The Legend of Zorro is a 2005 American Western swashbuckler film
directed by Martin Campbell, produced by Walter F. Parkes, Laurie
MacDonald and Lloyd Phillips, with music by James Horner, and written
by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. It is the sequel to 1998's The Mask
of Zorro; Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones reprise their
roles as the titular hero and his spouse, Elena, and Rufus Sewell
stars as the villain, Count Armand. The film takes place in San Mateo
County, California and was shot in San Luis PotosÃ, Mexico, with
second-unit photography in Wellington, New Zealand. The film was
theatrically released on October 28, 2005, by Columbia Pictures
(instead of TriStar due to Columbia holding the sequel rights to
Tristar's pre-1999 film library), and earned $142.4 million on a $75
million budget.In 1850, nine years after the events of the first film,
California is voting on whether to join the United States of America
as a state. Alejandro Murrieta/Zorro, now known as Don Alejandro De La
Vega, foils a plot to steal the ballots, but during the fight with a
gunman named Jacob McGivens, he briefly loses his mask. A pair of
Pinkerton agents sees his face and recognize him. The following day,
the Pinkertons confront Alejandro's wife, Elena, and blackmail her
into divorcing him.Three months later, the separation from Elena and
his son Joaquin, and the feeling that the people no longer need Zorro,
are taking its toll on Alejandro. His childhood guardian, Father
Felipe, convinces him to attend a party at French Count Armand's new
vineyard. There, Alejandro discovers that Elena is dating the count,
an admirer from her time spent in Europe. After leaving the party,
Alejandro witnesses a huge explosion close to Armand's mansion and
becomes suspicious of him.McGivens leads an attack on the family of
Guillermo Cortez, Alejandro's friend, to seize their land deed.
Donning his mask again, Zorro rescues Guillermo's wife and son, but
fails to save Guillermo and the deed. Zorro follows McGivens to
Armand's mansion and discovers that Armand plans to build a railroad
on Cortez's land. He also encounters Elena and, learning of an
upcoming shipment, he tracks McGivens to a cove where the cargo is
delivered. Unbeknownst to him, Joaquin also hitched a ride on
McGiven's cart, having sneaked out of a class trip. Zorro saves his
son from the bandits and, examing the shipment, he sees a piece of the
cargo - a bar of soap - and the name Orbis Unum on a crate lid. Upon
researching the phrase, Felipe and Alejandro learn that Armand is the
head of a secret society, the Knights of Aragon, which has been
secretly ruling Europe. The United States is deemed a threat to the
Knights, so they plan to throw the country into chaos before it can
gain too much power.
directed by Martin Campbell, produced by Walter F. Parkes, Laurie
MacDonald and Lloyd Phillips, with music by James Horner, and written
by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. It is the sequel to 1998's The Mask
of Zorro; Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones reprise their
roles as the titular hero and his spouse, Elena, and Rufus Sewell
stars as the villain, Count Armand. The film takes place in San Mateo
County, California and was shot in San Luis PotosÃ, Mexico, with
second-unit photography in Wellington, New Zealand. The film was
theatrically released on October 28, 2005, by Columbia Pictures
(instead of TriStar due to Columbia holding the sequel rights to
Tristar's pre-1999 film library), and earned $142.4 million on a $75
million budget.In 1850, nine years after the events of the first film,
California is voting on whether to join the United States of America
as a state. Alejandro Murrieta/Zorro, now known as Don Alejandro De La
Vega, foils a plot to steal the ballots, but during the fight with a
gunman named Jacob McGivens, he briefly loses his mask. A pair of
Pinkerton agents sees his face and recognize him. The following day,
the Pinkertons confront Alejandro's wife, Elena, and blackmail her
into divorcing him.Three months later, the separation from Elena and
his son Joaquin, and the feeling that the people no longer need Zorro,
are taking its toll on Alejandro. His childhood guardian, Father
Felipe, convinces him to attend a party at French Count Armand's new
vineyard. There, Alejandro discovers that Elena is dating the count,
an admirer from her time spent in Europe. After leaving the party,
Alejandro witnesses a huge explosion close to Armand's mansion and
becomes suspicious of him.McGivens leads an attack on the family of
Guillermo Cortez, Alejandro's friend, to seize their land deed.
Donning his mask again, Zorro rescues Guillermo's wife and son, but
fails to save Guillermo and the deed. Zorro follows McGivens to
Armand's mansion and discovers that Armand plans to build a railroad
on Cortez's land. He also encounters Elena and, learning of an
upcoming shipment, he tracks McGivens to a cove where the cargo is
delivered. Unbeknownst to him, Joaquin also hitched a ride on
McGiven's cart, having sneaked out of a class trip. Zorro saves his
son from the bandits and, examing the shipment, he sees a piece of the
cargo - a bar of soap - and the name Orbis Unum on a crate lid. Upon
researching the phrase, Felipe and Alejandro learn that Armand is the
head of a secret society, the Knights of Aragon, which has been
secretly ruling Europe. The United States is deemed a threat to the
Knights, so they plan to throw the country into chaos before it can
gain too much power.
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