A Comic Crossover Sequel to Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Django Unchained’ Is Becoming a Movie
A sequel to Quentin Tarantino's film Django Unchained is being adapted into a movie based on the comic series Django/Zorro. Screenwriter Brian Helgeland has been hired by Sony Pictures to develop the project, which will feature a younger version of Zorro. While Tarantino is not directly involved, he has given his approval for the adaptation to proceed.
- ▪The comic series Django/Zorro was published in 2014 by DC/Vertigo and Dynamite Entertainment.
- ▪Brian Helgeland, known for films like Mystic River and L.A. Confidential, will adapt the comic for the screen.
- ▪The story will introduce a new, younger Zorro, following Django's adventures after Django Unchained.
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Comic book fans are probably aware of this, but movie fans may not be. In 2014, DC/Vertigo and Dynamite Entertainment published a seven-issue series called Django/Zorro. It was a sort of sequel to Quentin Tarantino’s 2012 hit film, Django Unchained, and saw the title character team up with everyone’s favorite masked man to kick a little ass.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000751506","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"io9","SECTION":"movies","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"movies","TAGS":"brian-helgeland,django-zorro,quentin-tarantino","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); Tarantino wrote the comic, along…
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