$250.3 millionThe Mask of Zorro is a 1998 German-American swashbuckler film based on the character of the masked outlaw Zorro created by Johnston McCulley. It was directed by Martin Campbell and stars Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Stuart Wilson. This film features the original Zorro, Don Diego de la Vega (Hopkins), escaping from prison to find his long-lost daughter (Zeta-Jones) and avenge the death of his wife at the hands of the corrupt governor Rafael Montero (Wilson). He is aided by his successor (Banderas), who is pursuing his own vendetta against the governor's right-hand man while falling in love with de la Vega's daughter.Producer Steven Spielberg had initially developed the film for with directors Mikael Salomon and Robert Rodriguez, before Campbell signed on in 1996. Salomon cast Sean Connery as Don Diego de la Vega, while Rodriguez brought Banderas in the lead role. Connery dropped out and was replaced with Hopkins, and The Mask of Zorro began filming in January 1997 at Estudios Churubusco in Mexico City, Mexico. The film was released in the United States on July 17, 1998 to financial and critical success.
The Legend of Zorro, a sequel also starring Banderas and Zeta-Jones and directed by Campbell, was released in 2005, but did not fare as well as its predecessor. The Mask of Zorro: Music from the Motion PictureFile: 256pxReleasedJuly 7, 1998GenreLabelRunning timePreceded by'Followed by'was hired to compose the in September 1997. Horner's work on The Mask of Zorro was influenced by 's score from. The soundtrack, released by and, was commercially successful and propelled by the rising profile of the Latin heartthrobs of and Australian singer.
Their duet, ', plays in the closing credits of the film and was released as a single in Europe. The song went #3 on the French singles and #4 on the Dutch singles charts. ReleaseThe Mask of Zorro was initially set for release on December 19, 1997 before the release date was changed to March 1998. There was speculation within the media about whether TriStar changed the date in an attempt to avoid competition with. In reality Zorro had encountered production problems that extended its shooting schedule.
In addition, TriStar's parent company, wanted an action film for its first quarter releases of 1998. The release date was once again pushed back, this time to July 1998, when were commissioned. The delay from March to July added $3 million in interest costs.To market Zorro, TriStar purchased a 30-second advertising spot at for $1.3 million. Sony, who had been known for their low-key presence at the trade show, showed clips from the film, while actors Antonio Banderas and Anthony Hopkins presented a panel at the conference on May 10, 1998. The studio also attached Zorro's trailer to prints of.
The Mask of Zorro. Critics Consensus. Banderas returns as an aging Zorro in this surprisingly nimble, entertaining swashbuckler.
Sony launched an official website in June 1998. Was an emerging concept in the late-1990s, and Zorro was Sony's first film to use.The Mask of Zorro caught the attention of European Royalty with the film's foreign premieres. Spain's King, and attended the first Royal premiere in Madrid in seven years. On December 10, 1998, a for Zorro was toplined by and his sons. Home mediaThe Mask of Zorro was released on VHS and DVD on December 1, 1998. The film was released on Blu-ray on December 1, 2009 by.Cite error: tags exist, but no tag was found.