New Lone Ranger on hold
Wall Street Journal today reports that Disney has pulled the plug on the new Lone Ranger film with Johnny Depp over budget issues. Studio doesn't want budget to go over $210 million, and director...
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BDog,Question??? Why would a western cost $250M, even in these times. From what I've read about the proposed movie it would have been from Tonto's point of view (aka Johnny Depp), so for one time...
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I've loved the character of the Lone Ranger since I was a little kid listening to the show on radio. I'm also glad that Disney pulled the plug on the upcoming movie. Guaranteed, it would have been...
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As usual they would have messed with the basic premise of the characterization and created something neither the older nor the younger generation would have liked. As you recall, the current Disney...
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Barcroft: I was thinking the same thing, even $50 million would be more than enough for a westernCap: When did Disney redo Davy Crockett? Ace: You are correct about the PC police. Sadly Disney is...
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In 1988 and 1989 the Disney people tried Crockett again with Tim Dunigan (who?) playing Crockett. He even had Johnny Cash as an elder Davy Crockett telling about the adventures he had back when he was...
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Sorry to hear Disney pulled the plug on LR. If there was a problem, there could have been a budget cut and perhaps a re-imaging of the story.Gore Verbinski who did Pirates of the Caribbean was to...
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Tiger, the TV Lone Ranger movie was beyond dreadful. The only things I remember about it were Tonto's sister was built like a brick tepee, and most of the time consisted of running commercials....
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I thought Depp was signed to play Barnabus Collins in a new feature version of Dark Shadows. Or was this after the Lone Ranger fell through.
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Actually, Depp IS signed to be Barnabas in a new Dark Shadows directed by Tim Burton. Always loved the original show - would rush home from school to see it. The Dark Shadows revamp with Ben Cross...
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Director of the original Dark Shadows was in my first parish..... they used two identical sets.. across from one another on a sound stage, to do the parts where one character would "disappear."...
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Louis Edmonds, who played Roger Collins and other roles in the original Dark Shadows lamented about the Chroma Key special effects you mention, Bulldog and how the cast hated having to deal with it....
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