Dynamite Entertainment have announced a rather
unique team-up, Zorro, and Django. Yes that's right! Quentin Tarantino's
Django, from the 2012 film Django Unchained will be crossing paths with The Fox
The acclaimed filmmaker Quentin Tarantino comes to Dynamite
for the first time with a sequel to his film Django Unchained, as Django meets
the legendary Zorro! Known for his incredible films that are uniquely
"Quentin", such as Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill, Django/Zorro will
stand-out from every comic book coming out this year. Django/Zorro is
co-plotted by Quentin Tarantino and will be co-plotted and written by comic
book legend by Matt Wagner (Mage, Grendel, The Shadow, Zorro). Reginald Hudlin,
writer of the Eisner Award nominated Django Unchained screenplay adaptation and
a producer of the Django Unchained film, will be working closely with Quentin
and Matt as the editor of Django/Zorro! Stay tuned for information on Django/Zorro,
set for release later this year from Dynamite Entertainment and DC
Entertainment!
"I'm very very excited about
both this story and the opportunity to work with Matt. It was reading his Zorro
stories that convinced me what a good idea it was to join these two icons
together. And the story idea we came up with is thrilling, and I think will be
an exciting new chapter for both characters." – Quentin Tarantino
"This project is an absolute
thrill," adds writer Matt Wagner! "When Quentin and I first met, it
felt like we'd known each other for years. The give-and-take energy of our
initial story sessions was just incredible! It's a particular buzz to be
writing Zorro once again…and especially to team him up with the magnetic lead
character from Quentin's most straight-up heroic movie, Django Unchained! The
Wild West is never gonna be the same once these two come to town!"
"This series is the first time
Quentin Tarantino explored the continuing adventures of one of the characters
from his films," states Django Producer Reggie Hudlin. "That he would
do it in a comic book demonstrates his love and appreciation of the medium.
Quentin is not just a comic collector – he's got a spinner rack in his house!"
"First and foremost, this is a
dream project to have both Quentin and Matt, both master storytellers,
collaborate for the first time by bringing the scope of cinema to the comics
medium," says Dynamite CEO/Publisher Nick Barrucci. "I can't express
how happy I am to co-publish this series with DC Entertainment, and release
what is sure to be THE Cross-Over event of the year."
"We are excited to see that our
Eisner-nominated Django Unchained movie adaptation has inspired Django's
appearance with Zorro and are pleased to be part of what is sure to be a
highly-anticipated crossover event," stated Hank Kanalz, Senior Vice
President of Vertigo and Integrated Publishing, DC Entertainment.
"In previous adventures,
Zorro's rich history has teamed him up with the Shadow and with the Lone
Ranger, as well as many other iconic characters," said John Gertz, CEO of
Zorro Productions, Inc., "But this will be his greatest meeting yet!
Django and Zorro are the perfect team, and so are Quentin Tarantino and Matt
Wagner. It is an honor for us to work with these two masters of their craft."
"Matt has worked hand-in-hand
with Quentin to put together a meeting the likes of which comics have never
seen." – Joseph Rybandt, Dynamite Senior Editor
"Django Unchained captures the
same spirit as Zorro — namely, that the bad guys get what's coming to
them," says Keith Davidsen, Marketing Manager of Dynamite Entertainment.
"We're a culture that has thrilled to, and thrived on, the swift and
brutal justice of the vigilante. In the deft hands of mind-blowing filmmaker
Quentin Tarantino and master storyteller Matt Wagner, the explosive comic book
pairing of these two Western icons will surely satisfy that most guilty
pleasure."
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