{"id":30823,"date":"2021-12-14T19:33:21","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T00:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=30823"},"modified":"2021-12-14T19:33:21","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T00:33:21","slug":"disney-branded-television-is-in-development-with-wilmer-valderrama-to-executive-produce-and-star-in-a-reimagined-zorro-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/14\/disney-branded-television-is-in-development-with-wilmer-valderrama-to-executive-produce-and-star-in-a-reimagined-zorro-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney Branded Television Is in DeveloPMent with Wilmer Valderrama to Executive Produce and Star in a Reimagined &#8220;Zorro&#8221; Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30825\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/zorro-z1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/zorro-z1.jpg 575w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/zorro-z1-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/>Disney Branded Television and Wilmer Valderrama are in development on a reinvention of the iconic Disney action-adventure-western series &#8220;<strong><em>Zorro<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; with Valderrama executive producing and starring as Don Diego de la Vega and his dashing swashbuckling alter ego, the masked horseman named Zorro.<\/p>\n<p>The series in develoPMent is executive-produced by Gary Marsh, outgoing president, and chief creative officer, Disney Branded Television, as part of his new multiyear production banner at Disney General Entertainment. John Gertz (&#8220;<em>The Mask of Zorro<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>The Legend of Zorro<\/em>&#8220;) of Zorro Productions, Inc., is also an executive producer.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3285839421\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ayo Davis, president, Disney Branded Television, said, &#8220;We&#8217;re reimagining this Disney classic as a compelling period piece, set in Pueblo de Los Angeles, but told in a very modern telenovela style &#8211; with richly drawn contemporary characters and relationships set against the action, drama, suspense, and humor of the original, iconic Zorro.&#8221; She continued, &#8220;Wilmer shares our commitment to reflect the interesting and rich diversity of the human experience and we look forward to delivering a culturally relevant and entertaining story with definitional characters that will connect with our viewers for generations to come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Growing up, Zorro<\/em> was the one character that made me, as a Latino, feel like I could be a hero. As an adult and a storyteller, I have a responsibility in the stories that I help bring to life. To partner with Gary and Disney to bring Zorro back into the family after 60 years and be a part of the legacy for other children to know they too can be the heroes of their own stories is a dream come true,&#8221; said Wilmer Valderrama.<\/p>\n<p>Valderrama&#8217;s credits include the voice role of Agustin in Disney&#8217;s &#8220;Encanto,&#8221; multiple seasons in the role of Nick Torres on &#8220;NCIS&#8221; and Fez on the iconic series &#8220;<em>That &#8217;70s Show<\/em>,&#8221; a role that garnered him numerous Alma Awards, Imagen Awards, and Teen Choice Awards. Valderrama also provided the voice to the character Manny on Disney Junior&#8217;s animated series &#8220;<em>Handy Manny<\/em>&#8221; and Gaxton in Disney&#8217;s Academy Award\u00ae-nominated film &#8220;<em>Onward<\/em>.&#8221; Valderrama is represented by UTA and Silver Lining Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>Set in early California, the &#8220;<em>Zorro<\/em>&#8221; television series followed a masked avenger, the alter ego of the mild-mannered Don Diego de la Vega, as he defended the poor and acted as the scourge of military tyrants on his black stallion, Tornado. Zorro&#8217;s trademark was the ragged &#8220;Z&#8221; symbol, which he slashed with his sword. A total of 78 original episodes aired from 1957-59. 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