Comments on: Jerry Bruckheimer Says Hi Ho Silver

By: thee radical eclectic

thee radical eclectic — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:05:10 +0000

The Lone Ranger needs Silver and he needs Tonto… It also needs a significant antagonist…. the point here becomes how to match Depp with someone who holds their own star quality wise and sets a decent contrast with room for the sort of conflict and resolution which is believable to a broad spectrum of audience culturally, emotionally, relative to age.

If you would check these links then you might have some sense of how this complex triads of characterization and power might be worked out:

http://screenrant.com/the-lone-ranger-revolutionary-road-screenwriter-justin-haythe-ross-45142/

and

http://screenrant.com/pirates-caribbean-4-lone-ranger-ross-12985/

It becomes formulaic for Disney at times but marketers and industry investment analysts really need to take into account what folks are ready to buy at this point in a shaky game. Diversity as a puzzle to solve is better than Diversity as points of divergence… anyone get that sort of logic and ready to discuss it?

By: Hal

Hal — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:33:38 +0000

Hey people…Elvis appeared in blond hair & he got away with it. It’s called acting. The Lone Ranger is invincible and ANYONE can play the part & look good, as the same with Tonto.
They were partners and needed each other as backup. Who plays the role really doesnt matter to me. He will be the Lone Ranger or Tonto. It’s called acting.

By: ShanghaiJohnnyP

ShanghaiJohnnyP — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:20:49 +0000

George Clooney,mmm,okay I guess.
Johnny Depp as Tonto??As Kristin Wiig’s SNL Character”Aunt Linda”Would Say”WHAAA???!!”and”OH PUHLEASE!!”.
Yes,I know that Johnny Depp supposedly has some Cherokee in him and he wouldn’t be the first white actor to play a Native American-Jeff Chandler(Jewish);Sal Mineo(Italian);Ricardo Montalban(Mexican);Lou Diamond Phillips(Scots-Irish;Fillipino-Hawaiian;Cherokee);Rock Hudson(Gay);
Burt Lancaster(Irish);Chuck Connors(Irish);Mel Brooks*(A Brief Scene in”Blazing Saddles”as an Indian Who Speaks Yiddish!!Also Jewish);Tony Curtis*(*As Ira Hayes.The Pima Who Raised The Flag on Iwo Jima in’The Outsider’.Also Jewish) Paul Newman*(*In’Hombre’.However,his character in Hombre was a white man who was captured by the Apaches as a boy and was raised by them.Also Jewish)and Henry Brandon*(*Comanche Chief Scar in’The Searchers’.German)among others.

Now I’m Scots-Irish with Blonde Hair and Blue Eyes buit supposedly my Paternal Great Grandma had some Cherokee in her.
Now whenever I mention it to some people,they say”You Ain’t No Indian!!You Got Blonde Hair and Blue Eyes!!”to which I say
“Didn’t you ever see Paul Newman in”Hombre”??!!!

Anyway,I’d much rather see Adam Beach from”Windtalkers”and”Flags of Our Fathers”and
Law&Order SVU as Tonto!!!

By: Bruckheimer’s Lone Ranger May Have A Director - Screen Rant

Bruckheimer’s Lone Ranger May Have A Director - Screen Rant — Sat, 02 May 2009 16:15:32 +0000

[...] February of 2008, we told you about Jerry Bruckheimer looking to redo The Lone Ranger. Like we said then, with a Disney backed Bruckheimer behind the lens, The Lone Ranger is in for [...]

By: John

John — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:59:17 +0000

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.

By: KEL

KEL — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:33:05 +0000

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.

By: Timothy Harrison

Timothy Harrison — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:44:32 +0000

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

By: Screen Rant

Screen Rant — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:37:41 +0000

Yes, but Spidey has super-powers. Not the same.

Vic

By: no commenter

no commenter — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:24:17 +0000

And I say HI HO , I’m not going in there.

By: Andy

Andy — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 03:44:15 +0000

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…..