Pirates Scribes Penning LONE RANGER

By: Jarrod Sarafin
Date: Friday, March 28, 2008

Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, the scribes behind the Pirates of the Caribbean films, are in final negotiations to write a live-action big-screen adaptation of The Lone Ranger for Disney and producer Jerry Bruckheimer. The project will be made by Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer Films in association with Entertainment Rights, says the Hollywood Reporter.

"Ranger," owned by Classic Media, began life as a 1930s radio show. Its popularity led to movie serials, TV shows, comic strips and comic books, toys, novels and more.

Plot Concept: The hero's origin story begins with a group of Texas Rangers chasing down a gang of outlaws led by Butch Cavendish. The gang ambushes the Rangers, seemingly killing them all. One survivor is found, however, by an American Indian named Tonto, who nurses him back to health. The Ranger, donning a mask and riding a white stallion named Silver, teams up with Tonto to bring the unscrupulous gang and others of that ilk to justice.

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Comments/Responses

AlpineWoods • Mar 28, 2008, 05:20am •

From the guys who made the Pirates trilogy. Those are movies I like very much, so I'm really interested in this one. It probably won't be like the old classic western shows. It'll be more realistic, like Unforgiven or th 3:10 to Yuma remake. I'm already waiting in the movie line for this one.

chirop1 • Mar 28, 2008, 06:09am •

So Alpine... you see "guys who made the Pirates trilogy" and it makes you think ultra-realistic Western????

I liked the Pirates movies and I think this will be a good movie worth watching, but I'd expect it to have its fair share of campiness.

Shocker • Mar 28, 2008, 06:13am •

Here's the thing, the current westerns that have emerged recently aren't exactly kid friendly. They haven't been since Eastwoods films of the 60's and 70's. With that said I can't see Disney making a realistic movie but a more comedic film. I'll have to wait and see about this one. I did like the Pirates movies though so they might give us something good.

hanso • Mar 28, 2008, 06:23am •

I doubt Disney/Bruckheimer will make something more serious. They'll probably want a summer release, so it will be an adventure film that's fun to bring in that summer $$.

1loneranger1 • Mar 28, 2008, 06:24am •

This news is actually about a year old. Still, I'm thrilled these guys are working on it. Ted, Terry and Jerry will do us proud. And with Disney wanting to revamp Frontierland around the Lone Ranger, you know it will be family-friendly.

fft5305 • Mar 28, 2008, 06:54am •

I'm not holding my breath for another Unforgiven. But I'll settle for another Silverado. Or even a western equivalent of Pirates.

bigthor • Mar 28, 2008, 06:55am •

Cast and crew:

Johnny depp or nicholas cage as lone ranger
Keira Knightley or piper perabo as the love interest
Jason scott lee as tonto,
liam neeson as the mentor
geoffrey rush or john malcovich as the bad guy

directed by either michael bay, gore verbinsky or Jon Turteltaub

Music by Hans zimmer( i bet my ridiculous gov'ment salary..)

summer 2009

css1022 • Mar 28, 2008, 07:16am •

NOOOOOOOO!

'nuff said.

Quit raping my childhood and let us forget the awful 1981 movie.

joeybaloney • Mar 28, 2008, 07:37am •

�More realistic� was the last thing that came to my mind when I saw the folk involved. Still, I love the Pirate movies and have a nice Love/Hate relationship with Bruckheimer. A nice fun Lone Ranger romp could work. If you want a somewhat more realistic style Lone Ranger tale check out Dynamite�s current comic incarnation. It�s pretty good.
css1022 - hopefully something like this can rinse that 1981 taste out of our mouths!

dallaswinston • Mar 28, 2008, 08:47am •

The 1981 movie was awesome.. I love how some idoit said it was bad. Figures !

Thats cool the same people that brought us Pirates will be attached to this. They'll bring one hell of a adventure !

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