Stories Related to The Lone Ranger's Back In The Saddle

Empire News, Empire
Tue, 10/11/2011 - 5:51pm

With a new, tighter budgetBack in August, it looked like Disney’s big plan to make a film version of The Lone Ranger with Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer and director Gore Verbinski all involved might never happen, since the studio had balked at the project’s hefty cost. Now, after a few weeks of talks and money bargaining, Deadline reports that the Ranger is back in the saddle with a reduced budget.We say “reduced” but it’s still a lot: while the original estimates for the film put it around $250 - $275 million (which had the Mouse House’s bean counters refusing to turn on the greenlight), it’s apparently now going to be shot for a thriftier $215 million.Why so pricey?

Sections: movies news

Topics: action-adventure adaptation armie hammer casting & development gore verbinski johnny depp the lone ranger tv adaptation

Ford not 'yet' ready to talk 'Star Wars' sequels
Harrison Ford isn't ready — "yet" — to talk about his reported part in Disney's planned "Star Wars" sequel, but he praises its director, J.J. Abrams. "I think he's fantastic," Ford said in a recent interview.Read more on NewsOK.com More
Director Lynne Ramsay Drops Out of 'Jane Got a Gun' on First Day of Shoot
We heard stories of actors not showing up for work before (Lindsay Lohan says hello), but rarely do we hear one about the director not showing up -- on the first day of production, no less. Well, here's one for the ages. More
'Veronica Mars' fans successfully fund film
The "Veronica Mars" Kickstarter campaign to raise $2 million to bring the TV detective to the big screen easily passed its goal Wednesday evening, with more pledges still coming in. The project passed its goal without even being live for 24 hours of its planned 30-day run. More
Sylvester Stallone Wants "Young Bloods" for 'Expendables 3'
Never one to abandon a franchise until he's slurped every molecule from its marrow, Sylvester Stallone is enthusiastically preparing for the inevitable Expendables 3 -- and because social media is the poorly spelled gift that keeps on giving when it comes to celebrity pronouncements, we have a few new tidbits about the next sequel, courtesy of Sly himself. More

Place your ad here
Loading...

BING NEWS:

How The Ranger's Apprentice Adaptation Can Work
The Ranger's Apprentice will likely be split into 6 films, most of them adapting two books to preserve story arcs and maintain narrative cohesion. The movie series must strike a balance between ...
03/10/2024 - 12:28 am | View Link
More