Tag: Gore Verbinski
James Frain Joins LONE RANGER
Tron Legacy’s James Frain who recently headed to the USA Network appearing on the ninth episode of Burn Notice and who was previously on True Blood and The Tudors has now signed on to join the cast of Gore Verbinski‘s upcoming The Lone Ranger.
Two-hundred and fifteen million dollar adaptation of a TV western is gearing up to start shooting in about six weeks and the movie is casting up quickly. Last week vet Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton) has joined the cast as the main antagonist. Well, fellow citizen Frain will play his assistant, a railroad foreman who works for the film’s chief villain, Latham Cole, overseeing Chinese and Indian workers.
Tom Wilkinson to Play Lead Villain in Gore Verbinski’s Update of THE LONE RANGER
Tom Wilkinson is a twice Oscar nominated British veteran actor who won Golden Globe and is now just about re-locked in to play The Lone Ranger‘s chief villain, a railroad tycoon in the Old West by the name of Latham Cole.
Disney has shut down production on The Lone Ranger, the Gore Verbinski-directed upcoming action reboot of the classic Hollywood western hero that was to star Armie Hammer leading and Johnny Depp as Tonto, as well as Ruth Wilson (Luther) as the female lead Rebecca Reid.
THE LONE RANGER Is Back
I know you’re going to love this news, and that’s exactly why I’m here today! Remember that The Lone Ranger project guys?
Remember all the budget problems this project was dealing with? Well, guess what! It looks that the whole thing is back on! As the matter of fact, it’s officially back on, and folks from Walt Disney Studios are ready to “ride” again, together with director Gore Verbinski, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Johnny Depp, only this time at a lower budget.
Yeah, we knew there was something! We must admit that previously reported $250 million budget was a little bit… absurd? Anyway, Variety reports that Verbinski, Bruckheimer, and stars Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer will all take 20% paycuts; although certain payments will be deferred until The Lone Ranger starts making money.
That basically means today we have a new deal – a budget closer to $215 million and zeroed in on a new release date! And again – it’s official – Disney’s Lone Ranger has set a May 31st, 2013 release date , with its production start delayed from November to February. Of course, Bruckheimer Films will be responsible for any cost overruns.
Ruth Wilson as Female Lead in The Lone Ranger
Time for a little The Lone Ranger update. Finally, we’re here to add one lovely lady to this long-waited project, and trust us, this sounds quite interesting! British actress Ruth Wilson is currently in negotiations to star as the female lead in the upcoming Gore Verbinski‘s project that we already wrote about.
If negotiations work out, Wilson will join the cast that already includes Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer.
Yeah, I’m sure you all agree this cast is great. As we previously reported, Armie Hammer is on board to star as the Lone Ranger, Johnny Depp will be his side-kick Tonto, while Wilson comes in to play a character named Rebecca.
Armie Hammer Joins Johnny Depp for The Lone Ranger
An upcoming Disney’s film version of The Lone Ranger definitely has great cast on board. And when we say that, we don’t actually mean we’re (only) impressed with Johnny Depp, who is, as you already know, set to star as the ranger’s sidekick Tonto.
No, because we just learned that The Social Network guy Armie Hammer will star opposite Johnny Depp as well! And that, you must admit, sounds awesome!
So, as you already know, Gore Verbinski is in charge for directing the project which is scheduled to begin production this fall.
The Lone Ranger started as a radio serial and was later turned into a TV series. The Lone Ranger is a masked lawman who, with his Native American friend Tonto, fights injustice. Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels starred in the “Lone Ranger” television series form 1949 to 1957.
Now we’ll have Hammer as the Lone Ranger and Depp as the Lone Ranger sidekick Tonto, but it’s Tonto who will be the heart of the story and the voice of reason. Verbinski previously explained:
Directors and Producers Write Open Letter Protesting Premium VOD
From time to time directors and producers from all over the world sit down and write an open letter. When was the last time that actually happened? I have no idea, but I do know that right now there’s an open letter all over the internet that comes straight from 23 leading directors and producers, and that list includes James Cameron, Kathryn Bigelow, Michael Bay, Guillermo del Toro, Peter Jackson, Michael Mann, Gore Verbinski and for the full list check out the rest of this report.
First of all let me tell you that all of them have signed an open letter opposing a pricy new premium VOD service that puts movies from Warner Bros., Sony, Universal and 20th Century Fox in homes only 60 days after a film’s theatrical release.
Here’s what they all had to say in a letter:
“We are the artists and business professionals who help make the movie business great. We produce and direct movies. We work on the business deals that help get movies made. At the end of the day, we are also simply big movie fans.
Lately, there’s been a lot of talk by leaders at some major studios and cable companies about early-to-the-home “premium video-on-demand.” In this proposed distribution model, new movies can be shown in homes while these same films are still in their theatrical run. In this scenario, those who own televisions with an HDMI input would be able to order a film through their cable system or an Internet provider as a digital rental. Terms and timing have yet to be made concrete, but there has been talk of windows of 60 days after theatrical release at a price of $30.
Ryan Gosling to Join Johnny Depp in The Lone Ranger?
What do you think about Ryan Gosling next to Johnny Depp in the upcoming The Lone Ranger? Ok, there’s a possibility that Gosling could star in Gore Verbinski‘s adaptation of the durable franchise, but that’s not official at the moment.
On the other hand, we do know that the movie is scheduled to begin production this fall, so don’t worry, we’ll get something new as soon as possible.
The Lone Ranger started as a radio serial and was later turned into a TV series. The Lone Ranger is a masked lawman who, with his Native American friend Tonto, fights injustice. Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels starred in the “Lone Ranger” television series form 1949 to 1957.
Rango Review
Opening Friday March 4 Rango is Industrial Light and Magic’s first fully animated movie . Written by John Logan, directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Johnny Depp.
Like The Fantastic Mr Fox, “Rango” is helmed by a cineaste Gore Verbinski who has worked in live actions, and it takes advantage from his heightened awareness of visual responses to the piece –Verbinski assisted on True Grit’s DP Roger Deakins as a visual consultant, and it shows.
Three New Rango Character Posters
The Photo Gallery has been updated with three new character posters from Paramount Pictures’ Rango.
Rango tells the story a chameleon with an identity crisis, who embarks on a journey of self-discovery taking place in the western town of Dirt.
Johnny Depp voicing the titular Chameleon and he is joined by Isla Fisher, Bill Nighy, Ray Winstone, Timothy Olyphant, Abigail Breslin and Alfred Molina.
