Disney shuts down Johnny Depp's new movie, "The Lone Ranger."

The Lone Ranger


Disney has shut down production on The Lone Ranger, the movie was sit to star Johnny Depp.

The movie, which was sit to begin shooting this fall, however, the shutting down of the project lays in producer Jerry Bruckheimer, who was over the budget sit for the film by Disney.

Lone Ranger was going to become another potential franchise starring one of Disney's main stars in Depp, who was sit to play the role of Tonto.  Armie Hammer was sit to play the Lone Ranger and Gore Verbinski, who directed the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films, was tapped to direct the film.

The shutting down of the film is due in large part to budget concerns from Disney.  Bruckheimer has said that he wanted a budget of $232 million for the film, and Disney was at a figure of $200 million.  Also a concern for the studio is the genre of the film.  Many western films are having some dark days at the box office, one needs to look no further than the recent film Cowboys & Aliens, which had a pour showing at the box office.

It is still yet to be seen if Disney will just push back the release date for this film, or if another studio will pick up the film for production.  Hopefully we will see the masked man on screen in the near future!