Now that all of Disney's budget fears over The Lone Ranger have been settled, and the majority of the cast back in place, it's time to just saddle up and get this thing done. Re-teaming Johnny Depp with Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski(Pirates of the Caribbean), the film is of course based on the famous Texas Ranger turned gunslinger who fights injustice alongside his Native American sidekick, Tonto.
Bruckheimer has released via his Twitter account the first image of Depp and Hammer in the film, and the first thing that struck me is that Tonto just looks like Jack Sparrow with war paint. Even the scowl plastered all over his face is pure Sparrow, and it's immediately clear his relationship with the Ranger is going to be comically turbulent. Still, it's a very cool shot and should make for a nice poster later on. Hammer definitely has the hero's triumphant, confident look down pat.
Co-starring Tom Wilkinson, William Fichtner, Barry Pepper, James Badge Dale, Ruth Wilson and Helena Bonham Carter, The Lone Ranger will ride into theaters on May 31st 2013!
