MANILA, Philippines - Walt Disney Pictures has just unmasked two character posters for the eagerly anticipated action-adventure “The Lone Ranger.†The one-sheets individually feature Johnny Depp as Tonto and Armie Hammer as the titular character.
From producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski, the filmmaking team behind the blockbuster “Pirates of the Caribbean†franchise, comes Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ “The Lone Ranger,†a thrilling adventure infused with action and humor, in which the famed masked hero is brought to life through new eyes.
Native American warrior Tonto (Depp) recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid (Hammer), a man of the law, into a legend of justice—taking the audience on a runaway train of epic surprises and humorous friction as the two unlikely heroes must learn to work together and fight against greed and corruption.
“The Lone Ranger†also stars Tom Wilkinson, William Fichtner, Barry Pepper, James Badge Dale, Ruth Wilson and Helena Bonham Carter.
A Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer Films presentation, “The Lone Ranger†is directed by Gore Verbinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Gore Verbinski, with a screenplay by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio and Eric Aronson and Justin Haythe.
Opening across the Philippines in July 2013, “The Lone Ranger†is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International through Columbia Pictures.