Alfonso, Jonas Cuaron
Producer Alfonso Cuaron and his son Director Jonas Cuaron arrive for the premiere of the movie "Desierto" at TIFF the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, September 13, 2015. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill

After making his directorial debut with the premiere of impacting film "Desierto" starring Gael Garcia Bernal, Jonás Cuarón, son of Academy Award winner Alfonso Cuarón, is working on his next feature. In his new project, he will give a twist to the traditional "Zorro" tale.

The Mexican filmmaker, along with Lantica Media and Sobini Films, will give life to "Z" ---a futuristic take on the iconic tale. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lantica was previously reworking on a Zorro reboot but Cuarón had the idea to start from scratch and write new material. THR reports that the forthcoming film "will no longer be post-apocalyptic but set in the near future." Despite its new twist, the flick with conserve its essence: "a masked, caped stranger taking on tyrants."

Cuarón's debut film as director won the International Critics’ Award at the 2015 Toronto Film Festival. He also co-wrote "Gravity" with his dad.

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