Overview
- The project, announced Friday, pairs filmmaker Joe Begos with WTFilms on They Call Him Zorro, with Begos also co-producing through Channel 83.
- The official synopsis follows Diego Vega, who is framed by corrupt officials, escapes prison, and wages a brutal vigilante campaign in present-day Los Angeles.
- The masked avenger drives a black El Camino and uses improvised weapons that include chains, machetes, electric saws, and a sawed-off shotgun.
- WTFilms says financing and casting are in progress, with an active lead search that aims to elevate Hispanic actors and shape a Latino cultural icon.
- Begos plans a 35mm shoot with practical action on Los Angeles locations, citing influences like To Live and Die in L.A., RoboCop, and Hard Boiled, while drawing on Johnston McCulley’s original Zorro tales through a horror lens.