Wilmer Valderrama’s latest Disney project away from NCIS, Torres, has finally been revealed.
As the season 20 finale of CBS’ NCIS approaches, the stars are revealing their upcoming roles outside of the drama. This includes Nick Torres’ Wilmer Valderrama, who has landed a significant role in Disney+’s Zorro.
Despite the fact that NCIS recently passed the 450-episode mark, Wilmer will be taking a break from his high-stakes role to star in an upcoming animation.
Among the many reboots is an updated series based on the 1919 classic swordsman Zorro.
According to Deadline, Wilmer will star in the show as well as serve as executive producer.
Although Disney has confirmed that the film will be released in 2021, Wilmer has recently spoken out about what the reboot means to him.
Bryan Cogman, the recently confirmed showrunner, took to Twitter to announce his new role with a quote from the NCIS star.
“Is this working now?” Bryan asked. If so, here are three suggestions.
“My friend @WValderrama has a deeply personal vision for this show/character, and I’m honored to help him realize it.
“It is EARLY DAYS. It’s in the works.” (sic)
He described the project as “a dream come true,” alongside a link to the Deadline article.
“The Disney Plus series follows privileged caballero Diego De La Vega, who returns to his hometown of El Pueblo de Los Angeles following a family tragedy,” according to the publication.
“There, he discovers a culture of corruption and injustice that inspires him to assume the masked vigilante Zorro — America’s first true superhero.”
The daring reimagining of Zorro will be a twist on the original film, which saw the vigilante transform into a wanted cr1m1nal with a bounty on his head.
He was too cunning and skilled to be caught, but he left his initials on the defeated enemies.
Instead, he would publicly humiliate the authorities by leading them astray.
Although he was disguised as Diego De La Vega, Zorro was easily identified by his signature all-black costume, which included a hat and a mask that covered the top half of his face.
The locals began calling him “El Zorro” because of his cunning ability to disappear without a trace.
Zorro, as an expert swordsman, was rarely defeated and was able to flee on his trusted black horse, Tornado.
So far, Wilmer is the only confirmed actor on the show, but it’s unclear whether he’ll play the legendary Zorro.
However, this isn’t the only reboot for the series in the works; The CW is also working on their own adaptation, which will star Rebecca Rodriguez as the female lead.
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