Zorro hasn’t been seen on screen since Antonio Banderas played the iconic character – introduced in 1919 – in The Legend of Zorro back in 2005.
In a move away from the types of film he’s built a career around, Gael García Bernal is to take on the role of Zorro in his most Hollywood role to date.
The reboot is scheduled to start shooting in the Dominican Republic later on this year.
Bernal also stars as the lead in Amazon Prime series Mozart in the Jungle, winning a Golden Globe for his portrayal of conductor Rodrigo De Souza earlier this year.