Jerry Bruckheimer Unsure About The Franchise Potential Of THE LONE RANGER
That shouldn't come as too much as a surprise, especially as the budget for The Lone Ranger is thought to be upwards of $200 million! Read on to find out more.
The Lone Ranger had a troubled production early on due to a budget which was considerably higher than Disney were happy with - especially after the their $250 million John Carter movie flopped - and so it's hardly surprising that the fate of this potential new franchise now rests on how well it does at the box office. "It’s always up to the audience. If the audience likes the movie then Disney will come to me and we’ll make another or it will be a one-off," producer Jerry Bruckheimer said about the chances of a follow-up to the movie which stars Armie Hammer as the titular character and Johnny Depp as Tonto. He actually went on to confess that he is worried about the remake opening between Man of Steel and Pacific Rim, and that those two releases could ultimately harm the performance of The Lone Ranger. "It’s very hard this summer. You have to hold your seats, it’s not the number of theaters but the number of seats. [Man Of Steel] is coming out this week and then next week another blockbuster will come out, if there is another blockbuster, and Superman will move to small theaters and someone else will get their seats." Do you guys think that The Lone Ranger will find box office success?
"The Lone Ranger" is a thrilling adventure infused with action and humor, in which the famed masked hero is brought to life through new eyes. Native American spirit warrior Tonto (Johnny Depp) recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid (Armie Hammer), a man of the law, into a legend of justice—taking the audience on a runaway train of epic surprises and humorous friction as the two unlikely heroes must learn to work together and fight against greed and corruption.
STARRING:
Armie Hammer as John Reid, the Lone Ranger
Johnny Depp as Tonto
William Fichtner as Butch Cavendish
Ruth Wilson as Rebecca Reid
James Badge Dale as Dan Reid
Tom Wilkinson as Latham Cole
Barry Pepper as Captain Jay Fuller
Helena Bonham Carter as Red
Mason Cook as Will
RELEASE DATE: July 4th, 2013.
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