Disney is looking at a loss of $150 million thanks to the bombing of their most recent effort, The Lone Ranger. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the big budget western is set to follow in the footsteps of the studio’s notorious 2012 flop, John Carter. Produced for approximately $250 million (not including marketing costs), The […]
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Hammer horror – The Lone Ranger review
July 2, 2013 
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By Simon Miraudo July 2, 2013 They worked so hard to make a movie out of The Lone Ranger, responding to the pleas of absolutely no one. Calls for a sequel will be even less thunderous. Director Gore Verbinski, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, and star Johnny Depp were just so darned keen to resurrect the long […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Lone Ranger
February 5, 2013 0 Comments
Disney chose the Superbowl to launch its newest trailer for The Lone Ranger, following our first sneak peak at this adventure-western back in October of last year. Based on the television series of the same name, this reincarnation comes from producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbiniski; a Pirates of the Caribbean partnership that is […]
Continue readingJack White no longer scoring The Lone Ranger
December 17, 2012 0 Comments
There was a time when it didn’t seem Gore Verbinski’s ambitious, super-expensive Lone Ranger would ever see the light of day. Though Disney eventually gave it the green light, and production is now almost completed, we still won’t see Verbinski’s dream version of the project. Jack White was originally confirmed to compose music for the […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: The Lone Ranger
October 5, 2012 0 Comments
The teaser for Gore Verbinski’s super-expensive Lone Ranger has arrived online. Though the project was originally nixed by Disney on account on the inflated price tag, Verbinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer whittled it down to something more palatable. The trailer doesn’t reveal much, except for the fact that the movie exists; frankly, considering its troubled production history, […]
Continue readingThe Lone Ranger’s budget blows out (again)
June 15, 2012 0 Comments
Disney halted production on Gore Verbinski and Jerry Bruckheimer’s Lone Ranger last year when the budget ballooned to $250 million. Months later, with costs cut and star Johnny Depp agreeing to a smaller upfront fee, the Mousehouse gave it the go ahead. That lowered $215 million budget has since exploded back to $250 million (and […]
Continue readingFirst look at Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer in The Lone Ranger
March 9, 2012 0 Comments
The first image of Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer in action as Tonto and The Lone Ranger has arrived online, courtesy of producer Jerry Bruckheimer’s Twitter account. For a while there it seemed Gore Verbinski‘s super-expensive The Lone Ranger would never actually make it to the big screen, but lo and behold, visual evidence that people are […]
Continue readingWilliam Fichtner is The Lone Ranger’s villain
February 24, 2012 0 Comments
Leave it to William Fichtner to ride on in and save the day. The character actor will star as the lead villain in The Lone Ranger, replacing recent drop-out Dwight Yoakam, Deadline report. For a while there, Disney’s super-expensive Lone Ranger looked like it would never see the light of day. After director Gore Verbinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer […]
Continue readingThe Lone Ranger gets the green light … again
October 17, 2011 1 Comment
Disney have given the go-ahead to Gore Verbinski‘s super expensive new project The Lone Ranger, after previously pulling the plug back in August. According to Deadline, Verbinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer have slashed the budget of the adaptation of the classic serial from $275 million to a much less terrifying (but still pricey) tag of […]
Continue readingThe Lone Ranger budget has been trimmed, but will Disney bite?
September 2, 2011 0 Comments
Last month, Disney pulled the plug on Gore Verbinski‘s $250 million adaptation of the classic TV serial The Lone Ranger, which was set to star Armie Hammer as the title character and Johnny Depp as his sidekick Tonto. Verbinski and co. have spent the past two weeks looking for ways to trim the budget until […]
Continue readingCould The Lone Ranger ride again?
August 18, 2011 0 Comments
Earlier this week, it was reported Disney had dumped Gore Verbinski’s $250 million Lone Ranger project on account of it costing $250 million. Surely, we wondered, there is a place in Hollywood for a feature that would reteam the original Pirates of the Caribbean director with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and star Johnny Depp, as well […]
Continue readingDisney dumps the ultra-expensive Lone Ranger
August 15, 2011 0 Comments
Bye bye, Silver. Disney have pulled the plug on Gore Verbinski‘s attempted big-screen rebirth of The Lone Ranger, with Deadline citing the film’s projected $250 million budget a deciding factor for the studio. Armie Hammer and Johnny Depp were set to star as serial heroes The Lone Ranger and his side-kick Tonto in the Jerry Bruckheimer […]
Continue readingA new sheriff in town – Rango review
July 5, 2011 0 Comments
Rango – Starring Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher and Ned Beatty. Directed by Gore Verbinski. Rated PG. Originally published March 8, 2011. By Simon Miraudo. I just don’t know if we’ll see a film as smart or fun or overwhelmingly rich as Rango for the rest of the year. That’s not meant to be a pre-emptive […]
Continue readingBurton, Raimi, Levy and Cuarón in the running for Pirates 5?
June 6, 2011 0 Comments
Critical consensus surmises that, upon taking over from Gore Verbinski, director Rob Marshall gave Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides a bland handling. Our own Simon Miraudo wasn’t exactly blown away, and Margaret Pomeranz commented that the franchise had reached its use by date. So it makes sense that measured star Johnny Depp is […]
Continue readingArmie Hammer to star as The Lone Ranger opposite Johnny Depp?
April 28, 2011 0 Comments
Armie Hammer might jump into the saddle for Gore Verbinski’s The Lone Ranger. According to Deadline, The Social Network star is in early talks to play the eponymous serial hero. Last week it seemed that Ryan Gosling was a shoe-in to star as TLR, opposite Johnny Depp’s Tonto. His reps later revealed that Gosling’s schedule […]
Continue readingRyan Gosling WON’T be The Lone Ranger
April 19, 2011 0 Comments
Remember how yesterday we mentioned that Ryan Gosling was in talks to star as The Lone Ranger opposite Johnny Depp‘s Tonto in Gore Verbinski‘s upcoming adaptation of the serial hero? Well, never mind. Gosling’s rep told Entertainment Weekly that he will not star as The Lone Ranger (which was suspected, as his dance card looked […]
Continue readingRyan Gosling in talks for The Lone Ranger
April 18, 2011 0 Comments
Ryan Gosling is in talks to join Johnny Depp in Disney’s The Lone Ranger, reports The Wrap. Though it’s too early to confirm, as Gosling’s schedule may prohibit him from joining the film, the prospect of him alongside Depp on the big screen is just a bit too much for this lass to take. It […]
Continue readingA new sheriff in town – Rango review
March 8, 2011 1 Comment
Rango – Starring Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher and Ned Beatty. Directed by Gore Verbinski. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. I just don’t know if we’ll see a film as smart or fun or overwhelmingly rich as Rango for the rest of the year. That’s not meant to be a pre-emptive dis on the rest of […]
Continue reading>Trailer Debut: Pirates of the Caribbean – On Stranger Tides
December 14, 2010 4 Comments
>The trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean – On Stranger Tides has debuted online. Although original director Gore Verbinski has walked the plank (replaced by Rob Marshall), Johnny Depp returns as the flamboyant Captain Jack Sparrow for a standalone adventure separate from the original POTC trilogy. My level of anticipation for a new Pirates film […]
Continue readingVerbinski saddling up for The Lone Ranger with Depp
November 25, 2010 0 Comments
Hi-Yo Silver, away! Deadline is reporting that Gore Verbinski will saddle up and direct The Lone Ranger for Disney. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Johnny Depp have also signed on, with Depp set to play the role of Tonto. Wait, Tonto? The Lone Ranger, set in the Old West, is a masked Texas Ranger who rides […]
Continue readingBioshock movie still on the way
July 7, 2010 6 Comments
Gore Verbinski has confirmed that he is still working on a film adaptation of the acclaimed video game Bioshock. Movement on the project stalled late last year, when Universal Studios supposedly balked at the projected budget. Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean) spoke to IGN regarding his upcoming production: “We’re working trying to make it. The […]
Continue readingPirates of the Caribbean 4 to be helmed by Rob Marshall
November 17, 2009 1 Comment
source: aicn.com Oscar nominated auteur Rob Marshall has confirmed that he will direct Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides for Disney. The Chicago director had long been rumoured to be taking over from Gore Verbinski, who helmed the first three films of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. At an early screening of Marshall’s […]
Continue readingVerbinski pulls out of Pirates 4 to direct Bioshock
April 8, 2009 0 Comments
source: variety.com Pirates of the Caribbean helmer Gore Verbinski has informed Disney and uber-producer Jerry Bruckheimer that he will not direct a fourth installment in the billion dollar franchise. He will instead focus on an adaptation of the critically acclaimed videogame BioShock. It was announced in September last year that Johnny Depp would reprise his […]
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