March 8th, 2012
02:31 PM ET
First look at 'The Lone Ranger'After a rough start, "The Lone Ranger" is back in production with Armie Hammer in the title role, and Walt Disney Pictures shared the first photo from the set on Thursday. The movie co-stars Johnny Depp as the Lone Ranger's sidekick, Tonto, and is directed by Gore Verbinski, who previously worked with Depp on the first three "Pirates of the Caribbean" films. The heroic, masked Western character hasn't seen the big screen since "The Legend of the Lone Ranger," a 1981 box office flop. In the early days of radio and television, he was wildly popular with children, and spun off "The Green Hornet," recently portrayed by Seth Rogen in last year's film. Hammer recently described this "Lone Ranger" in similar terms to "Green Hornet, as a "buddy comedy." Reactions to the photo on Twitter varied, such as Josh Wilding's "Armie Hammer looks fantastic as The Lone Ranger. Johnny Depp looks absolutely ridiculous on the other hand." @flix66 called it "surprisingly stylish" and @BradamsDisney said, "I am intrigued and yet not overly." @ravengirl57, however, "was not expecting the bird hat." What do you think? Share your thoughts below.
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God this is gonna suck major ballz.
Depp looks ludicrous – but who cares? He's Johnny Freakin' Depp, he can pull of ludicrous and still knock your socks off with his actin' chops!
good grief, at least the Lone Ranger can shave, he looks awful the way movie stars look today, not back in the lone ranger's day
Johnny Depp as Tonto is a shame. Was Lou Diamond Phillips not available? Johnny Deep best vacate this role asap. Yes I understand it's just a movie but please....
It's just a Movie people.
They screwed up Green Hornet, now it Lone Rangers turn. We got it Hollywood. White guy stupid, non-white guy perfect. They tried that in the 80's version and it tanked. Yick.
Johnny Depp as Tonto? Oh yeah, that's not going to cause controversy. We can't get an actor from the correct nationality to play this role?
John Boy, Ditch the Iger bird and look like the real Tonto if you want to stir the fond memories and some new ones. This ain't Pirates! This is sacred ground buddy, I really don't want to come after I've seen "The Iger Bird Cap". Don't crap the bed please. If your horse is named Silver, I'm wretch up a big honker and mail it to Iger in Orlandomouseland.
I thought Depp wanted to make a movie were Tonto was a more important and central character to the plot. Now it's a buddy comedy?
I really hope that's not true.
Also, Johny, please get rid of the bird, you look ridiculous!
Loose the bird, for crying out loud!
From the picture, I am interested in the movie.
Maybe it is a live crow. A buddy of Tonto rather than a hat.
You ppl must be old. You know alots of stuff about this old show. John dep is funny looking n I saw him in the old willy wonka choclate fatory movie.
....another childhood memory hopelessly corrupted!
Not only is hollywood out of ideas but now they feel the need to screw up the ones they try to remake. Who wants a buddy comedy of the Lone Ranger? That's mostly why I still haven't seen The Green Hornet movie yet. I hate saying this about a movie I wanted to look forward to... But... This looks pretty bad.
Were there no Native Americans to play the part of Tonto???
What's up with the rubber mask? Anyone who knows the story of the Lone Ranger knows that his mask was cut from his shirt he wore when he and his fellow rangers were ambushed and shot by gunmen. The eyeholes were actually the bullet holes in his shirt from when he was shot.
I knew it this movies going to stink, Johnny Depp does not look like Tonto and Armie Hammer don't look like The Lone Ranger, The only thing that looks correct is the white hat and badge the rest stinks.
I'm Glad John Hart, Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels didn't live to see their work ruined by these clowns.
I'm right there with you, Mike!
Mike, you're 100% right on...they took the Green Hornet and ruined it with 'buddy comedy' and now they want to do the same to the original "Masked Rider of the Plains"...Disney Studios will be laying a big egg if they continue in their current script's direction...why not stick to a realistic remake of the original story, do it the way Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels would have played it if they were alive today...dress the Ranger and Tonto the way they looked in the 2 feature movies released in the 50's...Superman was done without buddy comedy, do the same with the Lone Ranger.
I like JD & look forward to the movie, but what's up w/the hat? LOL!
What about Dwight Yoakam??? Isn't he supposed to play the villian?????
Once again, learn before you speak, Johnny Depp is native american
Why go half way? Make it Will Farrel as the Lone Ranger and Jimmy Fallen as Tonto.
Hey, your pick sounds great. After all, if Seth Rogan can play The Green Hornet; Will Ferrell can be The Lone Ranger.
Clicked through to see how ridiculous this looked and was not disappointed.
Whats up with Johnny Depp ? He must hate his good looks because he sure goes out of his way to look like crap in most of his movies nowadays.
Johnny Depp looks good no matter what..he is sooo hot!
Yay, Tonto; nay, Lone Ranger.
Johnny Depp? Ok, maybe. the whole 'kicked off the set of The Crow' makeup thing... ummm... no. and I LIKE Johnny Depp.
I hope that is a raven, not a crow.
Why is it that JD can meld into any character he plays? It's nearly impossible to look at him when he's just himself. Talk about method acting.
Looks like a bad cross between Jack Sparrow and the Crow.
LOL That's soooo true.
I know Tonto and the Long Ranger can lick their own balls. I shaved mine this morning so that I can lick them during lunch break 🙂
nobody cares about your balls..ha..ha
As a member of one of the Iroquois Nations We again sadly watch a Native American role go to a white man. Why not Adam Beach or Wes Studi??
Because they lack humor. Hard to place either of them in a comedy.
I second the lament about not hiring Native actors for Native rolls. While it's great that JD is 1/16 Native perhaps they could do better than that.
I mentioned below Lou Diamond Phillips. Add some ethnic authenticity to a role even if it's a comedy movie role.... Geesh Hollywood...
I'll watch JD in anything. I think this will be great. He's golden.
Yeah..well said! He is gorgeous..I love you Johnny!
i don't know why but i'm offended that they picked Johnny Depp to play a native american's role! Why is Disney in bed with Johnny Depp. I won't see any movie he is in!
Johnny Depp's maternal grandfather was Cherokee.
Looks like a Brokeback Mountain remake. Coolbreeze and Dicky will love it, and I'm sure Sad-a55 Sadie will be in here soon enough to say how much she loves Depp. *Yawn!*
U brought it up so u must miss those ppl. Your coments are getting old (yawn)
I don't care who licks my balls, boy, girl, dog, cat or your ugly mom.
Hey blue link troll, you can't fool people.
@Vixxy-toria Hey, I love Brokeback Mountain! And, I'd love to love Johnny Depp, too. You leave my brothers Cool & Dicky out of your vendetta. While you are at it, why don't you lay off sly, too. At least, she likes to joke around with everyone. You're just b!tchy, and I know what b!tchy is all about! I get called queen b!tchy a lot, but that's a little different where I'm from. Ok, I'm starting to yawn now. That was just for you, Vixxy-toria! Mellow out!
When I said to change your name and troll, I didn't mean to use a name so close to yours. You proved to me once more how dumb you can be.
Does Hollywood not even have one new and original idea anymore?
First!
"@ravengirl57, however, "was not expecting the bird hat."
How was ravengirl57 not expecting a raven hat? I would think she would be the first ine in line.....Ohh a raven!
OMFG! Hollywood don't have one NATIVE AMERICAN actor that can play the role of Tonto. Why you always have to make a white person the Indian.
Why didn't they get Adam Beach?? He would've been great!
The same could be said for your comment: Does anyone have an original response to announcement of another remake?
Hispanics lol to meaning of TONTO.....it means ...STUPID!!! DUMMY!!!
Bullies use this word to degrade native americans.
Disney are bunch of LAS TONTAS!!!.......STUPID GIRLS!!!