You will have to wait a little longer for the gun-slinging adventure of "The Lone Ranger" because the western flick received a financial setback. Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer failed to agree with the estimated proposed budget cost for this big-screen adaptation --- Disney decided to shut down the production.
According to deadline, "Disney pulled the plug because of the budget. I've heard the filmmakers were trying to reduce the film's cost from $250 million (some even say $275 million) down to $232 million. But it wasn't the $200 million that Disney wanted to spend."
Armie Hammer was set to play the title character, with Depp playing as the Indian sidekick Tonto. This Gore Verbinski-directed film was scheduled to be released Dec. 21, 2012.
It seems Disney dollar are being sucked by the other big budget films such as "John Carter," and "Oz: The Great and Powerful." The Lone Ranger became the easy target for the cut.
Depp's “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,” which Verbinski directed, grossed more than $1 billion globally.
Minus the alien invaders, pricey costumes... Many are surely asking -- Why does a western need to cost $250 million? Verbinski-Depp-Bruckheimer got great numbers at the box office but it seems the proposed budget is too much.. And you will surely asked how solid is the script?
