Despite a few recent attempts at resurrecting The Lone Ranger by others, director Jerry Bruckheimer will be taking a swing at the legendary hero of yesteryear to see if he can succeed where others have failed.
With the flair I’ve come to enjoy from Bruckheimer, The Lone Ranger could turn out to be good. It’s being written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, who have penned a few things in the past, including Aladdin, Shrek and Pirates of the Caribbean.
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A 1981 film adaptation of The Legend of the Lone Ranger did absolutely nothing for actor Klinton Spilsbury, and the recent attempt by the network formerly known as “The WB” to launch a TV version starring One Tree Hill’s Chad Michael Murray never made it past the review panels to series status. (Ouch!)
Regarding our intrepid hero: He doesn’t cuss or drink, and believes in a strict moral code. Only uses guns when he has to, and even then never shooting to kill. This may be a tough act to create and make believable. The only other hero who comes to my mind at the moment who has a distaste for guns, and is a successful modern day franchise, is Batman. He’s the man in my book.
Unlike most remakes we’ve been pummeled with of late, Bruckheimer says that this won’t be an update as it will be a delving into the origins of the character. We’ll be seeing more of the Texas Rangers in those days, and how the characters become who they are.
As Bruckheimer put it in an interview:
“this ain’t gonna be Captain Jack on a horse, Jack.”
My prediction: This probably won’t suck!
In the event you live in a cave that does not have cable or satellite, The Lone Ranger was adapted from a 1930s radio show that became a very popular live-action television show in the ’50s. It featured a masked Texas Ranger who does good deeds in the old West, with his Native American sidekick, Tonto.
Source: MTV Movie Blogs
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This sounds like it would be interesting. Never a big fan of the LR, but if it’s a fun movie, I will check it out. As for other heroes who don’t espouse guns, let us not forget Spider-Man…..
And I say HI HO , I’m not going in there.
Yes, but Spidey has super-powers. Not the same.
Vic
The Lone Ranger was my childhood hero.
As popular as the TV show was and still is in syndication, I’m surprised that it has taken for so long for someone to revive the Lone Ranger.
I can’t wait for the movie
Tonto, IMO, should not be in it. He’s the equivelant of what Robin is to Batman,IMO. I say they don’t need to use him if this is a “revisioning” of LR.
But methinks this will be interesting. I’m anxious to see what his take will be.
Hmm…very interesting indeed. I saw the ’80s remake when I was a kid and it was quite good. However, I don’t think removing Tonto will be a good idea because, if I remember correctly, it was Tonto’s tribe that helped the Lone Ranger recuperate from his wounds when he and the other rangers where ambushed by a bunch of outlaws. It was also their tribe that makes use of silver bullets. Well, this was the origin story in that ’80s film. I don’t know if this is the same with the original story of the ’30s.
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