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Mirna Walid – Beirut – Antonio Banderas distinguished himself with the movie The Mask of Zorro, as a true star and a symbol of masculinity throughout the world.
While he received acclaim for his collaborations with Pedro Almodóvar in Spain and made his presence known in the United States with “Philadelphia” and “Interview with the Vampire,” “The Mask of Zorro” was his first leading role, grossing nearly $100 million at the domestic box office. But the famous duelist almost had another man behind the mask: Tom Cruise.
According to The Mask of Zorro’s original director Mikael Salomon, executive producer Steven Spielberg wanted Tom Cruise to play the lead role and Cruise ended up calling Salomon directly to decline the offer due to concerns about money laundering, saying to his would-be director, “Thanks” for the offer, but I think it’s not It’s a great idea for me to do this movie because, you know…” (For reference, The House of the Spirits was widely criticized for its casting of the likes of Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close, and Winona Ryder as the Chileans.)
Instead, the lead in The Mask of Zorro went to Antonio Banderas, who co-starred in Interview with the Vampire and also appeared in The House of the Spirits – although it was directed by Martin Campbell when Salomon dropped out. There were other changes as well, with Salomon once casting Sean Connery for the role of Diego de la Vega, which eventually went to Anthony Hopkins. Andy Garcia was in talks to play the lead role.
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