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UPDATE: Disney Shuts Down Production On The Lone Ranger; Fate Of Movie Uncertain! |
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Saturday, 13 August 2011 07:30 |
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I don't think anyone would have seen this coming! After months of impressive casting news, it was believed that work was well underway on The Lone Ranger, but Disney have now decided to halt production on the project altogether. Deadline broke the news just a few minutes ago, and here are a few excerpts from their report. Click on the link below to read more details over on the site.
In a stunning development, Disney has shut down production on The Lone Ranger, the Gore Verbinski-directed film that was to star Johnny Depp as Tonto and Armie Hammer as the title character. Jerry Bruckheimer is the producer. I'm told this all just happened, and Disney pulled the plug because the budget, which the filmmakers reduced from $242 million to $232 million was too expensive for the studio.
This is stunning because Bruckheimer is the long time cornerstone producer on the Disney lot and Read more: |
