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Kemo-savvy: Jerry Bruckheimer revisits 'Lone Ranger'

Oct 23, 2007, 03:16 PM | by Nicole Sperling

Categories: Movie Biz

Lone_l Hollywood Insider has learned that Terry Rossio and Ted Elliot are working on a draft of The Lone Ranger movie for uber-producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Disney, Bruckheimer's studio of choice, won't confirm the writing assignment, but sources tell us the writing duo behind the Pirates of the Carribean franchise are trying to create a new juggernaut for Bruckheimer to exploit. Adapted from a 1930s radio show, The Lone Ranger was a live-action television show popular in the 1950s. It featured a masked Texas Ranger in the old West who relied on his Native American sidekick, Tonto. A 1981 flop film adaptation, The Legend of the Lone Ranger, failed to make a household name out of Klinton Spilsbury (pictured). More recently, The WB tried to launch a TV version of the tale, starring One Tree Hill's Chad Michael Murray, but it never made it to series. If this new script will ever reach the big screen is anyone's guess, but predicting which actor will get to utter the Ranger's popular catchphrase, "Hi-Ho Silver, Away" should lead to fun online chatter.


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stephen spotswood Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 10:30 AM EST

They'd probably have to go with an unknown as the Lone Ranger. I've been listening to the old radio shows with Brace Beemer, and collecting old books from the 30's and 40's about the Lone Ranger. I also have copies of the old serials The Lone Ranger with Lee Powell (abbreviated) and The Lone Ranger Rides Again with Robert Livingston.

Clayton Moore got me used to a muscular looking character, whereas to me John Hart and Klinton Spilsbury looked scrawny. Hart even looked a little doughy around the midsection.

Also Clayton Moore was 35 or 36 when he first started playing the part. I hope they don't try to reimagine him as a younger character, like they have been with other renewed movie characters.

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Get Justin Theroux!!

MadMikeyD Wed, Oct 24, 2007 at 12:18 PM EST

The Lone Ranger and the Green Hornet are related. Britt Reid (Green Hornet) is the grand-nephew of John Reid (Lone Ranger). That's rarely mentioned now because different companies own the rights to the characters.

I love the Dynamite comic series and think the Lone Ranger could be a great movie if done right. That 2003 WB TV movie is a good example of the Lone Ranger done horribly, horribly wrong...

Ron Wed, Oct 24, 2007 at 11:31 AM EST

I grew up with Clayton Moore being the one and only Lone Ranger, so it would be hard for me to picture another actor doing Lone Ranger, but I could deal with Nic Cage as Lone Ranger.
Whatever happen to the possible remake to The Green Hornet? I read somewhere not sure if it was a fan fantasy story that was written to where Lone Ranger and The Green Hornet were related.
Go on Hollywood take that and run with it, roflmao.

Rider Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at 11:39 PM EST

YO! It's "Hi-yo Silver, awwwwwwwwway!" Do your research, please, or your witty conclusion just sounds stupid. He's the Lone Ranger, not one of Snow White's dwarves.

Ruthie Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at 11:12 PM EST

Don't see Johnny Depp doing this one. Christian Bale. I can see Christian Bale making a fine Lone Ranger. Savvy?

HottieCF Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at 11:07 PM EST

I just want to find some fun from "casualfriends.com/photo/info", from that site I also seed the news It catch my eyes, "predicting which actor will get to utter the Ranger's popular catchphrase, "Hi-Ho Silver, Away" should lead to fun online chatter." just predicting, but true???

Willio Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at 11:06 PM EST

Johnny Depp? The same team brought us PIRATES afterall.

Katie Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at 09:47 PM EST

Wow. Its nice to see they aren't running out of ideas.

*sighs*

Robert Morton Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at 05:32 PM EST

Nic Cage for sure. Joe Lansdale and Tim Truman's Lone Ranger comic for Topps in the mid-90s was cool too.

The Biz Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at 05:12 PM EST

oh boy another Bruckheimer Classic. I wonder what role Nick Cage will play?

Sally Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at 04:05 PM EST

Bionic isn't working...and the two other Lone Rangers failed, what makes them think this will work? Just another excuse for bored people in Hollywood to something "creative".

apk Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at 04:01 PM EST

So long as the writers do some cribbing from the splendid new comic series by Dynamite Entertainment, I'm on board. I've got no problems with updating the classics. Incessantly dipping into the 80s well, that's a whole 'nother issue (unless someone wants to do 'V: Tales of the Resistance, of course).

ks Tue, Oct 23, 2007 at 03:41 PM EST

Is there no more imagination left that we are left with watching remakes?
Bionic, Knight Rider, Wonder woman, Gone with the Wind, justice league? come on already!


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