Hollywood is bringing back 'The Lone Ranger' in 2012!
 

As my avatar suggests the Lone Ranger was a boyhood hero of mine.

Clayton Moore perhaps could never be dethroned as the best Lone Range EVER. Hokey as their episodes are I can still watch the old lone Ranger and Tonto galloping on Silver and Scout to help the oppressed.

That said, for a few years now, I have had this idea that we needed a Hollywood remake that adults would enjoy too. One that would get a Batman treatment for a darker, edgier Lone Ranger. This Lone Ranger would shoot to kill, instead of just shooting the guns out of the bad guys' hand. I really hope that Hollywood will not cop out on this.

Thoughts?.... Cast suggestions.

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This is ****ing awesome.

I had a huge man crush on the Lone Ranger when I was a kid. I watched it religiously on BBC reruns.

Can't ****ing wait.

They better keep the original opening or I'll choke a bitch.

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Sweet!
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In this day and age how is Tonto going to be portrayed?

holy ****tarded idea, batman!

I wasn't aware that they showed the lone ranger in tehran... fascinating, I'd think it was too opulant and decadent according to shia law.

who

Apparently Disney is doing this.

****ing perfect.

Rumor: Johnny Depp. If that's true, they are giving Tonto the role of an 'equal' instead of loyal sidekick.

ooh, ****ing great. and helena bonham carter can play a town wench. directing it will be tim burton.

****ing christ, it'll be sweeney todd in the goddamned old west.

http://www.latinoreview.com/news/exc...ne-ranger-7945

Exclusive: First Look At The Lone Ranger!
By Kellvin Chavez on September 09, 2009
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Jerry Bruckheimer recently said at the Licensing International Expo that development on "THE LONE RANGER" was going full steam ahead.

Not much is really known about "THE LONE RANGER" project except that Johnny Depp is attached to play TONTO and no director has been officially hired yet.

While promoting PUBLIC ENEMIES Depp told us,

"We're still in the super-beginning stages so there's all kind of possibilities, but I feel like I have some good ideas for the characters that are interesting, that I don't think have been done before"

What about the casting of The Lone Ranger? John Reid?

Hollywood Elswhere was the first to start off the rumor that a "guy who hears reliable things" said that Matthew McConaughey is the leading candidate to be Depp's mask-wearing kemosabe. Though McConaughey hasn't headlined an action flick since the 2005 flop Sahara.

We feel that casting McConaughey is a little too on the nose. Aaron Eckhart would be a solid choice.

Anyway, LatinoReview.com was able to take a look at the first draft by Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio.

What did we think?

I kinda hope not. I want a darker Lone Ranger, not a 'Pirates of the Carribean' on horses.

It shouldn't be that dark. It should be heroic.

Making The Lone Ranger too realistic would rip out what it is at it's core.

It should be similar to the Zorro movies with Antonio Banderas.

This is who needs to play The Lone Ranger. This guy and NOBODY ELSE.

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This is great news. I always liked ol' Loney.

Always felt sorry for him, though. Never had a girlfriend. Never got a poke ... free or otherwise. Which is kinda strange when you take into account all the girlfolk he saved from rustlers and bandits and rogue injuns ... not to mention the tight, blue pants and the rather over-sized codpiece.

I hope they keep the opening with the music and that awesome intro piece about his fiery horse with the speed of light and clouds of dust and stuff. That was awesome.

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That'd be great. Cap'n Mal could bring the proper mix of badass and humor to the role.

This should really be a TV show.

It would draw incredible ratings and be cheap as **** to produce.

Too bad.

Oh, so you're one of THOSE guys. "I'm totally 100% straight except when it comes to Nathan Fillion's penis"

Stephen Lang would be a good LR.. great character actor.

I lost interest the moment I read that Johnny Depp is slated to play Tonto.

I was thinking just the other day that it would be great if the TV people could produce a Western or two. Everything is crime solving nowadays. A good Western would be nice. Maybe one with an Indian tribe that is harboring space aliens, or something.

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And call it The X-Files.

Rumor:

"Matthew McConaughey is the leading candidate to be Depp's mask-wearing kemosabe."

xnay on the conaghey-mey.

Too metro.

The Lone Ranger should be a man's man from the 50s.

Rock Hudson?

Actually GoChiefs, now that you mention Fillion, he's perfect. I can't think of anyone else. Seriously, no other person.

Hollywood will probably sell out to teenage girls and get that stupid asshole who played Kirk on the new Star Trek movie. Ten bucks says so.

Wasn't one done called the Apple Dumpling Gang
it was just on TBS

That's great news. Re-makes of old TV shows always turn out great.

OOH....OOH!!! michael bay can direct it and get shia lebouf to star in it as the LONE RANGER! **** yeah, hollyweird!

The single or lone ranger, so to speak?

"When I was with the Texas Rangers, I heard one of the guys masturbaiting in the outhouse next to mine, so we called him The Lone Ranger".

This might do.

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I said man's man, not steroid freak mutant.

Trivia: Which company created the character of the Lone Ranger and still owns the rights to it?

Chris Pine would be an excellent choice but I doubt it would be the right choice considering he's taking over the role of Jack Ryan and he's got the sequel to Star Trek starting in January.

He's the currently the only American leading man in Hollywood under the age of 40.

Heath Legder would have been a good choice. Too bad.

Oh, and there's no way Bruckheimer casts Nathan Fillion.

As great as he is on TV, producers rarely cast a mostly unknown television star in a mega-budget, big name property.

Heath Ledger's skinny ass as the ****ing Lone Ranger?

Awful.

The Lone Ranger should be 40 and manly, not 25 and cute.

He wouldn't have been "skinny" for the film. The dude was a character actor.

Watch. They'll hire Christian Bale.

LMAO

You know, I kind of felt that way myself. The more I think about it though, the more I can see it.

I loved Bale in 3:10 to Yuma but the Lone Ranger he is not.

Perfect fit, which means it probably won't happen. But one can hope!

They will backstreet boy it up with some tween$.

That's what hollywood does. Not about the 'art' or the authenticity. Remakes almost always disappoint.

I don't think anybody would have wanted to see the Lone Ranger **** Tonto.

LMAO

Ben Affleck?

(flame away)

When you say this, I agree with Fraz, no one, except you, wants to see the Lone Ranger "do" Tonto.

Perhaps you'd like to see Conan O'Brien cast as The Lone Ranger?

I already outlined my casting choice, you buffoon.

Geez, I was only giving you an alternative, and we all know you enjoy alternatives........

I've never seen The Lone Ranger.

Jack Ryan as in Tom Clancy's? If so, what book is next?

LMAO

You forgot music by Danny Elfman.

This Chris Pine as Jack Ryan thing is an abortion.

He's 29 ****ing years old and he's going to play a guy who's supposed to be in his 40s?

It was bad enough when Ben Affleck tried to do it.

Yes.

I thought Klinton Spilsbury already made the definitive Lone Ranger movie back in 1981??


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I loved that show when i was a kid. Used to watch LR and Cisco Kid all the time.

I fear however, that Hollywood is just going to f**k it up.

I'm just surprised they're not casting Will Farrell as the Lone Ranger and Jack Black as Tonto and schticking it all up.

The movie will not be based on a book. It's a standalone screenplay and will feature Ryan as a young analyst.

Sounds enthralling.

Ok, if they HAVE to remake this then lets do it right...Tonto anyone?

It will be hard to match the raw excitement of a Harrison Ford Jack Ryan performance.

How dare YOU, sir! *pointing finger aggressively*

"mumble mumble, I'm just trying to do my job mumble mumble I'm heroically humble, yet principled."

I wouldn't put it past Hollywood to cast Lebouf or another little guy in the lead. I'm so glad David Spade is probably too old for the role.

I bet it will be about as good as the Zorro movies.

Not sure if your being sarcastic....but the 1st Zorro movie with Banderas was Excellent.

The 2nd one..just ok.

Quite honestly, I think all of the Jack Ryan movies, save for "Red October" are boring, lame and uninteresting.

No, both Zorro movies sucked hairy ass.

I bet they give it to Josh Hartnett.

What? The first one was great.

Never watched the second one because I heard it sucked.

The LR will either be gay or a whoremonger. Hollywood has sex on the brain, doubtful it will be a family oriented movie.

Do you think they will make him wear that gay little scarf or give him an updated outfit? Either way this movie will suck.

My choices (in order of slight preference):


1- Timothy Olyphant

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2- Sam Worthington

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3- Jeffrey Donovan

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4- Nathan Fillion (as suggested before)

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5- Aaron Ekhart

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Depp as Tonto and Clooney as the "Ranger." But with out luck they will go with a Black ranger like James West in the form of Will Smith in "the Wild Wild West." OhhhNooos!

Isn't he dead?

Timothy Olyphant good choice.

Totally agree.

Knowing Hollywood's past, that's not entirely off the table.

Right on 1st. Wrong (IMO) on 2nd. The 2nd was not just ok. IT WAS AN ABORTION!

My list of worst, possible Lone Ranger guys would have to include (in no particular order) ...

1. Robert Englund
2. Keanu Reeves
3. Leonardo Dicaprio
4. Vin Diesel
5. Kevin Spacey
6. Cillian Murphy
7. Jake Gyllenhaal
8. Elijah Wood (although, he would be great at hiding behind rocks)

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