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Depp to give Lone Ranger's Tonto the Jack Sparrow treatment
Depp to give Lone Ranger's Tonto the Jack Sparrow treatment
Johnny Depp will put his usual spin on the Native American character in the upcoming Western.
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Depp playing Tonto in Lone Ranger
Filmstalker — ... that might lead you to think that there's going to be plenty of humour and that the film and character are going to be a complete reimagining. ”[Pirates writers Ted] Elliot and [Terry] Rossio worked on that also with some other writers and with Johnny [Depp]...So they're creating something that has a kind of true-to-the-western [feel], but adding other additional elements like we did with Pirates so it won't be just a straight-ahead western.” However according to his comments through SciFiWire , the choice for the Lone Ranger himself has not been made, they have a wish list, ...

Johnny Depp To Give Lone Ranger's Tonto The Jack Sparrow Treatment
Cinema Blend News — ... anything about Jerry Bruckheimer and Johnny Depp’s plan to play cowboys and Indians. During a recent interview, Bruckheimer got chatty about the project to turn the popular western radio and television show, The Lone Ranger , into a feature film. There’s not much in terms of new news, however Bruckheimer does confirm the project is still aiming for a 2012 release. According to Sci Fi Wire , Bruckheimer explained that Pirates of the Caribbean writers Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio collaborated with additional writers and Depp to put together something “that has a kind of ...

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