from Holland, who is already a huge star in action and superhero films.

But there's also hope for fans of Banderas' version of Zorro, as the 62-year-old also said, "If they called me to do Zorro, I would do what Anthony Hopkins did for me, which is to pass the torch," referring to the elder actor's role in The Mask of Zorro.

There was also a time, not too long ago, when director Quentin Tarantino approached Banderas about a possible crossover between Zorro and Jamie Foxx's character from Django Unchained, which Banderas was also up for. 

He revealed exactly why he thinks this idea would work so well, saying, "Because Quentin just has that nature to do those type of movies and give them quality... We've never worked together, but it would be great because of him, because of Jamie Foxx, and because of [playing] Zorro again when he's a little bit older. It would be fantastic and funny and crazy.

Historically, the character of Zorro, whose real name is Don Diego de la Vega, is depicted as either Mexican or Spanish.

According to the Santa Barbara Independent, writer Johnston McCulley based the early stories on a real man named Salomon Pico, while many other publications like History credit a bandit named Joaquín Murrieta as a main source of inspiration for the character.

There is currently a series reboot in production starring Miguel Bernardeau, who you can see in both Elite and 1899 on Netflix, which Variety reports will complete production by the end of 2022.

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