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Jack White To Compose ‘The Lone Ranger’ Musical Score

Travis Woods — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:14:51 +0000

While most of the focus on Gore Verbinski’s upcoming full-length adaptation of The Lone Ranger has focused on Johnny Depp’s pasty-faced and eccentric take on the sidekick character of Tonto, news broke this week that another pale, oddball artist will be bringing his weirdness to The Lone Ranger—former White Stripes frontman Jack White.

That’s right—the Grammy-winning singer/songwriter/guitarist behind the White Stripes, the Raconteurs, and The Dead Weather (dude’s also a solo artist, a producer, and runs his own record label) will be writing the score to the upcoming film. This will mark the first time White has composed the score for a film (he did perform the theme to 2008’s A Quantum of Solace, “Another Way to Die,” with Alicia Keys, as well as a tune on 2007’s Cold Mountain soundtrack).

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer told Variety that nabbing White was a major coup, as White is “an amazing songwriter with a unique style…we’re thrilled to hear his fresh take on the William Tell Overture.” The producer went on to remark that the idea to hire the former White Stripes singer/guitarist was Gore Verbinski’s, and that star Johnny Depp gave his sign-off of approval.

The Lone Ranger is currently filming in New Mexico, and is set for a May 31, 2013. The film stars Armie Hammer (The Social Network) as the ranger, with Depp as Tonto, his Native American sidekick. Rumors from the set have indicated that the film will have a Big Trouble in Little China-styled twist, in which the hero is really the sidekick, and that the “heroic” ranger will really be the bumbling sidekick who wouldn’t make it without Tonto.

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Johnny Depp Explains His Strange ‘The Lone Ranger’ Costume

Travis Woods — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:12:19 +0000

When pictures first emerged of Johnny Depp on the set of The Lone Ranger as the titular heroe’s longtime sidekick, Tonto, the general internet reaction was, “why the hell is Marilyn Manson in a western…and more importantly, why is a bird sitting on his head?“ Well, the eccentric actor has now spoken out, explaining the meaning of his mysterious Tonto getup.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Depp revealed that his Tonto look was derived from a painting by the artist Kirby Sattler:

I’d actually seen a painting by an artist named Kirby Sattler, and looked at the face of this warrior and thought: That’s it. The stripes down the face and across the eyes … it seemed to me like you could almost see the separate sections of the individual, if you know what I mean.

So strong was Sattler’s inspiration on the look and general aesthetic for Tonto that The Lone Ranger production actually licensed the Sattler painting I Am a Crow in order to use its “look” on the film. Moreover, Depp took a page from Sattler’s use of fact and fantasy when crafting his look:

The whole reason I wanted to play Tonto is to try to [mess] around with the stereotype of the American Indian that has been laid out through history, or the history of cinema at the very least — especially Tonto as the sidekick, The Lone Ranger’s assistant. As you’ll see, it’s most definitely not that.

When comparing the Sattler’s painting with Depp’s look, the two images are nearly identical, minus the fact that Depp’s interpretation has a bit more Jack Sparrow and the aforementioned Marilyn Manson vibe to it that the quiet dignity of Sattler’s original. Still, it seems to indicate that this Lone Ranger film is going to be far odder and more surreal than any Ranger story we’ve seen before—which isn’t a bad thing at all.

What do you think of Depp’s Tonto look?

Source: Cinema Blend

Want To See Johnny Depp In His ‘Lone Ranger’ Outfit?

Damon Houx — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:13:36 +0000

After all the production difficulties and delays, it’s still a surprise to know that Gore Verbinski‘s The Lone Ranger is actually shooting. But now there’s evidence that it’s going forward, and it comes in a picture taken on set with Johnny Depp in his costume for the film. He’s playing Tonto, and they’re in the midst of filming.

This picture comes (obviously) from Badass Digest, and congrats to Devin Faraci for finding it. We’d seen an earlier still where Depp was wearing a crow’s hat, but this gives another look at Depp in the film, and it suggests that he’s going to be hiding his looks as much as possible. There’s something to that; you see a lot of good looking actors who like playing freaks because it’s freeing. Depp is no stranger to heavy costuming, from Edward Scissorhands to Captain Jack Sparrow, it’s obvious that Depp likes to get into extreme looks that favor the pale. It’s something he also did for this summer’s Dark Shadows.

Hopefully the delays on this production mean that they beat the script into shape. Originally the movie was considered cost-prohibitive, but Verbisnki and company cut the budget down from $260 Million to $215 Million. Often reporting these numbers make the budgets seem imaginary.

Are you excited for The Lone Ranger?

First Official Picture Of Johnny Depp And Armie Hammer In ‘The Lone Ranger’ Is Released

Travis Woods — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:12:50 +0000

Curious as to how Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer look in the upcoming cinematic adaptation of The Lone Ranger? Well, you’re in luck, as producer Jerry Bruckheimer, taking a break from producing his dazzlingly horrible roster of films, tweeted an image featuring Hammer as the Lone Ranger and Depp as his Native American sidekick, Tonto. Check out the image below!

Here’s your first look at The Lone Ranger:

Word is that one of the major themes of the film is that Tonto is the real “brains behind the outfit,” with the sidekick emerging as the true hero and the Lone Ranger appearing as more of a Don Quixote to Tonto’s Sancho Panza (or: this is going to be like Big Trouble in Little China, but with cowboys. And, you know, not set in Little China). That could explain the pensive/ doubtful look that Depp’s Tonto seems to be shooting Hammer’s Ranger.

Gore Verbinski’s The Lone Ranger will also star Tom Wilkinson, William Fichtner, Barry Pepper, and Helena Bonham Carter, and is set for a May 31, 2013 release.

What do you think of the picture? Does it have you excited to see this update of The Lone Ranger?

Source: /Film

Johnny Depp’s The Lone Ranger Begins Production

Damon Houx — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:57:18 +0000

For a while there The Lone Ranger looked DOA, but today it’s actually in production. In fact, it’s shooting right now. Though the film reunited the Pirates of the Caribbean creative team of Johnny Depp, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, (now Academy Award winning) director Gore Verbinski and writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio with Disney, it looked to be too expensive for their tastes, and they passed. But budgets were shuffled and now they’re going forward for a May 31, 2013 release.

The film also stars Armie Hammer, William Fichtner, Tom Wilkinson, Barry Pepper, James Badge Dale , Ruth Wilson and Helena Bonham Carter. Hammer will be the titular Ranger – though it’s likely he’s playing it slightly comic, and that Depp’s Tonto is the real lead of the piece. Fichtner is the bad guy, and it seems likely that Ruth Wilson is the love interest. But, as Wilson played a slightly off but likeable serial killer in the BBC series Luther, it’s also possible that she’s playing a femme fatale.

Disney sent out a press release about the film, calling it “Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer films epic adventure” which suggest co-ownership – though the Bruck has had a shingle at Disney for a while. Perhaps 2010′s double failings of Prince of Persia and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice has made that shingle a bit looser.

Here’s their plot description:

The Lone Ranger is a thrilling adventure infused with action and humor, in which the famed masked hero is brought to life through new eyes. Native American spirit warrior Tonto (Johnny Depp) recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid (Armie Hammer), a man of the law, into a legend of justice—taking the audience on a runaway train of epic surprises and humorous friction as the two unlikely heroes must learn to work together and fight against greed and corruption.

May 31 seems like an odd date, though the way summers are prepared now, it’s what they’ve got. The first week offers Iron Man 3, the second Pacific Rim, then comes Star Trek 2 a week later, which is followed by Fast and Furious 6. There are also two wide releases for the 4th of July. It’s possible we could see one of these bump to a winter release date before 2013.

The problems Disney was facing when this nearly didn’t happen are the same: it’s still a western, which proved disastrous for Cowboys And Aliens, and it’s an expensive redress of a cultural figure that has no great weight to youth culture. Now they have new problems: Armie Hammer is a couple years off of The Social Network at this point, J. Edgar didn’t help, and Mirror Mirror looks like a bomb in the making. And it’s interesting to note that Fichtner joined the cast about a week ago, so some decisions were very last minute.

The good news is that Verbinski is a very talented filmmaker, and he seems to understand Depp, so we’ll probably get an interesting movie regardless.

Are you happy they’re making a Lone Ranger movie?

Is Johnny Depp’s Lone Ranger Back From the Dead?

Damon Houx — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:27:05 +0000

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.

The bottom line on this story is that big budget blockbusters have hit critical mass. A film like Pirates of the Caribbean 4 was stripped down and smaller than its previous entry, and still cost over $200 Million dollars. But most summer event films this year cost at least if not more than $200 Million – even if their listed production budget was much less. That means that a film needs to do about a half a billion worldwide to be profitable.

On top of that, there aren’t that many available brand names to pillage any more, so where investing $300 Million in a film like Transformers 3 seems reasonable, it’s much less so for a franchise that doesn’t have the same sort of innate appeal to audiences. Harry Potter is done.The more obvious step would be to invest in new original material to grow new franchises, but that’s not the current thinking – especially after something like Cowboys and Aliens.

But summer and winter need their event films, and Johnny Depp is still great internationally. And so it seems we’re getting a better budgeted blockbuster. With a date change, it’s hard to say if Armie Hammer will still be available, we’ll know more next week.

Are you excited for Johnny Depp as Tonto?

Werewolves Kill The Lone Ranger

Damon Houx — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 06:02:31 +0000

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.

There’s a number of reasons why this might not have floated, besides the expense and the werewolves. First and foremost is that Westerns have never been a huge draw in foreign markets. If you look at the numbers for True Grit, its international numbers were less than half of the domestic take, and while Cowboys and Aliens has sci-fi elements, its domestic cume should fall short of $100 Million, and may not fare as well internationally.

On top of that, Verbinski and Depp should have a “get out of jail free” card after making the Pirates trilogy. Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott cashed theirs with Robin Hood. But what may have also felled this project was Rango, which had the same director and star as the Pirates trilogy, but failed to generate too much heat. Arguments could be made that it was “animated” and “weird,” but it had the same release date as Alice in Wonderland - the first week of March – which has become a hot spot for Spring titles. It was also a Western, and while The Tourist made $200 internationally, Rango couldn’t reach those heights, it did $120 Million internationally. There are also the studio politics involved, which are hard to fathom. Regardless, the project is dead at Disney, and the price tag should keep it from moving to another studio.

Would you want to see Depp battle werewolves?

Ryan Gosling Up For Lone Ranger?

Damon Houx — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 01:08:34 +0000

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.

Gosling is currently attached to Logan’s Run, with his Drive Director Nicolas Winding Refn. Since the two just did a picture together, it seems unlikely, though – if nothing else – fairly mercinary for Gosling to abandon the project, which would probably collapse without him. The Lone Ranger is a bigger production, and with Depp and Verbinski an A title where he would get to basically play a goof (it seems) as the focus is more likely to be on Tonto because it’s Depp. Ten years ago it would be a Brendan Fraser role.

Ryan Gosling is similar to James Franco in that they’re both getting thrust into a lot of huge budgeted productions but without having warmed themselves to audiences. Hopefully for studios the films themselves should sell audiences, but neither come across as people necessarily go to movies to see. But that may just be the dwindling class of A-list actors in the new generation.

The Lone Ranger is currently a 2014 tentpole release.that gosling has serious scheduling conflicts makes this seem like a bullshit piece, but you never know.

Do you want to see Gosling say “Hi-yo Silver away”?

Johnny Depp Talks The Lone Ranger

Krystal Clark — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 19:27:20 +0000

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.

Regarding the script, Depp says, “What we’ve got so far screenplay-wise is really great, really funny.” He has faith in the production and believes that they can achieve something amazing once they get the film on its feet. One of the biggest concerns the actor had about Tonto, was how he would be written. He doesn’t want to reinforce the stereotypes that have been portrayed throughout the years when it comes to Native Americans.

“I always felt Native Americans were badly portrayed in Hollywood films over the decades. It’s a real opportunity for me to give a salute to them. Tonto was a sidekick in all the Lone Ranger series. [This film] is a very different approach to that partnership. And a funny one I think.”

They still haven’t announced who will play The Lone Ranger, but whoever they choose will have to have a great on screen presence. It will be hard to play the lead, when you’ve got someone like Johnny Depp sharing a scene with you. Who could pull it off?

Who do you think should play The Lone Ranger?

Johnny Depp Thinks George Clooney or Brad Pitt Could Play The Lone Ranger

Krystal Clark — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:11:50 +0000

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.

Regarding the casting of The Lone Ranger Depp said, “There’s so many interesting possibilities out there. Brad [Pitt] would be great. [George] Clooney would be great. Don’t know who it’s going to be just yet.” He also went on to say that this film will definitely show Native Americans in a better light. When speaking to Entertainment Tonight he stated, “Native Americans in cinema, over the past however many decades, have been treated somewhat shabbily. This one has plans to rectify that.”

On an interesting side note, does anyone else realize that all three of the actors mentioned here were voted People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive TWICE!

What do you think of Depp’s casting suggestions?

Additional Source: Collider

Confirmed: Gore Verbinski Directing Johnny Depp in The Lone Ranger

Krystal Clark — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:16:56 +0000

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.

The Lone Ranger will be produced by Disney (no surprise there) but no shoot date has been set. Verbinski was waiting for a new project to sink his teeth into after wrapping his first animated feature Rango, which also stars Depp. When nothing else caught his attention he finally gave in and decided to direct The Lone Ranger.

The Lone Ranger character originated on the 1930s radio show of the same name and has seen many screen iterations, including a 1956 Warner Bros. film, a 1981 Universal feature and a 2003 telefilm on the WB starring Chad Michael Murray. In this recreation, Depp is slated to play the title character’s sidekick Tonto. We’re not sure who’ll actually play the headlining cowboy. Who’s talented enough to overshadow Depp on screen?

What do you think of Verbinski and Depp teaming up for The Lone Ranger?

Gore Verbinski And Johnny Depp Reuniting for Lone Ranger?

Krystal Clark — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:34:29 +0000

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.

Disney is producing The Lone Ranger, along with Jerry Bruckheimer. These are two elements that were both present during the Pirates franchise along with Depp. The only thing that’s missing is Verbinski. Nothing has been cemented in stone yet but he’s the prime candidate to take the job. The director is said to be on the look out for his next major project and this could be it.

There’s no production start date set for The Lone Ranger, we’re sure that will depend solely on Depp’s schedule. He has more than a fair share of movies on his slate including Dark Shadows with Tim Burton.

What do you think of Verbinski and Depp reuniting for The Lone Ranger?

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