The Lone Ranger Riding In To Theaters May Of 2013 Pushing Thor 2 Back To November

The Lone Ranger Riding In To Theaters May Of 2013 Pushing Thor 2 Back To November

News has just broke that the recently revived Lone Ranger project staring Armie Hammer and Johnny Depp is scheduled to hit theaters on May of 2013, pushing Thor 2 Back to November.

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By WaylonJones - Oct 13, 2011 08:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Thor
Source: Deadline


The troubled production of Gore Verbinski's The Lone Ranger was finally been green lit with a new budget. Now, According to Deadline, The Lone Ranger will be hitting theaters on May 31, 2013.



Reports Deadline:

Disney has confirmed that the Gore Verbinski-directed Johnny Depp-starrer The Lone Ranger has come back on track, with the studio setting the film for a May 31, 2013 release

The Lone Ranger news is also relevant because Disney has decided to move the release date of Thor 2 back to a Novermber 15, 2013 from its original July 13, 2013 release.



Again From Deadline:

Disney has also moved Thor 2 from its July 13, 2013 and back to November 15, 2013, and also dated Phineas And Ferb to open July 26, 2013.

With The Lone Ranger finally getting the budget Disney wanted it seems as if they are pushing hard to get the film made as soon as possible, even if that means they have push back the much anticipated Thor sequel. What do you guys think, are you happy that Thor got pushed back to November? As usual sound off in the comment boxes below.

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kurekurcubic
kurekurcubic - 10/13/2011, 8:20 AM
and thor 2 has been pushed back to november
ksommer
ksommer - 10/13/2011, 8:24 AM
I'm not sure if I buy this... Thor in November? It won't make nearly enough to justify further sequels... That's just not smart by Disney. I could see pushing it back a year to release in May.
Dynamo
Dynamo - 10/13/2011, 8:25 AM
November? Really?
PaulRom
PaulRom - 10/13/2011, 8:26 AM
Uh....
PaulRom
PaulRom - 10/13/2011, 8:27 AM
Lone Ranger being pushed back was inevitable since the project was briefly shelved, but pushing Thor 2 to November??? Fail.
PaulRom
PaulRom - 10/13/2011, 8:32 AM
BTW, I thought Thor 2 was originally slated for July 26th, not 13th.
kurekurcubic
kurekurcubic - 10/13/2011, 8:34 AM
thor is a perfect film for november.it was always more of a winter film to me then summer.in fact i think it can even gross much more money now
ksommer
ksommer - 10/13/2011, 8:37 AM
This is how Disney is going to affect Marvel. Changing Thor in favor of Phineas And Ferb?????????? ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!?
MarkJulian
MarkJulian - 10/13/2011, 8:41 AM
I can get with this. Let's stop making CBM's exclusively a summer event. If studios think we can get CBM's year round then we'll get more of them.
ksommer
ksommer - 10/13/2011, 8:45 AM
@brazilianbatman & @GraphicCity That's a very good point... Maybe this is Marvel's first move on getting three a year.
Kaziganthi
Kaziganthi - 10/13/2011, 8:45 AM
Hey at least there won't be comic book movie overload during the summer. Spread them out a bit, make less competition against each other at the box office. I'm sad we have to wait longer, but hey, what's a few months? It gives them more time to make it better.
LucasMend
LucasMend - 10/13/2011, 8:46 AM
Thor at november?
The thing with superheroes movies being on summer is that you've got lots of people available at that time, specially kids, but november is not a very good month, most of kids are back at school, so they probably won't have much time, and kids are who gives more money to superheroes/cbm movies.
Greengo
Greengo - 10/13/2011, 8:52 AM
Don't movies normally come out on Friday?

How does that affect kids?
Shaman
Shaman - 10/13/2011, 8:53 AM
I'm fine with that. Take your time and make it good.
HelaGood
HelaGood - 10/13/2011, 8:53 AM
no worries. Thor will still do well!

who really gives a rats ass about this Lone Ranger movie anyway?

Eva Green as Hela in Thor 2!!
LMB10
LMB10 - 10/13/2011, 8:53 AM
Wut

Ateast I can see it at Christmas
Kayo
Kayo - 10/13/2011, 8:56 AM
if that's the case then maybe the script of Thor 2 is not yet ready,
Ironbat95
Ironbat95 - 10/13/2011, 8:58 AM
they should have at least grabbed thanksgiving weekend
hoodedjester
hoodedjester - 10/13/2011, 8:59 AM
Me thinks the Lone Ranger is gonna sit in development hell for the next 5 years. Script re-writes, director's quitting and actors never quite onboard - it's already begun
SoulAllFlush
SoulAllFlush - 10/13/2011, 8:59 AM
Was about to call this bad business, but then I remember The Lone Ranger has Johnny Depp in it. Yeah, Lone Ranger is going to do very well regardless of plot, budget, or quality.
ksommer
ksommer - 10/13/2011, 9:02 AM
One thing I just noticed...

The week after Thor 2 now, is the Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire and the week after that is a Pixar movie... I'm not sure if Thor 2 will get some legs underneath to be successful.
SuperFrost
SuperFrost - 10/13/2011, 9:02 AM
Who care's about the lone ranger, how many of us here have actually watched that show ever! Thor First! It would make more sense to introduce LR during the holidays when families go out to see movies.
BiZArOh
BiZArOh - 10/13/2011, 9:06 AM
@ksommer it could totally make enough for a sequel. James Bond and Harry Potter movies are almost exclusive novemeber releases with the exception of just a handfull. they make loads of money.
Kayo
Kayo - 10/13/2011, 9:06 AM
Don Payne had a lot of time for the script i think.
PaulRom
PaulRom - 10/13/2011, 9:09 AM
@ksommer Depends on the success of the first Hunger Games of course, but yeah, does seem like Thor will have a hard time beating them both.
Kaziganthi
Kaziganthi - 10/13/2011, 9:10 AM
Well if what ksommer said turns out to be the actual schedule (nothing gets moved) then forget what I said about less competition. Unless they put the movie out in February or something they're going to have competition at the box office from other big movies.
TheStranger
TheStranger - 10/13/2011, 9:12 AM
So Disney draws first blood on the comic book fans...we all knew it was coming they put their bullshit Johnny Depp movie ahead of what will really make them the money...yeah yeah good idea Disney -_-
JWStubner
JWStubner - 10/13/2011, 9:13 AM
@ GraphicCity




I'm with you! I hate having to sit through fall and winter to see a new CBM. It's time they hit the holiday season hard.
marvel72
marvel72 - 10/13/2011, 9:14 AM
can't see it,it'll make more money during the summer.
Kaziganthi
Kaziganthi - 10/13/2011, 9:14 AM
Sortis - Johnny Depp has been HUGELY bankable for Disney. Thor, while it made a decent amount, can't compete.
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 10/13/2011, 9:14 AM
People slagging Disney seem to forget that Paramount kept the lucrative Fourth of July holiday weekend for Transformers 3 and let Captain America wait until the tail end of summer where no more holiday weekends remained. Studios will always jockey their projects around for best position, and after all the dough Johnny Depp family adventure films bring in regardless of quality the Lone Ranger was obviously going to be their #1 project.

Not putting Thor in the "also ran" days of summer post every other superhero flick and opting to put it at the beginning of the second most lucrative box office season (Thanksgiving to New Years) is a smart move. It has enough of its own built in audience to open big the weekend before Thanksgiving, have a huge second weekend thanks to the holiday, and then have strong legs up through the Christmas season.

It's not a bad strategy.
CBMfan001
CBMfan001 - 10/13/2011, 9:14 AM
well Thor was good but nothing special actually other than x-men first class all other superhero movies were average with green lantern been the weakest of the lot.so im not like hugely anticipating Thor 2,the only marvel movies im hugely anticipating are avengers (there seems to be lot of smashing,hopefully it'll have a decent storyline) and iron man 3 despite it been in the hands of a new director.

from DC its TDKR and superman man of steel both looks to be awesome from what I've seen so far.
captainbeta
captainbeta - 10/13/2011, 9:15 AM
It will all depend on story, director and getting everyone on board. I think it is good to move it back to develop the script even more. KNOCK IT OUT OF THE PARK!!!!!
MassExecutions
MassExecutions - 10/13/2011, 9:23 AM
Yeah, we can't say definitively this is bad news. Lots of movies make money in November, and who knows how popular Thor might be after The Avengers? I'm not saying it will carry Harry Potter level hype, but it will be bigger than it was before the first one.

Really this is just a good business decision of Disney, though. Sequels have some built in ticket sales, so you can move they to some what less favorable spots, to give a new property a better chance.
DeadpoolDan
DeadpoolDan - 10/13/2011, 9:24 AM
Booo to Disney :^( don't want to have to wait longer for Thor 2, but I guess it will be nice to have something later on in the year to watch :^/

But still not happy!!!
MassExecutions
MassExecutions - 10/13/2011, 9:26 AM
Ah. Ditto to Chewtoy.

Also, its not like Disney isn't going to still market the hell out of Thor, just because its in November. They still want to keep it a viable franchise. A buck is a buck, whatever movie it comes from.
themayer88
themayer88 - 10/13/2011, 9:27 AM
noone gives a hobos crap about a goddamn Lone Ranger movie!!
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