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Back 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 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.

The twins, who burst on the scene with 'Menace II Society,' direct Denzel Washington in a post-apocalyptic epic. Their last big feature was "From Hell," a gory and gothic period piece that starred a pre-"Pirates" Johnny Depp as an eccentric and slightly unbalanced investigator chasing Jack the Ripper through the rain-slick cobblestone streets of 19th century London.

Are the Farrelly brothers pursuing Johnny Depp and Sean Penn to play Moe and Larry in their upcoming Three Stooges movie? And will either Depp or Penn care? Just Jared has your random speculation rumor of the morning.

Abigail Breslin isn’t one to rest on her Oscar nomination, and has just racked up a schedule busier than most actors twice her age. According to Variety, Breslin has signed to voice two animated films films and — lest she get bored — is in negotiations to rescue humanity from zombies.

First announced in May of 2005, could The Rum Diary finally be moving forward with Johnny Depp starring?