Disney’s given JOHNNY DEPP‘s version of “The Lone Ranger” the green light, only this time minus the werewolves. Wait…what? Since when have there been werewolves in “The Lone Ranger?”
Celebrity news learned that apparently, Johnny‘s dream version of the classic film where Tonto, instead of that white crime-fighting cowboy, is given star billing, originally featured werewolves. And the production expenses, estimated at $275 million, had Disney backing out of the project.
So Johnny, in pursuit of his dream, decided to make some key changes which included changing directors (from explosives-lover Jerry Bruckheimer to the “Pirates” franchise’s Gore Verbinski), and of course, removing the werewolves.
“The original script included werewolves and other supernatural creatures from Native American myths [WENDINGO!!! -Ed.]. Those bells and whistles have been jettisoned, but according to sources who have read recent drafts, three massive action set pieces involving trains remain, including one described as the biggest train sequence in film history.”
Depp, who has Indian blood coursing through his veins, is adamant about making this movie no matter what.
“Depp’s interest in playing Tonto is about fulfilling his Marlon Brando legacy. Depp is partly Native American himself and he was partly mentored by Brando, who was a big Indians’ rights advocate. So he didn’t want to do any kind of jaunty performance that plays it light and spoofy with the Native American thing. No Captain Jack crap this time around.”
So with a budget reduced to $215 million, and minus the werewolves (what does Disney have against werewolves, anyway?), Johnny was finally given the green light for pre-production to begin.
Yay, Johnny!
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