First Official Disney Promo Photo for The Lone Ranger plus Utah and Colorado open casting calls

03/08/2012

 
Walt Disney The Lone Ranger Johnny Depp

Photo © Disney Enterprises, Inc.

Native American spirit warrior Tonto (Johnny Depp) and man of the law
John Reid (Armie Hammer) are opposites brought together by fate
and must join forces to battle greed and corruption.

From producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski, the filmmaking team behind the blockbuster “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, comes Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ “The Lone Ranger,” 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.

 

Open casting call for Disney film 'Lone Ranger' starring Johnny Depp cancelled

08/11/2011

 
Disney The Lone Ranger Casting Call Cancelled

Ruth Wilson was set to play the female lead opposite Johnny Depp.
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On Friday August 12, 2011 Disney cancelled pre-production on "The Lone Ranger". Budget limits with the director is being reported as the reason for the shutdown. The extras casting director for "The Lone Ranger", Elizabeth Gabel, made the following statement to the Las Cruces Sun-News on Saturday August 13, 2011 - "I can confirm that 'Silver Bullet' (the working title for 'The Lone Ranger') has been shut down and the casting call has been canceled, at this time I do not have anymore details".