Last we reported, Gore Verbinski and Johnny Depp‘s take on The Lone Ranger was put out to pasture because of concerns of a huge budget. Now Deadline Hollywood is reporting that the film has finally got a contained budget and is going to try to start shooting in 2012, with an official announcement due next week.
Gore Verbinski. Johnny Depp. Armie Hammer. The writers of the original Pirates of the Caribbean. Jerry Bruckheimer. Depp as Tonto. How could The Lone Ranger go astray? And yet the Walt Disney company has decided to pass on this title, citing a budget that was guestimated at $230 Million. Those numbers sound astronomical, but in context, Warner Brothers spent a supposed $200 on The Green Lantern. What could make a western so expensive? Werewolves, according to Jeff Wells. The film was going to be a special effects bonanza.
The Wrap is reporting that Ryan Gosling is in the room for the Gore Verbinski/Johnny Depp version of The Lone Ranger. Depp would play Tonto to Gosling’s white knight of a cowboy. At the same time they are noting that Gosling’s schedule as of now is in conflict with doing the picture. Which makes the likelihood of him doing it all the more questionable.
Over the year, we can expect to see Johnny Depp in two highly anticipated films, Rango and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, but there’s more where that came from. Depp will also appear in Disney’s big screen adaptation of The Lone Ranger, which they’re simply calling Lone Ranger, as Tonto. The actor recently spoke to Entertainment Weekly about his character and the changes they’ve made to flesh him out.
Ever since it was announced that Johnny Depp was going to play Tonto in Disney’s big screen adaptation of The Lone Ranger, we’ve said that they’ll need an actor like George Clooney or Brad Pitt to play the title character. Do you know why? Because it’s very hard to stick out on screen when you’re standing next to Depp and there are only a few men who have enough charisma and presence to hold their own regardless of the co-star. Obviously Depp is aware of this because he also has his eye on Clooney and Pitt for the role.
Back in September there was speculation that Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinki would reunite with Johnny Depp for the big screen adaptation of The Lone Ranger. And after months of deliberation we’ve finally got an answer: Yes! According to Deadline, Verbinski has officially signed on the dotted line to make Ranger his next big project.
Gore Verbinski and Johnny Depp just can’t stay away from each other. The director and actor worked together on the Pirates of the Caribbean series and the upcoming animated feature Rango, and according to Deadline they’re joining forces for another major project – The Lone Ranger. The adaptation of the popular television series has been in the works for well over the year, and Depp has been attached to play the title character’s sidekick Tonto. Now we’ve learned that Verbinski is in talks to direct the feature.
Super producer Jerry Bruckheimer opened up in a recent interview about the status of his upcoming Lone Ranger adaptation. We know that the title character has yet to be cast but his sidekick Tonto will more than likely be played by Johnny Depp, which is great but what about the story? And how are they going to find an actor who can play the lead opposite Depp without fading into the background? Bruckheimer shed some light on these questions and more…
A screenwriter has finally been hired for the big screen adaptation of the popular series, The Lone Ranger. The show ran on television from 1949 to 1957 and starred Clayton Moore as the title character. A movie version was greenlit by Disney and will have super producer Jerry Brucheimer working behind the scenes. The latest edition to the film is none other than the screenwriter behind the acclaimed 2008 drama, Revolutionary Road.
