The marketability of Johnny Depp helped The Lone Ranger secure an absurd $200+ million budget, but Depp will be unrecognizable in all the promotional material. That pretty face will be caked in full makeup (inspired by a Kirby Sattler painting) to transform Depp into Tonto. We have seen a few images—now video filmed on set of Depp in full costume and makeup has found its way online. Check it out after the jump if you are curious.
Armie Hammer, Tom Wilkinson, William Fichtner, Barry Pepper, James Badge Dale, Ruth Wilson, and Helena Bonham Carter also star in The Lone Ranger, scheduled for release May 31, 2013.
Sadly, Depp is not wearing the dead bird that is the highlight of the one official image (seen below). Disney previewed the trailer at Comic-Con, so I imagine we will get to see the whole ensemble in action soon enough. I have mocked the steep pricetag, but director Gore Verbinski (the man behind the first three Pirates of the Caribbean movies) know how to wring plenty of production value out of big budgets, so I am looking forward to seeing the first true footage.
Official synopsis:
“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.
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Sir Jonathan Depp has jumped the shark.
Nuked the fridge.
shit the bed
It\’s over Johnny.
Johnny does what Johnny wants to do. It’s not always popular, it’s not always good. BUT it’s always Johnny being true to himself. And his name is JOHN not Jonathan. John Christopher Depp II
Actually it comes out July 3, 2013. It took Robopocalypse’s spot when that movie moved to April 25 of 2014.
I love the way Jerry looks after Johnny!
This is unacceptable. I can’t believe Depp is suddenly reclaiming his roots. HE could of come forward earlier with his fame and money to address the issues that are ongoing in Indian Country (i.e. environmental racism, cultural degradation and ongoing issues that have to do with sacred sites that violate basic human rights and first amendments). For Johnny Depp, this is just a fad, and he thinks all us natives are extinct and can turn a profit on our culture, our art, that we’ve had to struggle to even keep alive in the face of genocide, racism and american media… he can’t fix anything. I really don’t want this white male trying to repair something he doesn’t understand so far as social realities…
I really like your comment. I hope he at least portrays the role close to the original, but him trying to claim he is concerned with your plight is sorta disgusting.
Hey Jhonny Depp I am on the Cimarron Schools bus that passes through every day!! And me and my bus riders would LOVE you you came on the bus and said hi to us in the afternoON!! PLLEEAASSE!!
Jaylyn Ratliff
Hey Johnny can I be in your loneranger movie with you?